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Aug 27, 2016 · It contained four charting singles when all was said and done, but its third, Runaway Train, a scuffling acoustic ballad about love and loss, became Soul Asylum’s defining moment. According to frontman Dave Pirner , the positive reaction to Runaway Train was immediate, even before it was released.
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"Runaway Train" helped bring Grave Dancers Union to a multi-platinum level and won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1994. Its accompanying music video, directed by Tony Kaye, is notable for featuring images of missing people, most of them young children and teenagers.
Jun 1, 2018 · “Runaway Train” takes responsibility, and that’s a big reason why it resonates deeply still — echoing consistently to the masses. By stressing the individual struggle, it offers a subtle – you are not alone.
May 22, 2019 · In 1993, Minneapolis alt-rock veterans Soul Asylum scored the biggest hit of their career with the devastating acoustic anthem “Runaway Train.” Though originally written by frontman Dave ...
Aug 8, 2023 · The “Runaway Train” video was an experiment, a music video meant not just to influence music or fashion or CD sales or the band’s image but to directly influence the lives of 36 people.
Jan 20, 2022 · The video for Soul Asylum's hit single "Runaway Train," is best known for featuring the images of 36 missing children. However, Soul Asylum's lead singer, Dave Pirner, said the song was not written with missing children in mind.
The video for "Runaway Train" was accompanied by advertisements about missing children serving a powerful public service. Many alt-rock fans abandoned Soul Asylum as having sold out to the mainstream, but pop fans pushed "Runaway Train" to #5 on the chart, and it became a well-deserved classic.
