Tren al Sur

Tren al sur ("Southbound train" in english) is the first track from the album Corazones by the Chilean group Los Prisioneros, released by several Chilean radios in May 1990, is one of the best known songs of Chilean group Los Prisioneros. There are two versions of this song made by Los Prisioneros, the first is the one that appears on the album Corazones and lasts about 5:34 minutes, and the second is a remix that lasts 4:08 minutes published in his single respective. The cover of the promotional single is a photograph of Jorge González and Miguel Tapia. And with an intimate, somewhat intense and melodramatic lyrics, added to a catchy and creative musical base, "Tren al Sur" became one of the group's most successful songs in Latin America and also one of the most remembered.

"Tren al Sur"
Song by Los Prisioneros
from the album Corazones
English titleTrain to south
Published1990
GenreSynth-pop, alternative rock, new wave
Length5:34 or 4:08
LabelEMI Odeón Chilena
Songwriter(s)Jorge González
Producer(s)Gustavo Santaolalla
Corazones chronology
"Tren al Sur"
(1990)		 "Amiga mía"
(1990)

González stated in a 1990 interview with the magazine Rock & Pop that "Tren al Sur" and "Es demasiado triste" he wrote them «in a slight state of intoxication».[1] In July 2018, the American magazine Rolling Stone included it at number 19 of "The 50 most influential Latin Pop songs",[2] in an episode of the Chilean animation series "Diego and Glot", Los Prisioneros appear on a train performing this song.[3]

Release

According to Jorge González and Carlos Fonseca, the single was sent to the radio at the end of 1989, but for six months no radio station[4] wanted to air it because according to the radios: "The Prisoners were from the past, the Prisoners were the band of the eighties Latin rock. And the Latin rock no longer worked".

It was not until after the premiere of the video clip on the program Extra joven, that the song received rotation on radios and became a hit.

Music video

The music video, directed by Cristián Galaz,[4] begins at Central Station of Santiago and then the band members are seen traveling on the train Two children are also shown playing, thus representing part of the musicians childhood. The music video he was nominated for "MTV Video Music Awards 1990" in the category "MTV International" by MTV, losing to “Oye mi Canto” by Gloria Estefan.[5]

References
  1. Pérez, Patricio (20 May 2015). "Especial #Corazones25Años: Entrevista de Los Prisioneros a Revista Rock&Pop (Mayo 1990)". Rata.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. Navarrete, Renata Bastidas (12 July 2018). "Rolling Stone destaca dos canciones chilenas entre las más influyentes del pop latino". SACH (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  3. Paulette Ruminot (4 September 2020). "Revelan 10 datos desconocidos de Diego y Glot a 15 años de su estreno". ADN (in Spanish): adnradio.cl. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. "Jorge González y la historia de Tren al sur: "Nadie la tocó por seis meses, la indiferencia fue generalizada"". La Rata (in Spanish). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  5. Álvarez, Raúl (19 May 2020). "5 datos que esconde Corazones, el disco más exitoso de Los Prisioneros". La Tercera. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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