Runaway Train (Soul Asylum song)

Have you ever heard a song that makes you feel like you're on an adventure? 'Runaway Train' is a super popular song by a band called Soul Asylum. It came out a long, long time ago, in 1993! It's a kind of song called a 'power ballad', which means it's slow and strong, like a gentle giant. This song was a huge hit all over the world, like a super popular toy that everyone wants!

This amazing song was part of an album called 'Grave Dancers Union'. Think of an album like a big box of crayons, and 'Runaway Train' was one of the brightest colors! It was released as a single, which is like a special, popular song that gets its own spotlight. It zoomed up the music charts, which are like leaderboards for songs, and became super famous everywhere.

Here's a super cool thing about 'Runaway Train'! The music video for this song showed pictures of people who were missing, especially kids and teenagers. It was like the video was sending out a message to help find them. The singer of the band, Dave Pirner, said the song was about feeling sad sometimes, like when you're feeling a little lost.

This song was so good that it won a super special award called a Grammy! It's like winning a gold medal in music. The song sold so many copies, over 600,000 in just America, that it got a special gold sticker. That's like selling enough cookies to fill a whole playground! It helped the whole album sell tons of copies too.