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"Waiting for a Train" is the ninth single by the Australian group Flash and the Pan. It is taken from the album Headlines and was their most successful single, reaching number seven on the UK Singles Chart in 1983.

"Waiting for a Train"
German 7" single cover
Single by Flash and the Pan
from the album Headlines
B-side	"various (depending on country)"
Released	9 May 1983
Length	4:44 4:06 3:40 (7" single edit on most European releases)
Label	Albert Productions (Australia, New Zealand) Easy Beat (UK, Sweden) Ensign (Germany, Italy, Netherlands) Epic (Brazil, France, Spain, US)
Songwriter(s)	Harry Vanda, George Young
Producer(s)	Harry Vanda, George Young
Flash and the Pan singles chronology
"Where Were You" (1982) "Waiting for a Train" (1983) "Down Among the Dead Men" (1983)

The single version (alternatively known as "French Take") includes a different intro compared to the LP cut, lacks an entire verse and some of the chorus lyrics. There were also two period remixes, an extended and an instrumental version. The extended version was sometimes called "disco version" and exists in two different lengths (5:42 and 7:18).

In 1989, a new version of the song, remixed by Harry Schulz and Kaplan Kaye and titled "Waiting for a Train '89 (The Harrymeetskaplan Mix)", was released in the UK on Cha Cha Records.[1]

UK single release

The UK single was released on Easy Beat Records and distributed by Ensign Records Ltd. The UK 7" single consisted of an A-side edited version (4:06) with the B-side being the 12" Instrumental version (6:39). The UK single catalogue number was EASY 1.

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2]	66
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3]	15
Ireland (IRMA)[4]	11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5]	26
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6]	26
UK Singles (OCC)[7]	7

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