Million Miles Away

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“Million Miles Away”
“Million Miles Away” cover
Single by The Offspring
from the album Conspiracy of One
Released 2001
Format CD
Recorded 2000
Genre Punk rock, Skate punk
Length 03:40
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Dexter Holland
Producer Brendan O'Brien
The Offspring singles chronology
"Want You Bad"
(2001)
"Million Miles Away"
(2001)
"Defy You"
(2001)

"Million Miles Away" is the third single from The Offspring's album Conspiracy of One. It is a largely unknown single from the album, with only a modest reception in the UK, and was not included on the band's Greatest Hits or Complete Music Video Collection. Its art features a man shadowed in black with orange eyes walking down a beaten and somewhat horror-film esque path (drawn by Alan Forbes). The man himself can be found on the inner artwork of the physical CD case.

Contents

[edit] Track Listing

  1. "Million Miles Away"
  2. "Dammit, I Changed Again (Live)"
  3. "Sin City (ACDC Cover)"
  4. "Want You Bad (Blag Dahlia Mix)"
  5. "Million Miles Away (Apollo 440 Remix)"

[edit] Music Video

The song's only music video was that of a live performance dubbed over by the recorded version of the song. This may have played a part in its lesser success as a single. The recording may have taken place at Wembley Arena.

[edit] Reaction

The song is fairly popular among many Offspring fans, often called the best on Conspiracy of One despite its release as a third single.[1] It is also the highest rated single by The Offspring (4.04) on Rate Your Music.[2] Aside from being a stronger song, this also may be because it is less deliberately mainstream than the previous two singles and also has a more serious subject matter. However, it is rarely played live and remains one of their less well-known singles.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Offspring Forum Poll
  2. ^ Rate Your Music - The Offspring