Million Miles Away

"Million Miles Away"
Single by The Offspring
from the album Conspiracy of One
Released June 26, 2001
Format CD
Recorded 2000
Genre Punk rock, skate punk
Length 3:40
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 a punk rock song by The Offspring. It is the fifth track on the band's sixth studio album Conspiracy of One (2000) and was released as the third single from the album. The song was not included on the band's Greatest Hits (2005) or Complete Music Video Collection (2005), although the song was featured on the trailer for the film Orange County.

The single's b-side "Sin City", which is a cover of AC/DC, can be found on the band's 2010 Japan-only compilation album Happy Hour!.

The cover art features was drawn by Alan Forbes.

Contents

Track listing

Version 1

No. Title Length
1. "Million Miles Away"   3:40
2. "Sin City (AC/DC Cover)"   4:33
3. "Staring at the Sun (Live)"   2:26
4. "Million Miles Away (CD Extra Video)"   3:40

Version 2

No. Title Length
1. "Million Miles Away"   3:40
2. "Dammit, I Changed Again (Live)"   2:54
3. "Sin City"   4:33
4. "Want You Bad (Blag Dahlia Mix)"   3:15
5. "Million Miles Away (Apollo 440 Remix)"   4:02

Version 3

No. Title Length
1. "Million Miles Away"   3:42
2. "Dammit, I Changed Again (Live)"   2:54
3. "Bad Habit (Live)"   3:59

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 took place at Wembley Arena.

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] 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.

Charts

Chart Peak
position
ARIA Charts 52
Switzerland Charts 97
UK Singles Chart 21

References