Miles Away (Madonna song)

"Miles Away"
Single by Madonna
from the album Hard Candy
Released October 17, 2008
Format Digital download, CD single
Recorded 2007
Genre Pop
Length 4:48
Label Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Madonna, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake
Producer Madonna, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Danja
Madonna singles chronology
"Give It 2 Me"
(2008)		 "Miles Away"
(2008)		 "Celebration"
(2009)

"Miles Away" is a song by American recording artist Madonna from her eleventh studio album, Hard Candy. It was first released as a promotional single in Japan, during June 2008, as the theme for the Fuji Television Japanese drama, Change.[1] The song was released by Warner Bros. Records, as the third and final single from the album on October 17, 2008, and was subsequently included on her compilation album, Celebration (2009). Written by Madonna, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, "Miles Away" is a melancholy electronic ballad, which, according to Madonna is autobiographical, and is inspired by her then husband Guy Ritchie. Lyrically, the song deals with long-distance relationships.

"Miles Away" has received positive appreciation from critics, though some of them noted its similarity to Justin Timberlake's 2006 single, "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around". "Miles Away" reached the top forty in the official charts of United Kingdom, Canada, Belgium, and the Netherlands, while reaching the top of the charts in Spain. The song did not appear on the official chart of the United States, but it was a success on the U.S. dance charts, where it became Madonna's seventh consecutive number-one song on the Hot Dance Airplay chart, the most for any artist. The song has been performed by Madonna in the promotional tour for the Hard Candy album and the 2008–2009 Sticky & Sweet Tour, during the gypsy segment of the show.

Contents

Writing and inspiration

The music for "Miles Away" was the first song of Hard Candy to be composed. After hearing it, Madonna began singing and writing the lyrics for the song.[2] In an interview with MTV, Madonna said that the song was inspired by her then husband, Guy Ritchie. "So many people have to deal with long-distance relationships. It's not easy. You have to work hard to make it work."[3] When asked if the song was autobiographical, she said:

Probably in many respects most of the songs [on Hard Candy] are [autobiographical]. But in more of an unconscious way. I don't really think about telling personal stories when I'm writing music. It just comes. And then a lot of times, six months later, eight months later, I go, "Oh, that's what I wrote that song about." But that's when I play the song for lots of people and they all go, "Oh, I can totally relate to that." In 'Miles Away' I'm tapping into the global consciousness of people who have intimacy problems.[4]

In an interview with The Daily Telegraph Madonna further explained her inspiration behind the song and stated,

["Miles Away" is] a song most people who work can relate to. If part of your work is travelling, and the person you are with also works and travels, you find yourself separated a lot and it can be very frustrating, [...] I'm American and he [Ritchie] is British, and I have to come to America all the time. [...] Especially at the beginning of our relationship, that long-distance thing was very frustrating. I also think it's easier for people to say things from a distance; it's safer.[5]

Composition

Musically, "Miles Away" is a melancholy song[2] with influences of ballad.[6] The song carries the characteristic sound of Timbaland-Timberlake production.[7] Generally a downtempo,[8] electronic[9] song, "Miles Away" is accompanied by beats and backing vocals, which sing the lines "So far away".[10] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Publishing, the song is set in the time signature of common time, with a moderate tempo of 120 beats per minute. It is written in the key of A minor; Madonna's voice spans from the high-note of G3 to the low-note of C5. "Miles Away" has a basic sequence of Am–Em–G–F–Am–Em–G–F as its chord progression.[11]

During recording, Timberlake sat down with Madonna and played a guitar riff composed by him, asking her how she wanted the song to sound.[12] Madonna had "all these thoughts, riddles, poems, feelings, all written in huge notebooks," Timberlake said, "and she kept handing them over. It was amazing, taking these little bits here and there and putting them together like a puzzle."[12] In this way, one of the ideas they connected was the universality of long-distance relationships, the pain and heartache of which they were able to incorporate in "Miles Away". After recording it, Timberlake commented that he had helped in creating a classic Madonna song, saying "I couldn't do a song like that, [...] I thought it was completely her. That was the trick."[12]

Lyrically, "Miles Away" deals with a relationship in trouble. Madonna said that it's not difficult to express herself lyrically without giving away too much of her own privacy.[2] Though Madonna has said before that the song is about Guy Ritchie, it has been speculated that lines from the lyrics of the song like: "You always have the biggest heart when we're 6,000 miles apart", talked about the then failing marriage between Madonna and Guy.[13]

Critical reception

Madonna starts performing "Miles Away" on the Sticky & Sweet Tour as her backup dancers come and join her.

