"Express" | ||||
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Single by B. T. Express | ||||
from the album Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) [2] | ||||
Released | 1974/1994 [1] | |||
Genre | Funk, soul [1] | |||
Length | 5:03 (album version)
[2] 3:25 (single edit) | |||
Label | Roadshow/ Scepter Records/ Metronome/ Vogue/ Pye International/ PWL International/ Plaza Records [1] | |||
Songwriter(s) | B. T. Express [3] | |||
Producer(s) | Jeff Lane [3] | |||
B. T. Express singles chronology | ||||
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"Express" is a 1974 instrumental written and performed by B. T. Express. It features the sounds of train whistles, which are heard in several sections of the instrumental track. Only the words: "Here comes the Express/ The Express/ Chug, Chug, Chug, Chug, Chug, UGH"/ are said.
"Express" reached No. 4 on the US pop chart, No. 1 on the US R&B chart, and No. 1 on the US dance chart for 5 consecutive weeks. [4] Outside the US, the song peaked at No. 34 on the UK Singles Chart [5] [6] and a remix of it made No. 67 in the UK in 1994. [7]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada ( Music Canada) [8] | Gold | 75,000^ |
United States ( RIAA) [9] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |