: Drummer Steve Smith and guitarist Neal Schon layered the rhythm and 16th-note arpeggios to mimic the forward momentum of a train.
: The song experienced major surges in popularity after featuring in the final scene of The Sopranos (2007) and the pilot of Glee (2009).
: The song tells the story of a "small town girl" and a "city boy" on a "midnight train going anywhere," symbolizing the universal pursuit of dreams.
: Keyboardist Jonathan Cain conceived the title from his father’s encouragement during his early, struggling days as a musician in Los Angeles: "Don't stop believing or you're done, dude".
: Despite the famous lyric, there is no geographical area known as "South Detroit" in Michigan; Steve Perry chose the phrase because it fit the song's rhythm and phonetic flow better than "North" or "East" Detroit.
: Drummer Steve Smith and guitarist Neal Schon layered the rhythm and 16th-note arpeggios to mimic the forward momentum of a train.
: The song experienced major surges in popularity after featuring in the final scene of The Sopranos (2007) and the pilot of Glee (2009).
: The song tells the story of a "small town girl" and a "city boy" on a "midnight train going anywhere," symbolizing the universal pursuit of dreams.
: Keyboardist Jonathan Cain conceived the title from his father’s encouragement during his early, struggling days as a musician in Los Angeles: "Don't stop believing or you're done, dude".
: Despite the famous lyric, there is no geographical area known as "South Detroit" in Michigan; Steve Perry chose the phrase because it fit the song's rhythm and phonetic flow better than "North" or "East" Detroit.