Jumping Someone Else's Train

"Jumping Someone Else's Train"
"Jumping Someone Else's Train"
Single by The Cure
from the album Boys Don't Cry
B-side	"I'm Cold"
Released	2 November 1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Post-punk
Length	2:55
Label	Fiction
Songwriter(s)	Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith and Lol Tolhurst
Producer(s)	Chris Parry
The Cure singles chronology
Audio
	"Jumping Someone Else's Train" on YouTube

"Jumping Someone Else's Train" is a song by English rock band The Cure. Produced by Chris Parry, it was released on 2 November 1979 in the UK as a stand-alone. It later appeared on the US version of the band's debut album, Boys Don't Cry (1980).

History

During live performances, mostly during 1979 and 1980, the group would often segue into the instrumental "Another Journey by Train" after finishing this song. Also, they would occasionally segue into "Grinding Halt" from their debut album Three Imaginary Boys.^{[citation needed]} Siouxsie Sioux contributed as backing vocalist to the B-side "I'm Cold".

Music video

The music video shows a speeded up view from the driver's cab of a train journey from London Victoria to Brighton Station.^[3]

Cover versions

The song was covered by the Brooklyn-based band Luff for the 2008 American Laundromat Records tribute album Just Like Heaven - A Tribute to The Cure and by Army Navy on Manimal Vinyl's tribute Perfect as Cats: A Tribute to The Cure. The song was also covered by American noise rock band Whores for the band's 2014 split single with Rabbits, consisting entirely of Cure covers.^[4]^[5]

Track listing

7" vinyl

"Jumping Someone Else's Train"
"I'm Cold"

Personnel

Michael Dempsey – bass
Robert Smith – guitar, vocals
Lol Tolhurst – drums
Siouxsie Sioux – backing vocals on "I'm Cold"

References

^ "Music Week Fact Sheets. Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 10 November 1979. p. 46. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^ Alexander, Phil (1 April 2014). "20 Great Post-Punk Tracks". Mojo. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
^ "The Cure - Jumping Someone Else's Train (Original Video)". YouTube. 28 December 2010.
^ "Whores / Rabbits – Split 7". Brutal Panda Records. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
^ Neilstein, Vİnce (February 24, 2014). "Whores Jump Someone Else's Train (The Cure Cover)". MetalSucks. Retrieved April 8, 2014.

External links

Jumping Someone Else's Train at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Music Week Fact Sheets. Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 10 November 1979. p. 46. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

[2] Alexander, Phil (1 April 2014). "20 Great Post-Punk Tracks". Mojo. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

[3] "The Cure - Jumping Someone Else's Train (Original Video)". YouTube. 28 December 2010.

[4] "Whores / Rabbits – Split 7". Brutal Panda Records. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.

[5] Neilstein, Vİnce (February 24, 2014). "Whores Jump Someone Else's Train (The Cure Cover)". MetalSucks. Retrieved April 8, 2014.

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Studio albums	Three Imaginary Boys Seventeen Seconds Faith Pornography The Top The Head on the Door Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me Disintegration Wish Wild Mood Swings Bloodflowers The Cure 4:13 Dream Songs of a Lost World
Live albums	Concert: The Cure Live Entreat Show Paris Bestival Live 2011
Compilations	Boys Don't Cry Japanese Whispers Standing on a Beach/Staring at the Sea Galore Greatest Hits Join the Dots
Remix albums	Mixed Up Torn Down
Extended plays	The Peel Sessions Festival 2005 Hypnagogic States EP
Singles	"Killing an Arab" "Boys Don't Cry" "Jumping Someone Else's Train" "A Forest" "Primary" "Charlotte Sometimes" "The Hanging Garden" "Let's Go to Bed" "The Walk" "The Love Cats" "The Caterpillar" "In Between Days" "Close to Me" "Why Can't I Be You?" "Catch" "Just Like Heaven" "Hot Hot Hot!!!" "Lullaby" "Fascination Street" "Lovesong" "Pictures of You" "Never Enough" "High" "Friday I'm in Love" "A Letter to Elise" "The 13th" "Mint Car" "Strange Attraction" "Gone!" "Wrong Number" "Cut Here" "The End of the World" "The Only One" "Freakshow" "Sleep When I'm Dead" "The Perfect Boy" "Alone"
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Video albums	The Cure in Orange Trilogy Festival 2005
Tours	The Cure: 'Reflections' Shows of a Lost World
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