Train- Meet Virginia

There are definitely multiple versions of "Meet Virginia." I have a copy on my Promo Only series that has an extra guitar overdub after the guitar solo and before the last verse. I would assume this is one of the two radio versions, but I don't own the promo. (The official music video has this version.)

This isn't the version my old top 40 station played, though. They played what I believe to be an edit of the album version. At the same part on the album version, after the solo, the instrumental section before the last verse (which is missing the guitar overdub on the album version) is cut in half. Perhaps this is also one of the two radio versions.

Hopefully someone can provide some insight.

I have a U.S. promo CD single (CSK 41775) with the following tracks:

1. Radio Version #1 (listed 3:58; my timing 3:56)
2. Radio Version #2 (listed 4:00; my timing 3:57)
3. Album Version (listed 4:00; my timing 3:57)

My timings may be off by a second or two. Tracks 1 and 2 are indicated as being "remixed by Matt Wallace".

The Promo Only version Aaron describes matches both Track 1 and Track 2. (I haven't yet been able to detect the difference between the two radio versions).

The jewel case has a label stating "Add date 3/23", but this song did not debut on the Hot 100 until October 9, 1999. I don't think a commercial single was released in the U.S.

I just did my comparison, and the Pop Mix has the electric guitars mixed down slightly. Also, there are two edits: one during the solo, and one during the instrumental section after the solo. The album version is also mixed slightly different from both the Pop Mix and the Radio Version.

That said, the mix differences are very slight, and you'd probably never notice unless doing a direct A/B comparison.

i have a promo cd single for the train song "meet virginia" issued as sony/aware records awapro12 which contains the below tracks

1-edit (3:50 listed; 3:47 actual)
2-album version (4:00 listed; 4:00 actual)

this info s/b added to the db....

the copyright date is 1998

edtop40 wrote: with so many promo cd singles issued during its chart run, does anyone remember which version got the most airplay?...the 'edit' version, the 'pop mix' version or the 'radio version #1'....

We were serviced with the same promo as PaulC has, we
played one of the radio versions (I didn't hear any
difference between them either, so I just picked one when
I dubbed it into the automation).

Dunno if we got any of the other variations of promo
singles on this. Despite being an R&R reporter, service
from Columbia was kind of spotty.

Edited by Hykker