Meet Virginia

"Meet Virginia"
Single by Train
from the album Train
Released	May 1999
Format	CD single
Recorded	1996
Genre	Roots rock, Alternative rock
Length	4:00 (Album Version) 3:44 (Pop Version)
Label	Independent/Columbia Records
Writer(s)	Train
Producer	Train
Train singles chronology
"Free" (1998) "Meet Virginia" (1999) "I Am" (2000)
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"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).

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]

Music video

"Meet Virginia" has a music video that takes place in a country diner and stars the actress Rebecca Gayheart.

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^[3]

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

End of year charts

End of year chart (2000)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4]	70

References

1. ^ Blanford, Roxanne. Train - Review. Allmusic.com.
2. ^ Billboard, April 7, 2001 - Vol. 113, No. 14, Page 18.
3. ^ Train - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles. Allmusic.com.
4. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 2000". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=2000. Retrieved 2010-08-31.