Runaway Train was Soul Asylum’s breakthrough hit in 1993, winning the Grammy for Best Rock Song and hitting number five at the Billboard Hot 100. But that’s not the impressive part. What’s remarkable about this song is that its music video led to the recovery of 21 missing children. The video for the song featured a total of 36 missing children and runaways.
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Ironically, the song was never even meant to be so influential. The band’s lead singer, Dave Pirner, who said the song “just kind of rolled off my brain,” unwittingly reunited 21 kids with their families. Pretty incredible, right? Well, there’s a lot more to the story than just the miraculous outcome.