(Waiting For) The Ghost Train

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"(Waiting For) The Ghost Train"
Single by Madness
Released	October 27, 1986
Format	vinyl record 7", 12"
Recorded	1986
Genre	Ska/Pop
Length	3:45
Label	Zarjazz
Writer(s)	Graham McPherson
Producer(s)	Clive Langer Alan Winstanley
Chart positions
UK #18
Madness singles chronology
"Sweetest Girl"	"(Waiting For) The Ghost Train"	"I Pronounce You"

"(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" is a one-off single by Madness. Released in 1986 it was their farewell single before their disbanding that was already decided.

The song was written by Suggs about apartheid in South Africa with its chorus going "It's black and white, don't try to hide it." Mike Barson reunited with other members of the band to record this song, he didn't appear in the music video though.

[edit] Track listing

• 7" single

1. "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" - 3:45
2. "Maybe In Another Life" - 3:00

• 12" single

1. "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" - 3:45
2. "Maybe In Another Life" - 3:00
3. "Seven Year Scratch" - 5:52

Madness
Suggs | Mike Barson | Lee Thompson | Chris Foreman | Mark Bedford | Daniel Woodgate | Chas Smash
Discography
Studio albums: One Step Beyond... | Absolutely | 7 | The Rise & Fall | Keep Moving | Mad Not Mad | The Madness | Wonderful | The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 Live and compilation albums: Complete Madness | Madness | Utter Madness | It's... Madness | It's... Madness Too | Divine Madness | Madstock! | The Business | Total Madness | Universal Madness Singles: "The Prince" | "One Step Beyond" | "My Girl" | "Night Boat to Cairo" | "Baggy Trousers" | "Embarrassment" | "Return of the Los Palmas 7" | "Grey Day" | "Shut Up" | "It Must Be Love" | "Cardiac Arrest" | "House of Fun" | "Driving in My Car" | "Our House" | "Wings of a Dove" | "The Sun and the Rain" | "Michael Caine" | "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" | "Lovestruck"