"Save Me, San Francisco"
Single by Train
from the album Save Me, San Francisco
ReleasedApril 25, 2011
Recorded2009
Length4:09
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)Dave Katz, Sam Hollander, Pat Monahan
Producer(s)Martin Terefe
Train singles chronology
"Shake Up Christmas"
(2010)		 "Save Me, San Francisco"
(2011)		 "Drive By"
(2012)

"Save Me, San Francisco" is a song by the American pop rock band Train. It was released on April 25, 2011, as the fifth and final single from their fifth studio album of the same name. The song was written by Dave Katz, Sam Hollander, and Pat Monahan and produced by Martin Terefe.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Save Me, San Francisco" was first released onto YouTube on April 29, 2011, at a total length of four minutes and 17 seconds.[1]

The plot of the music video is an allusion to 1967 California classic The Graduate. Like in the film, the male protagonist (played by Pat) is uninvited and late to the wedding of his beloved girl, Elaine. He travels across San Francisco in his sports car to reach the wedding, but runs out of gas, and ends up sprinting the rest of the way. Pat bursts into the church and shouts out his objection — only to find that Elaine is marrying a lesbian.[2] He is consoled by a wedding guest on the church steps as the newlyweds drive away. The video also features footage of a March 2011 Train concert in Oakland, CA

Much of the video was shot on Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay. The church is at 51 California Ave. on the island.

Chart performance

Certifications

Certifications for "Save Me, San Francisco"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "Save Me, San Francisco"
Country Date Format Label
United States April 25, 2011 Digital download Columbia

References

  1. ↑ Train - Save Me, San Francisco. YouTube
  2. ↑ Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
  3. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 283.
  4. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  5. ↑ "Train Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "Train Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "Train Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "Train Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  11. ↑ "American single certifications – Train – Save Me, San Francisco". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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