"Meet Virginia" is the title of a song written and recorded by American rock band

Rock Band

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 Train

Train (band)

Train is an American pop rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1994. The band currently comprises a core trio of Patrick Monahan , Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood ....

. It was released in May 1999 as the second single from their eponymous first album, Train

Train (album)

The original, independent release, released in 1996, had a different track listing.-Original Track listing:#"I Am"#"Free"#"Homesick"#"Blind"#"Eggplant"#"Meet Virginia"#"Train"#"Rat"#"Swaying"#"Days"#"Idaho"#"Sorry For"#"The Highway"-Album:...

. The song reached a peak of number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 chart, becoming their first top-20 hit, and their first single to chart on the Hot 100. It also reached the Top 30 of Billboard's rock charts, Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (number 21) and Hot Modern Rock Tracks (number 25).

Reception

Roxanne Blanford of Allmusic says "Meet Virginia" is one of a few songs from the album Train that has "inspired hooks and reflective lyrics". Christa L. Titus, of Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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magazine in her review of their second album, called the song an "ode to a wrong-side-of-the-tracks girl full of quirky contradictions."

Music video

"Meet Virginia" has a music video that takes place in a country diner and stars the actress Rebecca Gayheart

Rebecca Gayheart

-Early life:Gayheart was born in Hazard, Kentucky and raised in Pine Top, Kentucky, the daughter of Floneva , who worked as a Mary Kay independent beauty consultant, and Curtis Gayheart, a miner and coal truck driver. She is of Irish, Italian, and German descent...

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Track listing

1999 Promo:

1. Meet Virginia (Pop Version) 3:44
2. Meet Virginia (Album Version) 4:00
3. If You Leave (Live) 3:26
4. I Am (Live) 3:26
5. I Am (Live) 4:35
6. Train (Live) 5:50

Peak positions

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Charts ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... )	91
Canada (RPM RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... )	15
U.S. Adult Top 40	2
U.S. Top 40 Mainstream	10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	15
U.S. Modern Rock Tracks	25
U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks	21
Chart (2000)	Peak position
U.S. Top 40 Adult Recurrents	1

End of year charts

End of year chart (2000)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	70