Jumping Someone Else's Train

The Cure

About Jumping Someone Else's Train

"Jumping Someone Else's Train" is a song by English rock band The Cure. Produced by Chris Parry, it was released on 2 November 1979 in the UK as a stand-alone single. It later appeared on the US version of the band's debut album, Boys Don't Cry (1980).


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Don't say what you mean
You might spoil your face
If you walk in the crowd
You won't leave any trace
It's always the same
Your jumping someone else's train

It won't take long to learn
The new smile
You have to adapt 
Or you'll be out of style
It's always the same
Your jumping someone else's train

If you pick up on it quick
You can say you were there
Again and again and again
Your jumping someone else's train

It's the latest wave that you've been craving for
The old ideal was getting such a bore
Now your back in line
Going not quite as far
But in half the time
Everyone's happy, they're finally all the same
Because everyone's jumping everybody else's train

Jumping someone else's train
Jumping someone else's train
Jumping someone else's train

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The Cure

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member. The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970s with its debut album Three Imaginary Boys (1979); this, along with several early singles, placed the band as part of the post-punk and New Wave movements that had sprung up in the wake of the punk rock revolution in the United Kingdom. During the early 1980s, the band's increasingly dark and tormented music helped form the gothic rock genre. more »

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Written by: LAURENCE ANDREW TOLHURST, MICHAEL STEPHEN DEMPSEY, ROBERT JAMES SMITH

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10 facts about this song

Release and Ranking
"Jumping Someone Else's Train" was released by The Cure as a stand-alone single in November 1979. It peaked at number 44 on the UK singles chart.
Album Inclusion
The song later featured on the U.S. version of the band's debut album, "Boys Don't Cry."
B-side
The B-side of the single features the song "I'm Cold," which was recorded in the same session.
Lyrics Interpretation
The song's lyrics are believed to be a commentary on the modern tendency to blindly follow trends without questioning their value or meaning.
Contribution
This song is credited to The Cure members Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey, and Lol Tolhurst.
Genre
The song falls under the post-punk genre, a style that the band was known for in the early part of their career.
Compilation Albums
"Jumping Someone Else's Train" has also been included in several Cure compilation albums, including "Standing on a Beach," "Greatest Hits," and "Join the Dots."
Music Video
A music video was created for the song, which features the band playing and a model train set being set up and played with by Lol Tolhurst.
Cover Version
The song was later covered by the American Alternative Rock band, The Mr. T Experience, for the pop/punk compilation "Before You Were Punk," released in 1997.
Live Performances
Despite not being one of the band's biggest hits, "Jumping Someone Else's Train" remained a staple of The Cure's live performances well into the 1980s and beyond.

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