Bullet Train (song)

"Bullet Train"
Single by Judas Priest
from the album Jugulator
B-side
  • "Rapid Fire ('98 version)"
  • "The Green Manalishi ('98 version)"
Released28 March 1998
Recorded1996–1997
StudioSilvermere Studios, Surrey, England
GenreThrash metal
Length5:11
LabelSPV/Steamhammer
Songwriter(s)K. K. Downing, Glenn Tipton
Producer(s)K. K. Downing, Glenn Tipton, Sean Lynch
Judas Priest singles chronology
"Burn in Hell"
(1997)		 "Bullet Train"
(1998)		 "Machine Man"
(2001)

"Bullet Train" is a song by the English heavy metal band Judas Priest. It's the ninth track and second single from their 1997 album Jugulator. The song remains one of the most popular tracks with Tim "Ripper" Owens on vocals. It's featured on the live album '98 Live Meltdown.

In 1999, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.[1] It lost to Metallica's song "Better than You".

Promotion

CMC International held a promotional campaign for the song. It was their biggest promotional campaign to date. It started on September 30, 1997, to coincide with the song's release as a single. CMC would release 200,000 cassette samplers of Jugulator. It was the first time the label had done a retail sampler campaign.[2]

Track listing

Promo - CD single (CMC CMCDJ-87232-2)[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bullet Train"Glenn Tipton, K.K. Downing5:05
2."Blood Stained"Glenn Tipton, K.K. Downing5:27
Promo - CD single (Steamhammer 80000128)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bullet Train"Glenn Tipton, K.K. Downing5:08
CD single (Zero XRCN-2024 / EAN 4959407020240)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bullet Train"Glenn Tipton, K.K. Downing4:08
2."Rapid Fire ('98 version)"Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford and K.K. Downing3:53
3."The Green Manalishi ('98 version)"Peter Green4:10

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ James Sullivan (6 January 1999). "Women Dominate Grammys / Lauryn Hill leads with 10 nominations". SFGate.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "CMC Puts Pedal To Metal For Priest Promo". Billboard. October 25, 1997. p. 66. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  3. ↑ "swedishcharts.com - Judas Priest - Bullet Train". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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