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Wikipedia article




"'Meet Virginia'" is a song written and recorded by American roots rock band Train. It was released in 1999 as the second single from their eponymous first album, 'Train'. The song reached a peak of number 20 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart in January 2000, becoming their first top-20 hit and their first single to chart on the Hot 100. It also reached the top 20 in Canada, peaking at number 15 on the 'RPM' Top Singles chart.

Background



When asked whether the girl in the song was real or imaginary, Train's Twitter page said, "She's real parts of real woman [sic] that make up a woman that I've always wanted to meet".

Singer Patrick Monahan added that one of the women who inspired the song was bassist Charlie Colin's girlfriend. One day , Train was playing pickup softball with some members of Counting Crows, another Bay area band . Charlie's girlfriend came over from a wedding shower still wearing a long dress and high heels, and proceeded to play shortstop for Train's team. This inspired the line, "Wears high heels when she exercises".

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".Blanford, Roxanne. [ Train Review]. Allmusic.com. 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."'Billboard', April 7, 2001 Vol. 113, No. 14, Page 18.

Music video



"Meet Virginia" has a music video that takes place inside a diner and stars actress Rebecca Gayheart. The video was shot at the Merritt Bakery and Restaurant in Oakland, California. Located on the south-western shore of Lake Merritt at 203 East 18th Street. The restaurant closed after a fire in 2016.

Track listings



'US promo CD'

# "Meet Virginia" 3:44

'Australian maxi-CD single'

# "Meet Virginia" (pop version) 3:44

# "Meet Virginia" (album version) 4:00

# "If You Leave" (live) 3:26

# "I Am" (live) 4:35

# "Train" (live) 5:50

Credits and personnel



Credits are adapted from the US promo CD liner notes.

'Studio'

* Mastered at A&M Mastering Studios (Hollywood, California, US)

'Train'

* Train writing, production

* Patrick Monahan vocals, percussion

* Rob Hotchkiss guitars, harmonica, vocals

* Jimmy Stafford guitars, mandolin, vocals

* Charlie Colin bass

* Scott Underwood drums, percussion

'Other musicians'

* Charlie Gillingham organ, Mellotron, piano

'Additional personnel'

* Curtis Mathewson production

* Mike McHugh engineering

* Charles Quagliana engineering

* Matt Wallace remixing

* Alan Yoshida mastering

* Tim Devine A&R

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Release history



References



Category:1998 songs

Category:1999 singles

Category:Columbia Records singles

Category:Songs written by Pat Monahan

Category:Train (band) songs

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