Express (B. T. Express song) explained

Express

Type:

single

Artist:

B. T. Express

Album:

Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)^[1]

Released:

1974/1994^[2]

Genre:

Funk, soul]]| length = 5:03 (album version)
3:25 (single edit)| label = Roadshow/Scepter Records/Metronome/Vogue/Pye International/PWL International/Plaza Records| writer = B. T. Express^[3] | producer = Jeff Lane| prev_title = Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)| prev_year = 1974| next_title = That's What I Want for You Baby| next_year = 1974}}"Express" is a 1974 instrumental written and performed by B. T. Express. It features the sounds of train whistles, which are heard in several sections of the instrumental track. Only the words: "Here comes the Express/ The Express/ Chug, Chug, Chug, Chug, Chug, UGH"/ are said.

Chart performance

"Express" reached No. 4 on the US pop chart, No. 1 on the US R&B chart, and No. 1 on the US dance chart for 5 consecutive weeks.^[4] Outside the US, the song peaked at No. 34 on the UK Singles Chart^{[5] [6]} and a remix of it made No. 67 in the UK in 1994.^[7]

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1974 (U.S.)

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Do It ('Til You're Satisfied). Discogs.
2. Web site: Express. Discogs.
3. Web site: Express. Discogs.
4. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p3597/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} B.T. Express US singles chart history]. AllMusic. 2011-06-22.
5. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 37. 1-904994-10-5.
6. BMRB Chart 1970-1976 Top 50 plus Top 10 Breakers
7. Web site: B. T. Express. The Official Charts Company.