Train is an American pop rock band from San Francisco that was formed in 1993. The band, as of 2024, comprises Pat Monahan (lead vocals), Taylor Locke (guitar, vocals), Hector Maldonado (bass, vocals), Jerry Becker (keyboards, guitar), and Matt Musty (drums). The original lineup included Monahan, Rob Hotchkiss, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood, and Charlie Colin, achieving mainstream success with their debut album Train, which featured the hit song ‘Meet Virginia’. Their 2001 album, Drops of Jupiter, with the lead single ‘Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)’, won two Grammy Awards in 2002 and was certified double platinum. Train’s third studio album, My Private Nation, released in 2003 with the hit ‘Calling All Angels’, was certified platinum in the US. After Hotchkiss and Colin left, the band released ‘For Me, It’s You’ in 2006 with Brandon Bush and Johnny Colt.
Following a three-year hiatus, Train returned in late 2009 with the album ‘Save Me, San Francisco’, featuring the RIAA 11× platinum-certified hit ‘Hey, Soul Sister’, along with ‘If It’s Love’ and ‘Marry Me’ reaching high positions on the Billboard Hot 100. The album went gold, recognized by both the RIAA and ARIA. In April 2012, Train released ‘California 37’, with the single ‘Drive By’ hitting the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10 and becoming a UK Top 10. Subsequent albums include ‘Bulletproof Picasso’ (2014), ‘Christmas in Tahoe’ (2015), ‘Train Does Led Zeppelin II’ (2016), and ‘A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat’ (2017). Their latest album ‘AM Gold’ was released on May 20, 2022. Train has achieved sales of over 10 million albums and 30 million tracks globally.