Long Train Runnin'
| "Long Train Runnin'" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Side A of US single | ||||
| Single by The Doobie Brothers | ||||
| from the album The Captain and Me | ||||
| B-side | "Without You" | |||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Studio | Warner Bros. Studios, North Hollywood, California | |||
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| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Johnston | |||
| Producer(s) | Ted Templeman | |||
| The Doobie Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Long Train Runnin'" on YouTube | ||||
"Long Train Runnin'" (or "Long Train Running") is a song recorded by American rock band the Doobie Brothers and written by band member Tom Johnston. It was included on the band's third album, The Captain and Me (1973), and was released as a single by Warner Bros., becoming a hit and peaking at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
It was covered by the Italian band Traks in 1982, and then by the British girl group Bananarama in 1991. In 1993, the Doobie Brothers' version was remixed and charted again in several countries, including reaching No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart.