title: Lonely Train
text: # Lonely Train
  
  "Lonely Train" is the debut single by hard rock band Black Stone Cherry, from their self-titled album, which was released on July 18, 2006. It peaked at #14 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and was selected as a free single on iTunes in July 2006.
  
  "It's about friends who've served in the military," noted singer Chris Robertson, "and it's kinda anti-war, although we're very grateful for the men and women who fight for our country."
  
  With a heavy chugging riff, deep growly vocals, and distorted and aggressive heavy metal sound, 'Lonely Train' is atypical of the group's Southern rock-style sound.
  
  ## Music video
  
  The video's use of black and white evokes a dark, gloomy feeling. In it, the band play in a warehouse in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, which they considered an appropriate setting for the song's sentiment.
  
  ## In pop culture
  
  The song was featured in the wrestling game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007.
  
  It was used as the theme song for the 2006 The Great American Bash PPV.
  
  