Million Miles Away (The Offspring song)

This article is about The Offspring song. For other uses, see A Million Miles Away.

"Million Miles Away" is a song by the American punk rock band The Offspring. It is the fifth track on the band's sixth studio album, Conspiracy of One (2000), and was released as its third single. 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.

"Million Miles Away"
Single by The Offspring
from the album Conspiracy of One
B-side	"Sin City"
Released	June 26, 2001
Recorded	2000 (Want You Bad) June 8, 2001 at Milton Keynes Bowl, Milton Keynes, UK (Sin City)
Genre	Punk rock, skate punk
Length	3:40
Label	Columbia^[1]
Songwriter(s)	Dexter Holland
Producer(s)	Brendan O'Brien^[1]
The Offspring singles chronology
"Want You Bad" (2000) "Million Miles Away" (2001) "Defy You" (2001)

The single's b-side "Sin City", which is a cover of AC/DC,^[2] can be found on the band's 2010 Japan-only compilation album Happy Hour!.

Track listing

Australia CD Maxi

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Million Miles Away"	3:40
2.	"Dammit, I Changed Again" (Live at Wembley Arena)	2:53
3.	"Sin City" (AC/DC Cover)	4:24
4.	"Want You Bad" (Blag Dahlia Mix)	3:15
5.	"Million Miles Away" (Apollo 440 Remix)	4:02

UK CD Maxi 1^[3]

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

UK CD Maxi 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Million Miles Away"	3:40
2.	"Dammit, I Changed Again" (Live at Wembley Arena)	2:53
3.	"Bad Habit" (Live at Wembley Arena)	3:59

• This edition also includes a free poster.

Personnel

The Offspring

• Dexter Holland – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
• Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Greg K. – bass, backing vocals
• Ron Welty – drums

Music video

The song's only music video was that of a live performance dubbed over by the recorded version of the song, and was directed by Jennifer Lebeau.^[4] This may have played a part in its lesser success as a single as well as its exclusion from the Greatest Hits compilation album and Complete Music Video Collection DVD. The recording took place at Wembley Arena.

Reception

The song is fairly popular among many Offspring fans, often called the best on Conspiracy of One despite its release as a third single.^[5] 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 (2001)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	69
Ireland (IRMA)^[7]	49
Italy (FIMI)^[8]	42
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	97
UK Singles (OCC)^[10]	21
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)^[11]	1

References

1. "Offspring, The – Million Miles Away". Discogs. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
2. Bastien (September 10, 2003). "Artist: The Offspring". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
3. "Million Miles Away". Rate Your Music. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
4. "The Offspring – Million Miles Away". MTV. September 1, 2004. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
5. . Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 207.
7. "Discography The Offspring". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
8. "The Offspring – Million Miles Away". Top Digital Download.
9. "The Offspring – Million Miles Away". Swiss Singles Chart.
10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
11. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.