Locomotive Breath

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"Locomotive Breath"
"Locomotive Breath" cover
Song by Jethro Tull
from the album Aqualung
Released March 19, 1971
Recorded December 1970 - February 1971 at Island Studios, London
Genre Progressive Rock
Length 4:23
Label Reprise(original US)
Chrysalis/Capitol (US re-issue)
Writer(s) Ian Anderson
Producer(s) Ian Anderson and Terry Ellis
Aqualung track listing
"Slipstream"
(9)
"Locomotive Breath"
(10)
"Wind Up"
(11)

Locomotive Breath is a song by the English progressive rock band Jethro Tull from their album Aqualung (1971). The song receives frequent airplay on classic rock radio stations. The song's highlight is its flute solo by rock flute master Ian Anderson. This song is about a man who chooses to commit suicide after his lover cheats on him with his best friend after he come back from Vietnam.