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Buses and Trains

{{Short description|1998 single by Bachelor Girl}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Buses and Trains

| cover = Buses and Trains.jpg

| alt =

| caption = CD single cover

| type = single

| artist = Bachelor Girl

| album = Waiting for the Day

| released = {{start date|1998|6|18|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 3:43

| label = Gotham, BMG

| writer = James Roche

| producer = Bachelor Girl

| next_title = Treat Me Good

| next_year = 1998

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|BJJKXt3tczw|"Busses and Trains"}}|header=Music video}}

}}

"Buses and Trains" is the debut single of Australian pop duo Bachelor Girl. Released on 18 June 1998 as the first single from their debut album, Waiting for the Day (1998), the song peaked at number four on the ARIA Singles Chart and remains the duo's highest-charting single. It was also a hit in New Zealand, where it reached number six and earned a Gold certification. Outside Australia, "Buses and Trains" reached number 29 in Sweden, number 35 in Iceland, and number 65 in the United Kingdom.

At the APRA Music Awards of 1999, the song was nominated for Most Performed Australian Work and won Song of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=site&keywords=bachelor+girl|title=Bachelor Girl (search)|publisher=APRA Awards (Australia)|access-date=5 June 2018}} At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, it was nominated for Highest Selling Single but lost to "Jackie" by BZ featuring Joanne.{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/awards/past-winners/1999|title=1999 ARIA Awards Winners|publisher=ARIA Awards|access-date=12 July 2021}}

Music video

The video features Tania recording a snapshot of her life to send to her mother. The entire video is viewed from the TV's point of perception, with Tania doing various things correlating with the lyrics in the song as she sings. The view occasionally turns the side where James Roche can be seen playing an instrument. It ends with Tania ejecting the tape and writing 'Mum, For You' on an envelope before slipping the tape inside.

Track listings

Australian and Japanese CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Buses and Trains|others=Bachelor Girl|year=1998|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Gotham Records|id=GOTH98052}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Buses and Trains|others=Bachelor Girl|year=1999|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=BMG|id=BVCP 29011}}

  1. "Buses and Trains"
  2. "This Must Be Love"
  3. "Buses and Trains" (Roadside mix)

European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Buses and Trains|others=Bachelor Girl|year=1998|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Gotham Records, BMG, RCA Records|id=74321659052}}

  1. "Buses and Trains" – 3:42
  2. "This Must Be Love (Like It or Not)" – 4:02

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (1998–1999)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|4|artist=Bachelor Girl|song=Buses and Trains|rowheader=true|access-date=5 June 2018}}
scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2987387#page/n13/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn (22.7–29.7. 1999)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=14|date=23 July 1999|access-date=5 October 2019}}

|35

{{single chart|New Zealand|6|artist=Bachelor Girl|song=Buses and Trains|rowheader=true|access-date=5 June 2018}}
{{single chart|Sweden|29|artist=Bachelor Girl|song=Buses and Trains|rowheader=true|access-date=5 June 2018}}
{{single chart|UK|65|date=19990710|rowheader=true|access-date=3 December 2018}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (1998)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/1998/singles-chart|title=1998 ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=ARIA|access-date=15 September 2020}}

|29

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1998|certyear=1998|access-date=3 December 2018}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1998|id=1998-12-25|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=1998}}

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Release history

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Region

! Date

! Format(s)

! Label(s)

! Catalogue

! {{abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}}

scope="row"| Australia

| 18 June 1998

| rowspan="2"| CD

| {{hlist|Gotham|BMG Australia}}

| GOTH98052

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/au/news/945549/bachelor-girl-release-new-single-20-years-after-buses-and-trains-|title=Bachelor Girl Release New Single 20 Years After 'Buses and Trains'|last=Walker|first=Winsome|website=E! Online|date=20 June 2018|access-date=3 July 2021}}

scope="row"| Japan

| 6 March 1999

| BMG Japan

| BVCP-29011

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/126855/products/56239/1/|title=バス&トレイン {{!}} バチェラー・ガール|trans-title=Bus & Train {{!}} Bachelor Girl|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=31 August 2023}}

scope="row"| United Kingdom

| 28 June 1999

| {{hlist|CD|cassette}}

| Gotham

| {{hlist|74321635852|74321662544}}

| align="center"| {{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1999/Music-Week-1999-06-26.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 28 June, 1999: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=25|date=26 June 1999|access-date=27 July 2021}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States

| 23 August 1999

| {{hlist|Hot adult contemporary|modern adult contemporary radio}}

| rowspan="2"| Arista

| rowspan="2"| ASCD-3647

| align="center"| {{cite magazine|title=Australian Duo Bachelor Girl Takes 'Buses and Trains' to U.S. Pop Outlets|last=Taylor|first=Chuck|author-link=Chuck Taylor (music journalist)|magazine=Billboard|volume=111|issue=36|page=102|date=4 September 1999|quote=['Buses and Trains'] was released to radio Aug. 23...}}{{cite magazine|title=Impact Dates|magazine=Gavin Report|issue=2269|pages=9, 35|date=23 August 1999}}

24 August 1999

| Contemporary hit radio

| align="center"|

References

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{{APRA Award for Song of the Year}}

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Category:1998 debut singles

Category:1998 songs

Category:APRA Award winners

Category:Arista Records singles

Category:Bachelor Girl songs

Category:Bertelsmann Music Group singles

Category:Songs about buses

Category:Songs about trains