Long Black Train (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Long Black Train


Artist = Josh Turner
from Album = Long Black Train
B-side = Backwoods Boy
Released = July 2003
Format = CD Single
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length = 4:10 (album version)
Label = MCA Nashville
Writer = Josh Turner
Producer = Mark Wright
Frank Rogers
Certification = Gold (RIAA)
Last single = "She'll Go on You"
(2002)
This single = "Long Black Train"
(2003)
Next single = "What It Ain't"
(2004)"Long Black Train" was a hit country single in 2003 for Josh Turner. The song hit #13 on the country charts and received heavy airplay on CMT and GAC.

Prior to the "Long Black Train" album release, "Long Black Train" was released as a 7" vinyl single.

"Long Black Train" was certified Gold for digital sales on June 1, 2006, three years after its release.

Music Video

The music video for this song was shot in a few different locations along a railroad track. The various shots of Turner include him walking though a tunnel, standing on the tracks singing, and from above while he is playing guitar. The video features various characters, all of whom are struggling with drugs, alcohol, pregnancy, or other issues, and are shown on the train tracks as well.

The video was shot at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum and featured ex-Army Class Consolidation #610 as the locomotive.

Chart Performance

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