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Train is a Grammy winning modern rock band, formed in San Francisco, USA in 1994.

History

The group started out in San Francisco with only two members, Rob Hotchkiss and Pat Monahan, performing in coffee houses and local clubs. After deciding to form a full band, the duo recruited Jimmy Stafford on guitar, Charlie Colin on bass and, at a later date, Scott Underwood as drummer.By 1997 they went on tour, opening concerts for groups such as the Barenaked Ladies and Counting Crows.Their first major hit was ''Meet Virginia'' from their self-titled 1998 debut. Later on they also had two other songs which reached #1 on the Billboard Adult Top 40: the title track from their second album, ''Drops of Jupiter'', and "Calling All Angels" from 2003's ''My Private Nation''.When ''Drops Of Jupiter'' was released in March 2001, the title track "Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me)" was already a hit on several Billboard charts. By June 2001, Drops Of Jupiter was RIAA-certified platinum. By April 2002, the single had spent a total of 53 weeks on the Hot 100. It won a Best Rock Song Grammy for Train, as well as a Best Arrangement Grammy for Paul Buckmaster. Both ''Drops Of Jupiter'' (2001) and ''My Private Nation'' (2003) were recorded at Recording in Atlanta, GA and produced by famed rock producer Brendan O' Brien.Towards the end of 2002 co-founder Rob Hotchkiss left Train and the band's third album, ''My Private Nation'', was released in June of 2003. Bassist Charlie Colin left Train in October 2003.
However, in 2003 Train released "Calling All Angels" as the lead single for ''My Private Nation''. The second single released off ''My Private Nation'' was "When I Look To The Sky", which is a song relating to a lost loved one.Their song "Ordinary" is featured in the movie ''Spider-Man 2''. This song also drew a younger audience with its 'heavier than the norm' Train sound.In July of 2005, after the song was featured in an advertising campaign for Cingular, the band released "Get to Me" as the final single from ''My Private Nation'' and it reached number 9 on the Billboard Adult Top 40. The band never expected to release a third single from ''My Private Nation'' but the surprise hit of "Get to Me" due to it being used in a Cingular commercial caused them to release the song.Train began recording their fourth studio album in Atlanta, GA during the summer of 2005. As mentioned on the Chicago radio station MIX, they released the first single "Cab" on November 14th and will release the forth-coming For Me, It's You album on January 31st, 2006.For Me, It's You will be their fourth studio effort and the first Train album to feature the new lineup that includes new members Johnny Colt on bass and Brandon Bush on keyboards. It was produced by Brendan O' Brien and recorded at Recording in Atlanta, GA.

Miscellaneous

Train wrote and recorded a song called "Fall Out" at Abbey Road Studios for the soundtrack of the movie We Were Soldiers (2002).*In 2002, Train was chosen to do a cover of Aerosmith's classic rock staple "Dream On" on an episode of MTV Icon which was dedicated entirely to Aerosmith. Train performed the song with Aerosmith themselves watching in the audience.*It is rumored that producer Brendan O' Brien only agreed to produce the bands second album ''Drops Of Jupiter'' after hearing Train's cover of "Ramble On". Train is no stranger to doing Led Zeppelin song covers, as lead singer Patrick Monahan was once in a band that only did Led Zeppelin covers.

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