Train Wreck (James Arthur song)

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"Train Wreck"
James Arthur - Train Wreck.png
Acoustic version single cover
Song by James Arthur
from the album Back from the Edge
Released28 October 2020
Length3:28
Songwriters
  • Adam Argyle
  • Andrew Jackson
  • James Arthur
Producer Adam Argyle

"Train Wreck" is a song by the British singer James Arthur from his 2016 album Back from the Edge . On 28 October 2020, four years later, an acoustic version was released after the song went viral on the video-sharing platform TikTok, which had led to it entering the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart. [1] [2]

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Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [15] Platinum70,000‡
Belgium (BRMA) [16] Gold20,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [17] 3× Platinum180,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [18] 3× Platinum240,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [19] Platinum90,000‡
France (SNEP) [20] Gold100,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [21] Gold200,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [22] 2× Platinum60,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [23] Gold25,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [24] Gold5,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [25] Gold30,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [26] Platinum30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [28] Platinum1,000,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF) [29] Gold4,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "James Arthur's 2016 song Train Wreck set for Top 40 after TikTok success". officialcharts.com. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "James Arthur's 'Train Wreck' Gathers Steam Via Tik Tok – New Acoustic Video Out Today". Essentially Pop. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "James Arthur – Train Wreck". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  4. ↑ "James Arthur – Train Wreck" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ↑ "James Arthur – Train Wreck" (in French). Ultratip.
  6. ↑ "James Arthur – Train Wreck" (in French). Le classement de singles.
  7. ↑ "James Arthur – Train Wreck" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  8. ↑ "James Arthur – Train Wreck" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "James Arthur – Train Wreck". VG-lista.
  10. ↑ "James Arthur – Train Wreck". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "James Arthur – Train Wreck". Singles Top 100.
  12. ↑ "James Arthur – Train Wreck". Swiss Singles Chart.
  13. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  14. ↑ "Top 1000 Singles + EPs Digitais: Semanas 01 a 52 de 2021" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa . Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2021". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "Brazilian single certifications – James Arthur – Train Wreck" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  18. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – James Arthur – Train Wreck". Music Canada . Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  19. ↑ "Danish single certifications – James Arthur – Train Wreck". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "French single certifications – James Arthur – Train Wreck" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  21. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (James Arthur; 'Train Wreck')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  22. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – James Arthur – Train Wreck". Radioscope. Retrieved 15 May 2025.Type Train Wreck in the "Search:" field.
  23. ↑ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2022 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2024-12-06. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  24. ↑ "Portuguese single certifications – artist=James Arthur – Train Wreck" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa . Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  25. ↑ "Spanish single certifications – James Arthur – Train Wreck". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España . Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  26. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Train Wreck')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  27. ↑ "British single certifications – James Arthur – Train Wreck". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  28. ↑ "American single certifications – James Arthur – Train Wreck". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  29. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – James Arthur" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 25 October 2021.


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