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Find sources: "Jumping Someone Else's Train" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 1979 single by the Cure "Jumping Someone Else's Train" Single by the Cure from the album Boys Don't Cry B-side "I'm Cold" Released 2 November 1979[1] Recorded 1979 Genre Post-punk[2] Length 2:55 Label Fiction Songwriters Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith and Lol Tolhurst Producer Chris Parry The Cure singles chronology "Boys Don't Cry" (1979) "Jumping Someone Else's Train" (1979) "A Forest" (1980) Audio "Jumping Someone Else's Train" on YouTube "**Jumping Someone Else's Train**" is a song by English rock band [the Cure](/source/The_Cure). Produced by [Chris Parry](/source/Chris_Parry_(producer)), it was released on 2 November 1979 in the UK as a stand-alone. It later appeared on the US version of the band's first compilation album, *[Boys Don't Cry](/source/Boys_Don't_Cry_(The_Cure_album))* (1980). ## History During live performances, mostly during 1979 and 1980, the group would often segue into the instrumental "Another Journey by Train" after finishing this song. Also, they would occasionally segue into "Grinding Halt" from their debut album *[Three Imaginary Boys](/source/Three_Imaginary_Boys)*.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] [Siouxsie Sioux](/source/Siouxsie_Sioux) contributed as [backing vocalist](/source/Backing_vocalist) to the B-side "I'm Cold". ## Music video The music video shows a speeded up view from the driver's cab of a train journey from [London Victoria](/source/London_Victoria_station) to [Brighton Station](/source/Brighton_railway_station).[3] ## Cover versions The song was covered by the Brooklyn-based band Luff for the 2008 [American Laundromat Records](/source/American_Laundromat_Records) tribute album *Just Like Heaven - A Tribute to The Cure* and by Army Navy on [Manimal Vinyl](/source/Manimal_Vinyl)'s tribute *[Perfect as Cats: A Tribute to The Cure](/source/Perfect_as_Cats%3A_A_Tribute_to_The_Cure)*. The song was also covered by American [noise rock](/source/Noise_rock) band [Whores](/source/Whores_(band)) for the band's 2014 split single with Rabbits, consisting entirely of Cure covers.[4][5] ## Track listing **7" vinyl** 1. "Jumping Someone Else's Train" 1. "I'm Cold" ## Personnel - [Michael Dempsey](/source/Michael_Dempsey) – bass - [Robert Smith](/source/Robert_Smith_(musician)) – guitar, vocals - [Lol Tolhurst](/source/Lol_Tolhurst) – drums - [Siouxsie Sioux](/source/Siouxsie_Sioux) – backing vocals on "I'm Cold" ## See also - [List of train songs](/source/List_of_train_songs) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Music Week Fact Sheets. Singles"](https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1979/Music-Week-1979-11-10.pdf) (PDF). *[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)*. 10 November 1979. p. 46. Retrieved 12 October 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Alexander, Phil (1 April 2014). ["20 Great Post-Punk Tracks"](http://www.mojo4music.com/13181/20-great-post-punk-tracks/). *[Mojo](/source/Mojo_(magazine))*. Retrieved 23 August 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Cure - Jumping Someone Else's Train (Original Video)"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1oWf07FRCw&ab_channel=MartinDebaser). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. 28 December 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Whores / Rabbits – Split 7"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140408215237/http://brutalpandarecords.com/shop/whores-rabbits-split-7/). Brutal Panda Records. Archived from [the original](http://brutalpandarecords.com/shop/whores-rabbits-split-7/) on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Neilstein, Vİnce (February 24, 2014). ["Whores Jump Someone Else's Train (The Cure Cover)"](http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/02/24/whores-jump-someone-elses-train-cure-cover/). [MetalSucks](/source/MetalSucks). Retrieved April 8, 2014. ## External links - *[Jumping Someone Else's Train](https://www.discogs.com/master/341264)* at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases) v t e The Cure Robert Smith Simon Gallup Roger O'Donnell Jason Cooper Reeves Gabrels Andy Anderson Perry Bamonte Michael Dempsey Matthieu Hartley Pearl Thompson Phil Thornalley Lol Tolhurst Boris Williams Studio albums Three Imaginary Boys Seventeen Seconds Faith Pornography The Top The Head on the Door Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me Disintegration Wish Wild Mood Swings Bloodflowers The Cure 4:13 Dream Songs of a Lost World Live albums Concert: The Cure Live Entreat Show Paris Bestival Live 2011 Compilations Boys Don't Cry Japanese Whispers Standing on a Beach/Staring at the Sea Galore Greatest Hits Join the Dots Remix albums Mixed Up Torn Down Mixes of a Lost World Extended plays The Peel Sessions Festival 2005 Hypnagogic States EP Video releases The Cure in Orange Trilogy Festival 2005 Tours The Cure: 'Reflections' Shows of a Lost World Related articles Discography Songs Band members Perfect as Cats: A Tribute to the Cure Babacar COGASM Fools Dance The Glove Levinhurst The Magazine Spies Presence Shelleyan Orphan Siouxsie and the Banshees Nocturne Hyæna Category Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jumping Someone Else's Train](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_Someone_Else's_Train) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_Someone_Else's_Train?action=history)). 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