Meet Virginia

"Meet Virginia" is a song written and recorded by American roots rock band Train. It was released in October 1999 as the second single from their eponymous first album, Train. The song reached a peak of number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 2000, becoming their first top-20 hit and their first single to chart on the Hot 100. It also reached the top 20 in Canada, peaking at number 15 on the RPM Top Singles chart.

"Meet Virginia"
Single by Train
from the album Train
ReleasedMay 1999
Recorded1996
Genre
Length
  • 4:00 (album version)
  • 3:44 (pop version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
  • Pat Monahan
  • Jimmy Stafford
  • Rob Hotchkiss
Producer(s)
  • Train
  • Curtis Mathewson
Train singles chronology
"Free"
(1998)		 "Meet Virginia"
(1999)		 "I Am"
(2000)
Audio sample
"Meet Virginia"
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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".[2] 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."[3]

Music video

"Meet Virginia" has a music video that takes place inside a diner and stars actress Rebecca Gayheart.[4] The video was shot at the Merritt Bakery and Restaurant in Oakland, California. Located on the south-western shore of Lake Merritt at 203 East 18th Street, the restaurant closed after a fire in 2016 and never re-opened, ending 63 years of business. The restaurant would eventually re-open as a take-out venue on the site of a former fast-food/hamburger shop at 500 Lake Park Avenue, located on the east side of Lake Merritt and alongside Interstate 580. Owner Charles Griffis told "East Bay Express" that the location was only temporary and he was looking for a long-term solution. The new location opened in January 2019, and is just a few blocks away at 3355 Lakeshore Avenue, taking the place of a former Moroccan restaurant. The original site at 203 E. 18th Street remains empty.

Track listing

1999 Promo:

  1. Meet Virginia (Pop Version) 3:44
  2. Meet Virginia (Album Version) 4:00
  3. If You Leave (Live) 3:26
  4. I Am (Live) 3:26
  5. I Am (Live) 4:35
  6. Train (Live) 5:50

Charts

References
  1. "The 69 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1999". Spin. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  2. Blanford, Roxanne. Train – Review. Allmusic.com.
  3. Billboard, April 7, 2001 – Vol. 113, No. 14, Page 18.
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1N7wWK3f6E
  5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 10026." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  7. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9693." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  8. "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 8376." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  9. "Train Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  10. "Train Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  11. "Train Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  12. "Train Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  13. "Train Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  14. "Train Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  15. "Billboard Top 100 – 2000". Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2010.


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