Kerri Mason of Billboard called the song a harmonious ballad which, along with the single "4 Minutes", "might be some of her best work yet". She also said that the song sounded familiar and compared it with Timbaland's remixed version of the 2008 single "Apologize".[6] Caryn Ganz from Rolling Stone believed the song has a "melancholy pining".[13] Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic held the view that "the icy heartbreak of 'Miles Away'" was "a worthy successor of Justin Timberlake's 2006 single 'What Goes Around.../...Comes Around'".[14] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine said that the song has the typical ensuring quality of the production of Timbaland and Justin Timberlake, and bears the "pair's distinct, modern stamp, making Hard Candy more than just a throwback to Donna Summer, Anita Ward, and Quaaludes."[7] Chris William from Entertainment Weekly made the observation that "Miles Away" was one of the "few actual confessions on this dance floor [Hard Candy]—enough to give the tabs speculative fodder." He also compared the song to "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around".[15] Jim Farber of the New York Daily News called it the album's most beguiling tune.[16]

A review of Hard Candy in About.com has held that the lyrics of the song were meaningful and also complemented the voice of Madonna.[17] Joan Anderman of The Boston Globe said that Madonna's journey "from shameless seductress to thoughtful student produces nary a ballad, but some seriously bittersweet tones linger under the surface of these effusive tunes." He also said that the song has a peace of mind quality in it.[8] Joey Guerra from Houston Chronicle complemented the galloping beats and melodic backing vocals of "Miles Away" and said that it "sounds like late-'80s Madonna".[10] Alexis Petridis from The Guardian said Madonna sings "with the emotional engagement of a sat-nav suggesting a right turn onto the A23."[18] Miles Marshall Lewis of The Village Voice said that with "Miles Away", Madonna comes closest "to reflecting on her married-with-children bliss (or lack thereof)."[19] Tom Young from the BBC called the song "genuinely good, genuinely felt" and compared it with some of Madonna's other hit songs like "Holiday", "Into the Groove", "Ray of Light" and "Music".[9] Pete Paphides of The Times called the song "excellent", and describing it as "a collision of acoustic downstrokes and feverishly jaunty rhythm that verges on reggae."[20] Thomas Hauner of PopMatters said, "At one point the album’s tediousness [...] is such that one assumes Ashlee Simpson and Britney have already passed on the material because even they deemed it too redundant."[21]

Chart performance

In the United States "Miles Away" charted on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and peaked at number two, kept from the top spot by the Pussycat Dolls single "I Hate This Part".[22][23] The song became Madonna's ninth single to top the Hot Singles Sales chart.[23] It debuted at number fifteen on the Hot Dance Airplay chart and reached number one in its December 27, 2008 issue. This feat gave Madonna her seventh consecutive number one single on the Hot Dance Aiplay chart making her the artist with the most Dance Airplay hits on this chart.[24] Other Billboard charts included European Hot 100 Singles and the Japan Hot 100.[22] On the issue dated December 20, 2008, "Miles Away" debuted and peaked at ninety-nine on the Pop 100 chart but dropped off it the following week. "Miles Away" has not charted on the Billboard Hot 100, and failed to chart in the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, becoming Madonna's first song to do so since "Love Profusion" (2004).[23]

"Miles Away" debuted at number ninety on the Canadian Hot 100.[25] The next week it dropped out of the chart, but made a re-entry and climbed up to the top forty, peaking at twenty-three for the issue dated December 13, 2008.[26] The song was released in Japan as the second promotional single from Hard Candy, following "4 Minutes".[27] On November 30, 2008, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at thirty-nine.[28] It dropped to sixty-eight the following week and then dropped off the chart.[29] The track debuted at number thirty-nine in the Dutch Top 40 on September 20, 2008[30] and reached a peak of ten on November 15, 2008.[31] In Australia, the Thin White Duke Mix charted at number 28 on the Australian Club Charts.[32] In Spain, "Miles Away" became her third consecutive single from Hard Candy to reach number one on the official singles chart.[33] In other countries, "Miles Away" peaked within the top forty of the official charts.[33][34]

Live performance

Madonna performing "Miles Away" on the Sticky & Sweet Tour.

