Marry Me (Train song)#Martina McBride version
{{short description|2010 single by Train}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Marry Me
| cover = Marry Me Train.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Train
| album = Save Me, San Francisco
| released = {{Start date|2010|10|27}}
| recorded = 2009
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop rock
| length = 3:25
| label = Columbia
| writer = Pat Monahan
| producer = Martin Terefe
| prev_title = If It's Love
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Shake Up Christmas
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|ghZt2cILcCU|"Train - Marry Me"}}}}
}}
"Marry Me" is a song written by Pat Monahan and recorded by the group Train, for their fifth studio album Save Me, San Francisco. The song was released on October 25, 2010 as the album's third single. The single peaked in the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the first time the band has had three consecutive top 40 hits and also had three songs from one album chart on the Hot 100.
It performed well on adult contemporary radio,{{cite web|author=Sara D Anderson |url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/27/train-marry-me/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001211038/http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/27/train-marry-me |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 1, 2010 |title=Train, 'Marry Me' - New Song |publisher=AOL Radio Blog |date=2010-09-27 |accessdate=2011-01-16}} where it peaked within the top 5 of the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and the Adult Pop Songs chart.
Background
Lead singer and songwriter of Train, Pat Monahan stated in several interviews that the song was initially a very short tune, consisting only of a verse and a chorus, but he was later influenced to continue on with the song to capitalize on the initial simple beauty of the song.
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Lex Halaby. It was posted to YouTube on December 12, 2010, and released to the public by early January 2011. {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0zj0QXyUIM|title=The Time When "Train - Marry Me" Was Maybe An Unlisted Video|website=YouTube |date=January 4, 2020}}
The concept of the video consists of three main outlets - it starts off with separate shots of different couples sitting on a couch and reminiscing about the start of their relationships and the details of how they met.
The rest of the video alternates between two different environments, starting with a diner in which a love at first sight moment occurs between Pat Monahan and the waitress of the diner, played by Anna Camp, when their eyes meet.
The second alternate environment is the band performing the song, with drummer Scott Underwood on piano and Jimmy Stafford on guitar, with a gray background.
The story of the video progresses with the waitress looking at the table where Pat was sitting only to find that he has left, causing her to become regretful of not taking a chance to talk to Pat. The waitress eventually runs out of the diner, hoping that her true love has not gone far, but is disappointed to realize that that is not the case. She then returns to the table where Pat was sitting and finds that he's left his hat. She looks up to see Pat return to the diner, their eyes meet, and he smiles. The final shot of the video depicts two steaming cups of coffee on either side of a table in the diner.
Charts
"Marry Me" debuted at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number 34.
In April 2011, the single topped 1,000,000 in digital downloads.{{Cite web |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74358/week-ending-april-24-2011-songs-did-gaga-go-too-far/ |title=Week Ending April 24, 2011. Songs: Did Gaga Go Too Far? - Chart Watch |access-date=2011-04-28 |archive-date=2011-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502060241/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74358/week-ending-april-24-2011-songs-did-gaga-go-too-far |url-status=dead }}
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=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (2010–2011)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadianhot100|47|artist=Train|rowheader=true|access-date=January 20, 2011}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadaac|17|artist=Train|rowheader=true|access-date=July 30, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadahotac|34|artist=Train|rowheader=true|access-date=July 30, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|34|artist=Train|rowheader=true|access-date=January 16, 2011}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|8|artist=Train|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2011}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|3|artist=Train|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2011}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|4|artist=Train|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2011}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|27|artist=Train|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2011}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| Chart (2011)
! Position |
|---|
| scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/adult-contemporary-songs|title=Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2011|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|accessdate=September 28, 2019}}
| style="text-align:center;"|6 |
| scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/adult-pop-songs|title=Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2011|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|accessdate=September 28, 2019}}
| style="text-align:center;"|18 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Marry Me"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Train|title=Marry Me|award=Gold|source=radioscope|relyear=2009|certyear=2020|access-date=May 26, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Train|title=Marry Me|award=Silver|id=19111-207-1|relyear=2009|certyear=2024|access-date=September 10, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Train|title=Marry Me|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=2010|certyear=2022|access-date=October 12, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
Martina McBride version
{{Infobox song
| name = Marry Me
| cover = Martina McBride - Marry Me.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Martina McBride
featuring Pat Monahan
| album = Eleven
| released = March 26, 2012
| recorded = 2011
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:46
| label = Republic Nashville
| writer = Pat Monahan
| producer = Martina McBride
Byron Gallimore
| chronology = Martina McBride
| prev_title = I'm Gonna Love You Through It
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Reckless
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Pat Monahan
| type = single
| prev_title = The Truth
| prev_year = 2010
| title = Marry Me
| year = 2012
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
}}
Country music artist Martina McBride recorded a duet version with Pat Monahan for her eleventh studio album, Eleven.http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2011/10/7/trains-pat-monahan-records-marry-me-duet-with-martina-mcbrid/{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} It was released as the third single from the album on March 26, 2012.
=Chart performance=
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!align="left"|Chart (2012) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|45|artist=Martina McBride|artistid=25616}} |
References
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Category:Martina McBride songs
Category:Columbia Records singles
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Category:Republic Records singles