The Railway Children - Every Beat Of The Heart

What this video is

Released in February 1990 on Virgin Records, 'Every Beat of the Heart' arrived at a pivotal moment when the newly established Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart was creating a measurable US platform for British indie acts. The Railway Children had emerged from the Factory Records post-punk scene in Wigan in 1984 before signing to Virgin, and this single represented their commercial apex — topping the Modern Rock…

Why it matters

A landmark document of late jangle pop's absorption into the early US alternative rock mainstream. The video's MTV rotation directly supported the song's rise to #1 on the newly founded Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, marking one of the format's earliest British indie success stories. The…