Marry Me (song)

"Marry Me"
Single by Train
from the album Save Me, San Francisco
Released	October 25, 2010 (2010-10-25)
Format	Digital download, CD single
Recorded	2009
Genre	Pop
Length	3:25
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Pat Monahan
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)
Train singles chronology
"If It's Love" (2010) "Marry Me" (2010) "Save Me, San Francisco" (2011)

"Marry Me" is the title of a song written by Patrick Monahan and recorded by the group Train, for their fifth studio album Save Me, San Francisco. The song was released on October 25, 2010 as the album's third single. The single has peaked in the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the first time the band has had three consecutive top 40 hits, and the first time they've had three songs from one album chart on the Hot 100. Train's first two albums each contained one song that charted on the Hot 100, whereas My Private Nation had two.

It has performed well on Adult Contemporary radio^[1], where it has peaked within the Top 20 of the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and the Adult Pop Songs chart.

Background

Lead singer and songwriter of Train, Pat Monahan stated in several interviews that the song was initially a very short tune, consisting only of a verse and a chorus, but he was later influenced to continue on with the song to capitalize on the initial simple beauty of the song.

Music video

A music video for the song was directed by Lex Halaby. The concept of the video consists of three main outlets - it starts off with separate shots of different couples sitting on a couch and reminiscing about the start of their relationships, about how they met and the details of it. The rest of the video alternates between two different environments, starting with a diner in which a love at first sight moment occurs between Pat Monahan and the waitress of the dinner, played by Anna Camp, when their eyes meet. The second alternate environment is the band performing the song, with drummer Scott Underwood on piano and Jimmy Stafford on guitar, with a gray background. The story of the video progresses with the waitress looking at the table where Pat was sitting only to find that he has left, causing her to become regretful of not taking a chance to talk to Pat. The waitress eventually runs out the diner, hoping that her true love has not gone far, but is disappointed to realize that that's not the case. She then sits at the table where Pat was sitting until she finds that he's left his hat, after which Pat returns to the diner and the video ends with Pat meeting eyes with the waitress once again and smiling.

Charts

"Marry Me" debuted at #95 on the Billboard Hot 100 and since then has reached #34. In April 2011, the single topped 1,000,000 in digital downloads.^[2].

Charts (2010-11) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] 47 US Billboard Hot 100[4] 34 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[5] 3 US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[6] 4 US Pop Songs (Billboard)[7] 27

Sales and certifications Country Provider Certifications (sales thresholds) United States RIAA Platinum[8]

Other versions

Country music superstar Martina McBride recorded a duet version with Pat Monahan for her eleventh studio album, Eleven.^[9]

References

1. ^ Posted on Sep 27th 2010 5:18PM by Sara D Anderson (2010-09-27). "Train, 'Marry Me' - New Song". AOL Radio Blog. http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/27/train-marry-me/. Retrieved 2011-01-16. 
2. ^ http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74358/week-ending-april-24-2011-songs-did-gaga-go-too-far/
3. ^ "Train Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Train. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
4. ^ "Train Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Train. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
5. ^ "Train Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Train. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
6. ^ "Train Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Train. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
7. ^ "Train Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Train. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
8. ^ "RIAA – January 7, 2011: Train Singles". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Train%20&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved 2011-01-07. 
9. ^ http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2011/10/7/trains-pat-monahan-records-marry-me-duet-with-martina-mcbrid/