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"Hey, Soul Sister" is a song by American rock band Train. It was written by lead singer Pat Monahan , Amund Bjørklund , and Espen Lind . It was released as the lead single from the band's fifth studio album, Save Me, San Francisco (2009).
The song was written by lead singer Pat Monahan and Norwegian songwriting duo Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, the same team responsible for Train's 2009 hit single "Hey, Soul Sister". [1] "Drive By" peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's third (and final) top 10 hit in the US.
The album's first single, "Hey, Soul Sister", which marked a return to the group's folk-rock roots, was released to digital retailers on August 11, 2009. The single has since become Train's fourth career Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and second career top 10 hit, reaching number three 26 weeks after it was released. It is also the band's ...
The TV series CSI:NY features Train's songs "Hey Soul Sister" and "Calling All Angels" in the season six episode "Second Chances". [ 100 ] The band was parodied in the "Band Face-Off" sketch on the January 26, 2013 airing of Saturday Night Live , in which they invade a bar, have conflict with Adam Levine (the episode's guest host) of the band ...
Monahan made an appearance singing his hit song from 2009, "Hey Soul Sister", as well as a new Train song "Mai Tais" Feat. Skylar Grey on Season 2, Episode 8 "He Came By Night" of CBS's Magnum PI, which aired on November 15, 2019. [17] Monahan has also appeared on musical mystery game show I Can See Your Voice as a guest panelist.
In a 2010 interview with The Post-Crescent, Pat Monahan confirmed "If It's Love" was written the same day as their hit "Hey, Soul Sister" and was intended as a thank-you song to long-time fans of the band: [2] This song was actually written on the same day as "Hey, Soul Sister" in New York City.
Following a three-year hiatus, Train released the single "Hey, Soul Sister" in 2009. It became an international hit, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, topping the charts in Australia and the Netherlands and becoming a top 10 hit in multiple other countries.
They also worked on Train's album Save Me, San Francisco, including producing and co-writing the Top 3 single "Hey, Soul Sister", which is widely regarded as the band's commercial comeback. Singer Pat Monahan explained to website GoErie.com how the song came about: "I said, 'I want to write an INXS -y song", Monahan recalled.