Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner reflects on biggest hit 'Runaway Train'
Dave Pirner's songwriting sessions turned into the album “Grave Dancer's Union,†with a string of hits like “Black Gold.†But, it was the third single that catapulted Soul Asylum to super stardom: “Runaway Train.â€
The song only went to No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, but the video became a staple on MTV and led to the recovery of 21 of the 36 missing kids featured in it.