"Cab" is a song written and recorded by the American rock band,

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. It was released in November 2005 as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album, ''

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'', and was produced by

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. It peaked higher on the charts than the two other radio singles from the album, "Give Myself to You" and "Am I Reaching You Now".

Background

According to Train's lead singer and frontman Pat Monahan, "Cab" and "All I Ever Wanted" were the first two songs written for the album."Train: A Conversation with Pat Monahan"
by Gary Graff inspired by the emotions he felt following his divorce to ex-wife Ginean Rapp in 2004:"Pop Quiz: Pat Monahan"
by Aidin Vaziri, published January 29, 2006 Monahan has likened "Cab" to being "the metaphoric song on the album".
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Reviews

The song received mostly mixed reviews by critics.

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gave it a positive review, saying that the piano part is "worthy of one of

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's finest songs", and that it used "painterly synth, strummed acoustic guitars, and a killer string arrangement". It also said that it was "a fine song, but it's not the best one" on the album.

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mentions it among the highlights of the album, saying it is "a wintry and moving vehicular metaphor".

Music video

The music video for "Cab" was filmed in

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. It features the lead singer, Patrick Monahan, in several locations in the city. The video has more than 1,700,000 views on

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and was uploaded October 25, 2009.

Track listing

# "Cab" - 3:22

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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