"Express" | ||||
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Single by B. T. Express | ||||
from the album Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)[2] | ||||
Released | 1974/1994[1] | |||
Genre | Funk, soul[1] | |||
Length | 5:03 (album version)[2] 3:25 (single edit) | |||
Label | Roadshow/Scepter Records/Metronome/Vogue/Pye International/PWL International/Plaza Records[1] | |||
Songwriter(s) | B. T. Express[3] | |||
Producer(s) | Jeff Lane[3] | |||
B. T. Express singles chronology | ||||
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"Express" is a 1974 instrumental written and performed by B. T. Express. It features the sounds of train whistles, which are heard in several sections of the instrumental track. Only the words: "Here comes the Express/ The Express/ Chug, Chug, Chug, Chug, Chug, UGH"/ are said.
"Express" reached No. 4 on the US pop chart, No. 1 on the US R&B chart, and No. 1 on the US dance chart for 5 consecutive weeks.[4] Outside the US, the song peaked at No. 34 on the UK Singles Chart[5][6] and a remix of it made No. 67 in the UK in 1994.[7]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[8] | Gold | 75,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |