Last Train to London

Last Train to London is the title of a song recorded by the Electric Light Orchestra. Written and produced by Jeff Lynnne, the song featured on the 1979 album Discovery and was also released as a double A-side single with another Discovery track Confusion.

Although Last Train is listed as the AA track and second in the single's title it is generally better remembered than Confusion.

Single release
The double A-side single was the fourth to be released from Discovery and the fourth consecutive top 10 UK hit, reaching no.8 in late November 1979.

Initial copies of the single came in a picture sleeve, with artwork featuring the ELO 'spaceship' as made famous through their previous album Out of the Blue, and also included a large 'ELO' logo sticker. Oddly, the artwork does not reflect that of the parent album or previous singles which used the 'arab' leitmotif (see Shine a Little Love, Don't Bring Me Down).

Tracklisting
A. Confusion (3:42)

AA. Last Train to London (4:31)

Note: In the US and some other territories Last Train to London was released as a regular 7" single with a track called Down Home Town from the 1975 album Face the Music as the B side.. It reached no.39 in the US in early 1980, shortly after Confusion, released as a separate single.

Promo video
The promo video features the seven-piece group in a mimed performance of the song in a studio with losta of dry ice and some primitive video effects.

Versions

 * The song is sampled on the Atomic Kitten song Be With You, released as a single in 2002, also as a double A-side.

Connections

 * own the single (pic sleeve with sticker)