Bullet Train (song)

"Bullet Train"
Single by Judas Priest
from the album Jugulator
B-side	"Rapid Fire ('98 version)" "The Green Manalishi ('98 version)"
Released	28 March 1998
Recorded	1996–1997
Studio	Silvermere Studios, Surrey, England
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	5:11
Label	SPV/Steamhammer
Songwriter(s)	K. K. Downing, Glenn Tipton
Producer(s)	Glenn Tipton K. K. Downing Sean Lynch
Judas Priest singles chronology
"Burn in Hell" (1997) "Bullet Train" (1998) "Machine Man" (2001)

"Bullet Train" is the ninth track and second single by British heavy metal band Judas Priest from their 1997 album Jugulator. The song remains one of the most popular tracks with Tim "Ripper" Owens on vocals and is featured on their live album '98 Live Meltdown.

In 1999, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance[1] but lost to Metallica with their song "Better than You".

Promotion

CMC International held its then biggest promotional campaign to date, which started on September 30, 1997, to coincide with the song's release as a single. CMC would release 200,000 cassette samplers of Jugulator, the first time the label had done a retail sampler campaign.[2]

Track listing

Promo – CD Single (CMC CMCDJ-87232-2)[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bullet Train"	Glenn Tipton, K.K. Downing	5:05
2.	"Blood Stained"	Glenn Tipton, K.K. Downing	5:27

Promo – CD Single (Steamhammer 80000128)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bullet Train"	Glenn Tipton, K.K. Downing	5:08

CD Single (Zero XRCN-2024 / EAN 4959407020240)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bullet Train"	Glenn Tipton, K.K. Downing	4:08
2.	"Rapid Fire ('98 version)"	Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford and K.K. Downing	3:53
3.	"The Green Manalishi ('98 version)"	Peter Green	4:10

Personnel

• Tim "Ripper" Owens – vocals
• K. K. Downing – guitars
• Glenn Tipton – guitars
• Ian Hill – bass
• Scott Travis – drums

References

1. James Sullivan (6 January 1999). "Women Dominate Grammys / Lauryn Hill leads with 10 nominations". SFGate.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
2. "CMC Puts Pedal To Metal For Priest Promo". Billboard. 25 October 1997. p. 66. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
3. "swedishcharts.com - Judas Priest - Bullet Train". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 24 July 2024.