"Express" is an instrumental 1974 song written and performed by
B. T. Express. this instrumental 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
Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as t ...
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Outside the US, the song peaked at No. 34 on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
[BMRB Chart 1970-1976 Top 50 plus Top 10 Breakers] and a remix of it made No. 67 in the UK in 1994.
See also
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List of number-one dance singles of 1974 (U.S.)
These are the ''Billboard magazine'' Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1974. October 26 was the premiere week of a dance-related chart in ''Billboard''. Its original charts were called ''Disco Action'' and featured songs that received the s ...
References
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1974 singles
1975 singles
1970s instrumentals
Pop instrumentals
B. T. Express songs
1974 songs
Scepter Records singles
Pete Waterman Entertainment singles