Locomotive Breath

"Locomotive Breath"
Single by Jethro Tull
from the album Aqualung
B-side"Wind Up" (1971)
"Fat Man" (1976)
Released30 March 1971 (Europe)
  • December 1971 (US) [1]
RecordedDecember 1970 – February 1971
StudioIsland, London
Genre
Length4:23
3:05 (single)
Label
Songwriter(s)Ian Anderson
Producer(s)
Jethro Tull singles chronology
"Hymn 43"
(1971) 		"Locomotive Breath"
(1971) 		"Life Is a Long Song"
(1971)
Jethro Tull singles chronology
"Minstrel in the Gallery"
(1975) 		"Locomotive Breath"
(1976) 		"Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die"
(1976)

"Locomotive Breath" is a song by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull from their 1971 album, Aqualung.

Written as a comment on population growth, "Locomotive Breath" was meant to replicate the chugging rhythm of a train. In addition to its release on Aqualung, "Locomotive Breath" saw two different single releases and has been a live favourite. It is one of Jethro Tull's best-known songs.

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  2. ^ Schick, Elizabeth A. (1998). Current Biography Yearbook, 1998. H.W. Wilson. p. 26. ISBN 9780824209575. Two other songs on Aqualung, 'Cross-Eyed Mary' and 'Locomotive Breath,' have also become hard-rock classics.
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  4. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (27 July 2013). "Top 10 Jethro Tull Songs". Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. ^ Will Romano (1 November 2014). Prog Rock FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Rock's Most Progressive Music. Backbeat Books. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-61713-620-7.