Madonna performed "Miles Away" during the promotional tour for Hard Candy and the 2008–09 Sticky & Sweet Tour.[35] In the promotional tour, Madonna performed "Miles Away" as the second song from the six-song set list. Madonna wore a black dress with black tails, track pants and high-heeled, lace-up boots. She performed the song standing in front of the microphone while playing acoustic guitar.[36] The backdrops showed graphical images of airplanes leaving London and arriving in New York,[37] boarding passes and passports as well as airports.[36]

In the Sticky & Sweet Tour, "Miles Away" was performed during the gypsy segment of the show. Madonna wore a gypsy inspired Givenchy long cape, over a black dress, with pink colored ribbons around her neck. She also wore black stockings on her leg.[38] Before starting the song she said, "This is for all who know the struggle of long-distance relationships. I know you're out there." While dancers gathered and sat down in a circle around her, Madonna went up on a platform, started playing the acoustic guitar and encouraged the crowd to clap and sing along. The screens give another message to the song, showing a stream of world maps and passport stamps and the history as well as journey of gypsies travelling around the world, adding to the atmosphere of that particular section of the show.[39]

After the breakup between Madonna and Guy Ritchie was announced, during a performance of "Miles Away" in the Boston leg of the tour, she dedicated the song to the "emotionally retarded". She then added, "You may know a few people who fall into that category—God knows I do", the line being a probable reference to Ritchie himself although this has not been confirmed.[40]

Track listing

  • Japanese Promo CD single[33]
  1. "Miles Away" (Album Version) – 4:49
  • US Promo CD Single[33]
  1. "Miles Away" (Radio Edit) – 3:43
  • Europe iTunes Digital Single[33]
  1. "Miles Away" – 4:48
  • EU / UK 2 Track CD Single[33]
  1. "Miles Away" (Album Version) – 4:48
  2. "Miles Away" (Thin White Duke Remix) – 6:10
  • EU Maxi CD Single / Digital Maxi Single / UK 12" Picture Disc[33]
  1. "Miles Away" (Album Version) – 4:48
  2. "Miles Away" (Thin White Duke Remix) – 6:10
  3. "Miles Away" (Rebirth Remix) – 7:27
  4. "Miles Away" (Johnny Vicious Club Mix) – 7:23
  • EU/US Maxi CD Single[33]
  1. "Miles Away" (Radio Edit) – 3:45
  2. "Miles Away" (Thin White Duke Remix) – 6:09
  3. "Miles Away" (Morgan Page Remix) – 7:07
  4. "Miles Away" (Johnny Vicious Club Remix) – 7:23
  5. "Miles Away" (Johnny Vicious Warehouse Mix) – 8:18
  6. "Miles Away" (Rebirth Remix) – 7:27
  7. "Miles Away" (Aaron LaCrate & Samir B-More Gutter Remix) – 10:09
  • US Digital Maxi Remixes[33]
  1. "Miles Away" (Thin White Duke Remix) – 6:09
  2. "Miles Away" (Johnny Vicious Club Mix) – 7:22
  3. "Miles Away" (Johnny Vicious Warehouse Mix) – 8:18
  4. "Miles Away" (Morgan Page Remix) – 7:07
  5. "Miles Away" (Morgan Page Dub) – 7:10
  6. "Miles Away" (Rebirth Remix) – 7:24
  7. "Miles Away" (Aaron LaCrate & Samir B-More Gutter Mix) – 4:57
  • US Digital Maxi Remix Edits[33]
  1. "Miles Away" (Radio Edit) – 3:43
  2. "Miles Away" (Thin White Duke Edit) – 4:33
  3. "Miles Away" (Morgan Page Edit) – 3:50
  4. "Miles Away" (Johnny Vicious Club Mix Edit) – 4:37
  5. "Miles Away" (Rebirth Edit) – 4:00
  6. "Miles Away" (Aaron LaCrate & Samir B-More Gutter Edit) – 3:28
  • US 2× 12" Vinyl Set[33]
  1. A1. "Miles Away" (Thin White Duke Remix) – 6:09
  2. A2. "Miles Away" (Radio Edit) – 3:43
  3. B1. "Miles Away" (Johnny Vicious Club Remix) – 7:26
  4. B2. "Miles Away" (Morgan Page Dub) – 7:08
  5. C1. "Miles Away" (Aaron LaCrate & Samir B-More Gutter Mix) – 5:00

