"Last Train to London" | ||||
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UK single
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Single by Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
from the album Discovery | ||||
A-side | "Confusion" (UK) | |||
B-side | "Down Home Town" (US) | |||
Released | 9 November 1979 (UK) November 1979 (US) |
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Format | 7" single | |||
Recorded | 1979, Musicland Studios, Munich, West Germany | |||
Genre | Symphonic rock, disco | |||
Length | 4:31 | |||
Label | Jet | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||
Producer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||
Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology | ||||
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Discovery track listing | ||||
9 tracks
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Music video | ||||
"Last Train to London" on YouTube | ||||
"Last Train to London" is the fifth track from the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) album Discovery.
The song was released in 1979 in the UK as a double A-side single with "Confusion". It peaked at number 8 in the UK Singles Chart. However, in the US the two songs charted separately, with "Confusion" in late 1979 followed by "Last Train to London" in early 1980. It peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. In Spain the single was released with the Spanish title "Ultimo tren a Londres".