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| Single by Tom Waits | ||||
| from the album Rain Dogs | ||||
| B-side | "Tango Till They're Sore" | |||
| Released | November 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Studio | RCA (New York City) | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Waits | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Waits | |||
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"Downtown Train" is a song by Tom Waits released on his album Rain Dogs in 1985. The promo video for the song was directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino and features boxer Jake LaMotta.
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| Single by Rod Stewart | ||||
| from the album The Best of Rod Stewart | ||||
| Released | November 1989 | |||
| Length | 4:40 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Waits | |||
| Producer(s) | Trevor Horn [1] | |||
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Rod Stewart recorded a cover version that became a number-three hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart after being released as a single in late 1989, and was also a number-one single on the album rock and adult contemporary charts. The song went to number one in Canada and made the top ten on the UK Singles Chart in 1990. Stewart received a Grammy nomination for the song in the category Best Male Pop Vocal performance. [2] Originally released as a non-album single, Stewart's version of "Downtown Train" was included on some editions of his 1991 album Vagabond Heart .
Bob Seger also recorded a version of "Downtown Train" in 1989 before Rod Stewart recorded his version. Seger claimed that on a trip to London he told Rod Stewart he had recorded a version of "Downtown Train" and then one month later Rod Stewart recorded his version. Rod Stewart and his management have denied that Rod Stewart stole the idea from Bob Seger. Seger decided not to release his version in 1989 as originally planned but instead re-recorded it in 2011 for his album Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets . [3]
Patty Smyth also released a version in 1987 that reached number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100.
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 [4] | 95 |
| US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [5] | 40 |
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