"Fast Train" | ||||
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Single by April Wine | ||||
from the album April Wine | ||||
A-side | "Fast Train" | |||
B-side | "Wench" | |||
Released | 1971 | |||
Recorded | RCA Studios, Montreal | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 2:30 3:19 (Album Version) | |||
Label | Aquarius | |||
Songwriter(s) | Myles Goodwyn | |||
Producer(s) | Bill Hill | |||
April Wine singles chronology | ||||
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"Fast Train" is the debut single by the Canadian rock band April Wine, from their 1971 self-titled debut. It was a top 40 hit in Canada, peaking at #38 on the RPM 100 Singles Chart.[1] It also peaked at #23 on the Canadian CHUM singles chart, on June 26, 1971.[2][3] The success of this single established Myles Goodwyn as the band's main songwriter, and made it possible for April Wine to record a second album.[4][5][6]
"Fast Train" appears in the soundtrack for the thriller film Natural Enemy (1997),[4][7][8] a film starring Donald Sutherland and William McNamara.[9]
Chart (1971) | Peak position |
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Canada CHUM Chart | 23 |
Canada RPM 100 | 38 |