One Way Ticket (Neil Sedaka song)


"One Way Ticket" is a song written by Jack Keller and Hank Hunter. The track was originally performed by Neil Sedaka and included as the B-side on Sedaka's 1959 single "Oh! Carol". In 1961, the song featured in the track listing of his third studio album, Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits, but was never released as a standalone single. Despite this, the song made it to #1 on the Japanese pop charts, where it was affectionately called "The Choo-Choo Train Song".
"One Way Ticket" has been covered by other artists, most notably by British disco band Eruption in 1978 and Soviet band Poyushchiye Gitary in 1969 by the name "Siniey Inei".

Eruption version

"One Way Ticket" was covered by British disco band Eruption for their second album, Leave a Light. The song became a big hit in Europe in the first half of 1979, topping charts in Austria and Switzerland, and reaching top 10 across Europe. "One Way Ticket" is now one of the band's trademark hits, along with their cover of "I Can't Stand the Rain".

Track listing

  1. "One Way Ticket" – 3:58
  2. "One Way Ticket" – 5:58
  3. "One Way Ticket" – 5:44
  4. "If I Loved You Less" – 4:08

    Chart performance

Other cover versions