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The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the top-selling song on the iTunes Store in 2010.

The track is built around a distinctive ukulele melody, which was a significant shift from the band's earlier rock-heavy sound. Train - Hey Soul Sister (Live on Letterman) Train – Hey, Soul Sister

Released in 2009 as the lead single from Train's fifth album, Save Me, San Francisco , "" remains one of the band's most polarizing yet successful tracks. Commercial Performance & Cultural Impact The song reached No

Conversely, Business Insider once named it the worst song of 2010, while LA Weekly targeted its lyrical content. Train - Hey Soul Sister (Live on Letterman)

Despite its "bouncy" sound, the track is notoriously difficult to sing, requiring a constant upper vocal register and frequent shifts into falsetto.

Lead singer Pat Monahan has described the "soul sister" as a woman whose thoughts and feelings closely match one's own—a kindred spirit. Critical Reception: A Love-Hate Relationship

Critics like Scott Mervis of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette hailed it as a "joyous" comeback for the band.