Meet Virginia
| "Meet Virginia" | |||||||
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| Single by Train | |||||||
| from the album Train | |||||||
| Released | May 1999 | ||||||
| Format | CD single | ||||||
| Recorded | 1996 | ||||||
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| Length |
4:00 (Album Version) 3:44 (Pop Version) | ||||||
| Label | Independent/Columbia Records | ||||||
| Writer(s) | Train | ||||||
| Producer(s) | Train | ||||||
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"Meet Virginia" is a song written and recorded by American pop rock band Train. It was released in October 1999 as the second single from their eponymous first album, Train. The song reached a peak of number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 2000,[1] becoming their first top 20 hit, and their first single to chart on the Hot 100. It also reached the Top 30 of Billboard's rock charts, Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (number 21) and Alternative Songs (number 25).
Reception
Roxanne Blanford of Allmusic says "Meet Virginia" is one of a few songs from the album Train that has "inspired hooks and reflective lyrics".[2] Christa L. Titus, of Billboard magazine in her review of their second album, called the song an "ode to a wrong-side-of-the-tracks girl full of quirky contradictions."[3]
Music video
"Meet Virginia" has a music video that takes place in a country diner and stars the actress Rebecca Gayheart.
Track listing
1999 Promo:
- Meet Virginia (Pop Version) 3:44
- Meet Virginia (Album Version) 4:00
- If You Leave (Live) 3:26
- I Am (Live) 3:26
- I Am (Live) 4:35
- Train (Live) 5:50
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1999-2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 91 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 15 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 20 |
| US Billboard Adult Top 40[5] | 2 |
| US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[5] | 25 |
| US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[5] | 21 |
| US Billboard Mainstream Top 40[5] | 10 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2000) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] | 70 |
References
- ↑ "Train - Awards : AllMusic". Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ↑ Blanford, Roxanne. Train - Review. Allmusic.com.
- ↑ Billboard, April 7, 2001 - Vol. 113, No. 14, Page 18.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Train – Meet Virginia". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Meet Virginia - Train: Chart History. Billboard.com.
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 2000". Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-31.