Bullet Train (song)

"Bullet Train" is a song by the English heavy metal band Judas Priest. It's the ninth track and second single from their 1997 album Jugulator. The song remains one of the most popular tracks with Tim "Ripper" Owens on vocals. It's featured on the live album '98 Live Meltdown.

"Bullet Train"
Single by Judas Priest
from Jugulator"
B-side	"Rapid Fire ('98 version)" "The Green Manalishi ('98 version)"
Released	28 March 1998
Recorded	1996–1997
Studio	Silvermere Studios, Surrey, England
Genre	Heavy metal thrash metal groove metal
Length	5:11
Label	SPV/Steamhammer
Songwriter(s)	K. K. Downing, Glenn Tipton
Producer(s)	K. K. Downing, Glenn Tipton, Sean Lynch
Judas Priest singles chronology
""Burn in Hell" (1997) Bullet Train ""Machine Man" (2001)

In 1999, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. It lost to Metallica's song "Better than You".

Promotion

CMC International held a promotional campaign for the song. It was their biggest promotional campaign to date. It started on September 30, 1997, to coincide with the song's release as a single. CMC would release 200,000 cassette samplers of Jugulator. It was the first time the label had done a retail sampler campaign.

Track listing

• Promo - CD Single (CMC CMCDJ-87232-2)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bullet Train"	5:05
2.	"Blood Stained"	5:27

• Promo - CD Single (Steamhammer 80000128)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bullet Train"	5:08

• CD Single (Zero XRCN-2024 / EAN 4959407020240)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bullet Train"	4:08
2.	"Rapid Fire ('98 version)"	3:53
3.	"The Green Manalishi ('98 version)"	4:10

Personnel

• Tim "Ripper" Owens – vocals
• K. K. Downing – guitars
• Glenn Tipton – guitars
• Ian Hill – bass
• Scott Travis – drums