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'Marry Me' | ||||
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Single by Train | ||||
from the album Save Me, San Francisco | ||||
Released | October 25, 2010 | |||
Format | Digital download, CD single | |||
Recorded | 2009 | |||
Genre | Folk rock, pop rock, soul, symphonic rock | |||
Length | 3:25 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Pat Monahan | |||
Producer(s) | Martin Terefe | |||
Train singles chronology | ||||
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'Marry Me' is a song written by Pat Monahan and recorded by the group Train, for their fifth studio album Save Me, San Francisco. The song was released on October 25, 2010 as the album's third single. The single peaked in the top 40 on the BillboardHot 100, marking the first time the band has had three consecutive top 40 hits and also had three songs from one album chart on the Hot 100.
It performed well on Adult Contemporary radio,[1] where it has peaked within the Top 5 of the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and the Adult Pop Songs chart.
- 3Charts
- 4Martina McBride version
Background[edit]
Lead singer and songwriter of Train, Pat Monahan stated in several interviews that the song was initially a very short tune, consisting only of a verse and a chorus, but he was later influenced to continue on with the song to capitalize on the initial simple beauty of the song.
Music video[edit]
The music video for the song was directed by Lex Halaby.The concept of the video consists of three main outlets - it starts off with separate shots of different couples sitting on a couch and reminiscing about the start of their relationships and the details of how they met.The rest of the video alternates between two different environments, starting with a diner in which a love at first sight moment occurs between Pat Monahan and the waitress of the diner, played by Anna Camp, when their eyes meet.The second alternate environment is the band performing the song, with drummer Scott Underwood on piano and Jimmy Stafford on guitar, with a gray background.The story of the video progresses with the waitress looking at the table where Pat was sitting only to find that he has left, causing her to become regretful of not taking a chance to talk to Pat. The waitress eventually runs out of the diner, hoping that her true love has not gone far, but is disappointed to realize that that's not the case. She then returns to the table where Pat was sitting and finds that he's left his hat. She looks up to see Pat return to the diner, their eyes meet, and he smiles. The final shot of the video shows two steaming cups of coffee on either side of a table in the diner.
Although the official music video was uploaded in 2010, it received very few, if any, views during that year. The video had only about 3,000 views during its first three weeks. [1] On the other hand, Jeremih's 'Down On Me' video was uploaded three days after the Train video, and had 1.65 million views by Christmas Day, December 25, 2010. [2]
Charts[edit]
'Marry Me' debuted at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number 34.In April 2011, the single topped 1,000,000 in digital downloads.[2]
Weekly charts[edit]
Sales and certifications[edit]
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Martina McBride version[edit]
'Marry Me' | ||||
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Single by Martina McBride featuring Pat Monahan | ||||
from the album Eleven | ||||
Released | March 26, 2012 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:46 | |||
Label | Republic Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Pat Monahan | |||
Producer(s) | Martina McBride Byron Gallimore | |||
Martina McBride singles chronology | ||||
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Pat Monahan singles chronology | ||||
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Country music artist Martina McBride recorded a duet version with Pat Monahan for her eleventh studio album, Eleven.[12] It was released as the third single from the album on March 26, 2012.
Chart performance[edit]
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] | 45 |
References[edit]
- ^Sara D Anderson (2010-09-27). 'Train, 'Marry Me' - New Song'. AOL Radio Blog. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ^http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74358/week-ending-april-24-2011-songs-did-gaga-go-too-far/
- ^'Train Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)'. Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^'Train Chart History (Hot 100)'. Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ^'Train Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^'Train Chart History (Adult Contemporary)'. Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^'Train Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^'Train Chart History (Pop Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^'RIAA – January 7, 2011: Train Singles'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^'Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2011'. Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^'Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2011'. Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2011/10/7/trains-pat-monahan-records-marry-me-duet-with-martina-mcbrid/[permanent dead link]
- ^'Martina McBride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)'. Billboard.
External links[edit]
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marry_Me_(Train_song)&oldid=935476655'
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