"Last Train to London" is the fifth track from the Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones...

 album Discovery

Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra album)

Discovery is a 1979 album by Electric Light Orchestra.-History:Discovery was the band's first No. 1 album in the UK, entering the chart at that position and staying there for five weeks...

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The song was released in 1980 in the UK as a double A-side single with "Confusion". It peaked at #8 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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. However, in the US

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 the two songs charted separately, with "Confusion" charting in late 1979, followed by "Last Train to London" in early 1980. It peaked at #39 in the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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. In Spain

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 the single was released with the Spanish title "Ultimo tren a Londres".

Chart positions

Chart (1979/80)	Peak Position
French SNEP Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... Singles Chart	3
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	9
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	39
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 Singles	36

Cover versions

• In 2002 British girl group, Atomic Kitten
  Atomic Kitten
  Atomic Kitten were an English girl group from Liverpool, first established in 1997. Created by Andy McCluskey, the final line-up, and most commercially successful, consisted of Natasha Hamilton, Liz McClarnon, and Jenny Frost...
  
  , sampled the hook of the song in their single "Be With You
  Be with You (Atomic Kitten song)
  "Be with You" is a song from girl group Atomic Kitten's second studio album, Feels So Good. The song was a big hit in Australia, peaking at #10 and #15 in New Zealand. "Be With You" samples Electric Light Orchestra's song "Last Train to London", using both tune and the lyrics from the chorus, "I...
  
  ". The song was released as a double A-side single with the song "The Last Goodbye". The singles peaked at number 2 in the UK Singles Charts.

• In 2008 Alex Barattini released an extended remix of the original recording for Gardenia Records.

External links

• [ Review at allmusic]