| The band train has been riding the tracks of success | | | | in July with second single "Two Ways to Say |
| again with its October 2009 release "Hey Soul Sister" | | | | Goodbye" following. Staying separated didn't last long. |
| from the album Save Me San Francisco. Based in San | | | | In April of 2009 the band returned to its three original |
| Francisco, California, the title of their album seems | | | | members, leaving them without Johnny Colt and |
| pretty apt. The song has already spent sixteen weeks | | | | Brandon Bush. It was then they released their first |
| on Billboards Hot 100, sitting at #7 on the week of | | | | single in over 3 years, "Hey Soul Sister". Monahan later |
| January 30, 2010. Train hasn't witnessed such success | | | | commented how important the break was for the |
| of a single since it released "Drops of Jupiter" in 2001. | | | | band. |
| The band Train was formed in 1997 with members | | | | "I think taking time away from each other really made |
| Patrick Monahan (lead vocals) and Rob Hotchkiss, | | | | the heart grow fonder," Monahan said. "We realized |
| (guitar and vocals). The two later recruited Jimmy | | | | how important we were to one another and taking a |
| Stafford on guitar, Charlie Colin on bass and Scott | | | | few years off helped us all really look at ourselves and |
| Underwood as drummer. The group began touring | | | | what we could contribute to this band as opposed to |
| nationally in 1997, opening concerts for groups such as | | | | what we weren't getting from the band." |
| Barenaked Ladies and Counting Crows. The group | | | | The title of the new album "Save Me San Francisco" |
| was quickly signed by Columbia Records label Aware | | | | was named due to the band's identity tied so deeply |
| Records. Their song "Free" saw significant airplay on | | | | with the city. The group said they wanted to pay |
| mainstream rock radio. It was followed by the hit single | | | | homage to the Bay Area metropolis, a place the band |
| "Meet Virginia" a song that became a top 20 hit. | | | | holds dear to them. "Save Me San Francisco" is an |
| Before releasing their second album, the band issued | | | | autobiographical account of Train's beginnings, and |
| another single, "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me). Not realizing | | | | embodies not only the spirit of the album, but also the |
| the success of the song, it entered the Hot 100 on | | | | soul of Train as a band. Band members' say the |
| March 10, 2001 and spent 53 weeks on the chart. The | | | | song's lyrics take the listener through the three-piece's |
| song won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song as | | | | humble start in the mid-90s up through the time when |
| well as a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement. The | | | | Monahan, in particular, left the City by the Bay. "It's very |
| song's writer Pat Monahan stated the song was | | | | related to my existence, but Jimmy, Scott and I have |
| written about a dream he had regarding his mother's | | | | been through a lot together in the last 14-15 years, so it |
| death. The album became Train's first multi-platinum. | | | | represents a lot to them, too, because they don't |
| In June 2003 the band released its third album My | | | | reside in San Francisco anymore, and we all miss it," |
| Private Nation. Its single "Calling All Angels" drew great | | | | Monahan said. |
| attention to the album, as the song became Train's | | | | Critics say the album taps into Train's organic sound, |
| third top 20 hit. Other hits on the album included "When | | | | recalling the blues and folk-infused rock that put the |
| I Look To The Sky", a song used as a trailer for the | | | | band on the map from the start. "It's pretty basic," |
| 2004 movie Jersey Girl. In 2004, their non-album song | | | | Monahan explains of the record. "But really cool |
| "ordinary" was featured in the Spider-Man 2 movie and | | | | because there's super catchy riffs and melodies in it, |
| later on NBC's Heroes. | | | | which I think are way more important that any |
| After this, Train struggled. They released their fourth | | | | production trick or great-sounding vocal production. It's |
| album For Me, It's You in 2005. It was Train's first | | | | kind of us going backward so we can go forward." |
| album to fail commercially. With this, the band decided | | | | The band is currently touring with Butch Walker and |
| to take a break in November 2006. Lead singer Pat | | | | the Black Widows. We haven't seen the last of Train |
| Monahan released a solo album Last of Seven on | | | | yet. |
| September 18, 2007. Single's "Her Eyes" was released | | | | |