Meet Virginia

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"Meet Virginia"
File:Trainmeetvirginia.jpg
Single by Train
from the album Train
ReleasedMarch 1998 (1998-03)[1]
GenreAlternative rock[2]
Length
  • 4:00 (album version)
  • 3:44 (pop version)
Label
SongwriterTrain
Producers
  • Train
  • Curtis Mathewson
Train singles chronology
"Meet Virginia"
(1998) 		"Free"
(1998)
Audio sample
"Meet Virginia"
Music video
"Meet Virginia" on YouTube

"Meet Virginia" is a song by American roots rock band Train, released as the lead single from their 1998 self-titled first album. Serviced to adult album alternative radio in March 1998 as Train's debut single, the song took over a year to gain popularity on mainstream radio, eventually reaching number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 2000, becoming Train's first top-20 hit and their first single to appear on the Hot 100. It also reached the top 20 in Canada, peaking at number 15 on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart.

Background

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When asked whether the girl in the song was real or imaginary, Train posted on Twitter that "she's real parts of real woman [sic] that make up a woman that I've always wanted to meet".[3] Singer Patrick Monahan added that one of the women who inspired the song was bassist Charlie Colin's girlfriend, who came over from a wedding shower still wearing a long dress and high heels, and proceeded to play shortstop for Train's softball team in a game against members of the Counting Crows. This inspired the line, "Wears high heels when she exercises".[4]

Reception

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Roxanne Blanford of AllMusic says "Meet Virginia" is one of a few songs from the album Train that has "inspired hooks and reflective lyrics".[5] 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."[6]

Music video

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The "Meet Virginia" music video takes place inside a diner and stars actress Rebecca Gayheart.[7] The video was shot at the Merritt Bakery and Restaurant in Oakland, California. Located on the south-western shore of Lake Merritt at 203 East 18th Street, the restaurant closed after a fire in 2016.

Track listing

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Australian maxi-CD single[8]

  1. "Meet Virginia" (pop version) – 3:44
  2. "Meet Virginia" (album version) – 4:00
  3. "If You Leave" (live) – 3:26
  4. "I Am" (live) – 4:35
  5. "Train" (live) – 5:50

Credits and personnel

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Credits are adapted from the US promo CD liner notes.[9]

Studio

Charts

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Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Meet Virginia"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States March 1998 Adult album alternative radio
[1]
July 26, 1999
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July 27, 1999 Contemporary hit radio [27][29]

References

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  5. ^ Blanford, Roxanne. Train – Review. AllMusic.
  6. ^ Billboard, April 7, 2001 – Vol. 113, No. 14, Page 18.
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  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 Airplay)". 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.
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