Credits and personnel

Charts, sales and procession

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Club Chart[32] 28
Austrian Singles Chart[33] 21
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[33] 31
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[33] 39
Canadian Hot 100[26] 23
Czech Airplay Chart[41] 5
Danish Singles Chart[33] 39
Dutch Top 40[31] 10
European Hot 100 Singles[22] 23
Finnish Singles Chart[33] 11
French Singles Chart[33] 54
German Singles Chart[34] 11
Hungarian Singles Chart[42] 2
Italian Singles Chart[33] 26
Japan Hot 100[22] 7
Russian Singles Chart[43] 8
Slovak Airplay Chart[44] 3
Spanish Singles Chart[33] 1
Swedish Singles Chart[33] 25
Swiss Singles Chart[33] 32
UK Singles Chart[28] 39
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[22] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay[24] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales[23] 1
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[22] 99

Certifications

Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
Brazil Platinum[45]
Japan Gold (Mobile)[46]
Gold (PC)[47]
2× Platinum (Truetone)[48]

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
"Behind" by Flanders		 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number one single
December 27, 2008 – January 10, 2009		 Succeeded by
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Beyoncé
Preceded by
"Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry		 U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales number-one single
January 3, 2009 – January 17, 2009		 Succeeded by
"Just Dance" by Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis
Preceded by
"Lemon Pop" by Cooper		 Spanish Singles chart number-one single
December 14, 2008 – December 21, 2008		 Succeeded by
"Pieces of a Dream" by Anastacia

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External links

Madonna singles discography
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"Spotlight"
Like a Prayer
"Like a Prayer"  · "Express Yourself"  · "Cherish"  · "Oh Father"  · "Dear Jessie"  · "Keep It Together"
I'm Breathless
"Vogue"  · "Hanky Panky"
The Immaculate Collection
"Justify My Love"  · "Rescue Me"
Erotica
"Erotica"  · "Deeper and Deeper"  · "Bad Girl"  · "Fever"  · "Rain"  · "Bye Bye Baby"
Bedtime Stories
"Secret"  · "Take a Bow"  · "Bedtime Story"  · "Human Nature"
Something to Remember
"You'll See"  · "One More Chance"  · "Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
Evita
"You Must Love Me"  · "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"  · "Another Suitcase in Another Hall"
Ray of Light
"Frozen"  · "Ray of Light"  · "Drowned World/Substitute for Love"  · "The Power of Good-Bye"  · "Nothing Really Matters"
Music
"Music"  · "Don't Tell Me"  · "What It Feels Like for a Girl"
American Life
"Die Another Day"  · "American Life"  · "Hollywood"  · "Nothing Fails"  · "Love Profusion"
Confessions on a Dance Floor
"Hung Up"  · "Sorry"  · "Get Together"  · "Jump"
Hard Candy
"4 Minutes"  · "Give It 2 Me"  · "Miles Away"
Celebration
Other singles
"Crazy for You"  · "Gambler"  · "This Used to Be My Playground"  · "I'll Remember"  · "Beautiful Stranger"  · "American Pie"  · "Me Against the Music"  · "Hey You"  · "Sing"
Other songs
"I Surrender Dear"  · "Sooner or Later"  · "I Want You"  · "Thunderpuss GHV2 Megamix"  · "Imagine"
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