"Meet Virginia" is the title of a song written and recorded by American rock band Train. It was released in May 1999 as the second single from their eponymous first album, Train. The song reached a peak of number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming their first top-20 hit, and their first single to chart on the Hot 100. It also reached the Top 30 of Billboard's rock charts, Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (number 21) and Hot Modern Rock Tracks (number 25).
[edit] Reception
Roxanne Blanford of Allmusic says "Meet Virginia" is one of a few songs from the album Train that has "inspired hooks and reflective lyrics".[1] Christa L. Titus, of Billboard magazine in her review of their second album, called the song an "ode to a wrong-side-of-the-tracks girl full of quirky contradictions."[2]
[edit] Music video
"Meet Virginia" has a music video that takes place in a country diner and stars the actress Rebecca Gayheart.
[edit] Track listing
1999 Promo:
- Meet Virginia (Pop Version) 3:44
- Meet Virginia (Album Version) 4:00
- If You Leave (Live) 3:26
- I Am (Live) 3:26
- I Am (Live) 4:35
- Train (Live) 5:50
[edit] Peak positions
| Chart (1999) |
Peak
position |
| Australia (ARIA Charts) |
91 |
| Canada (RPM) |
15 |
| U.S. Adult Top 40 |
2 |
| U.S. Top 40 Mainstream |
10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
15 |
| U.S. Modern Rock Tracks |
25 |
| U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks |
21 |
| Chart (2000) |
Peak
position |
| U.S. Top 40 Adult Recurrents |
1 |
[edit] End of year charts
| End of year chart (2000) |
Position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] |
70 |
[edit] References
