"Miles Away"
Single by Winger
from the album In the Heart of the Young
B-side"All I Ever Wanted"
ReleasedOctober 1990 (US)[1]
Recorded1990
GenreGlam metal[2]
Length4:15 (album version)
4:04 (demo version)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Paul Taylor
Producer(s)Beau Hill
Winger singles chronology
"Can't Get Enuff"
(1990)		 "Miles Away"
(1990)		 "Easy Come Easy Go"
(1990)

"Miles Away" is a power ballad[3] by American rock band Winger, from their album In the Heart of the Young. Released in late 1990 to pop radio after already reaching number one in most AOR markets, the song peaked at #12 on the Hot 100.[4] It is also significant for being Winger's only ever hit single in the United Kingdom, reaching #56 on January 24, 1991.

The single featured a B-side, "All I Ever Wanted", that was never released on any other Winger albums or compilations, though it did appear, in demo form, on the Demo Anthology.

Background

Originally written by Paul Taylor during the very early '80s, he offered this song to Eric Martin (later of Mr. Big) who declined even though he knew it would be a hit.

Paul Taylor stated he wrote “Miles Away” for his girlfriend Emi Canyn who was one of the Nasty Habits, the background singers for Mötley Crüe.[5] The song references "Just When I Needed You Most" by Randy Vanwarmer, another Colorado artist.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990–1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 151
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 44
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 56
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 12
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[10] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (1991) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 97

References

  1. ↑ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 903. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ↑ Bowar, Chad. "Best 20 Hair Metal Ballads of the '80s and '90s". LiveAbout. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  3. ↑ "The 40 Greatest Power Ballads". 14 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Artist Chart History: Winger
  5. ↑ "Paul Taylor Interview for the book Soundtrack of Our Youth: History of Hair Metal Music". 14 October 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bubbling Down Under: Week commencing 21 January 1991". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9136." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Winger Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Winger Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.


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