Meet Virginia

"Meet Virginia"
Single by Train
from the album Train
Released	March 1998 (1998-03) [1]
Genre	Alternative rock [2]
Length	4:00 (album version) 3:44 (pop version)
Label	Columbia Aware Red Ink
Songwriter(s)	Train
Producer(s)	Train Curtis Mathewson
Train singles chronology
"Meet Virginia" (1998) "Free" (1998)
Audio sample
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Train Train – writing, production Patrick Monahan – vocals, percussion Rob Hotchkiss – guitars, harmonica, vocals Jimmy Stafford – guitars, mandolin, vocals Charlie Colin – bass Scott Underwood – drums, percussion Other musicians Charlie Gillingham – organ, Mellotron, piano

Additional personnel Curtis Mathewson – production Mike McHugh – engineering Charles Quagliana – engineering Matt Wallace – remixing Alan Yoshida – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Meet Virginia" Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [10] 91 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [11] 15 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [12] 46 Canada Rock/Alternative ( RPM ) [13] 15 US Billboard Hot 100 [14] 20 US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 11 US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [16] 2 US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [17] 25 US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [18] 21 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [19] 10

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Meet Virginia" Chart (1999) Position US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [20] 56 US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard) [21] 70 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) [22] 79 US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) [23] 95 Chart (2000) Position US Billboard Hot 100 [24] 70 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [25] 7 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) [26] 55

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Meet Virginia"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United States	March 1998	Adult album alternative radio	Columbia Aware Red Ink	[1]
	July 26, 1999	Adult contemporary hot adult contemporary modern adult contemporary radio		[27] [28]
	July 27, 1999	Contemporary hit radio		[27] [29]

References

1. "Adult Alternative Aware of Train's Single 'Free'". Radio & Records . No. 1266. September 18, 1998. p. 34. When it comes to radio, Latterman initially started working Train and the first single, 'Meet Virginia,' at Adult Alternative in March.
2. "The 69 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1999". Spin . Retrieved November 7, 2021.
3. Train [@Train] (April 10, 2017). "She's real parts of real woman that make up a woman that I've always wanted to meet" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. Harris, Kristin (April 30, 2015). "Train's Pat Monahan Explains Some Of Their Most Iconic Lyrics". BuzzFeed . Retrieved August 11, 2021.
5. Blanford, Roxanne. Train – Review. AllMusic.
6. Billboard , April 7, 2001 – Vol. 113, No. 14, Page 18.
7. Rob Hotchkiss in Train: "Meet Virginia" music video. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021 – via YouTube.
8. Meet Virginia (Australian maxi-CD single liner notes). Train. Columbia Records. 1999. 667429 2.
9. Meet Virginia (US promo CD liner notes). Train. Columbia Records. 1999. CSK 42576.
10. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 283.
11. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 10026." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
12. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9693." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
13. "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 8376." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
14. "Train Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
15. "Train Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
16. "Train Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
17. "Train Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
18. "Train Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
19. "Train Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
20. "Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 1999". Airplay Monitor . Vol. 7, no. 52. December 24, 1999. p. 47.
21. "Most Played Mainstream Rock Songs of 1999". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. December 24, 1999. p. 35.
22. "Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 1999". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. December 24, 1999. p. 54.
23. "Most Played Modern Rock Songs of 1999". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. December 24, 1999. p. 36.
24. "Billboard Top 100 – 2000". Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
25. "The Year in Music 2000: Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-99.
26. "Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 54.
27. "Impact Dates". Gavin Report . No. 2265. July 26, 1999. pp. 12, 29.
28. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records . No. 1309. July 23, 1999. pp. 79, 84.
29. "CHR/Pop: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1309. July 23, 1999. p. 92.