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With no physical release, and only the album version available digitally, "Miles Away" is Madonna's lowest performing single in Australia, not entering the official chart.
With no physical release, and only the album version available digitally, "Miles Away" is Madonna's lowest performing single in Australia, not entering the official chart.


On [[November 30]] [[2008]], the song entered the [[UK Singles Chart]] at #39 selling 5,643 copies.
On [[November 30]] [[2008]], the song entered the [[UK Singles Chart]] at #39 selling 5,643 copies. The next week the song had a huge drop to number 68, it is Madonna's lowest charting UK single in recent years.


"Miles Away" has started charting on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart and currently sits at 20 and debuted at number two on the [[Hot Dance Single Sales]] chart behind [[Katy Perry]]'s "[[Hot N Cold]]". It also debuted at #15 on the [[Hot Dance Airplay]] chart.
"Miles Away" has started charting on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart and currently sits at 20 and debuted at number two on the [[Hot Dance Single Sales]] chart behind [[Katy Perry]]'s "[[Hot N Cold]]". It also debuted at #15 on the [[Hot Dance Airplay]] chart.


No music video has been released for the song.
No music video has been released for the song and there are no reports of a music video to be filmed also. Low chart performance of this song is thus attributed to no promotion.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 05:08, 8 December 2008

"Miles Away"
Song

"Miles Away" is the third single by American singer Madonna from her eleventh studio album, Hard Candy. It was first released as a promotional single in Japan in June 2008, due to it being the theme for the Fuji TV Japanese drama Change.[1] The song was officially released on October 17, 2008 by Warner Bros. Records.

Background

The music for "Miles Away" was written first among all the other songs of Hard Candy, and Madonna began singing for the song after listening to it.[2] Madonna said that the song was inspired by her (then) husband, Guy Ritchie. "You realize 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]

The cover depicts passport stamps of her European dates from the 2008 Sticky & Sweet Tour. The song has been performed in both the Sticky & Sweet Tour as well as the Hard Candy Promo Tour.

Chart performance

A single was released on the European iTunes Stores on October 10, 2008. It was then released on the Australian iTunes Store on October 25, 2008.[5]

"Miles Away" debuted at number 90 on the Canadian Hot 100, the next it week dropped out of the chart, but then made a re-entry peaking higher at #83 and then climbing up to the top forty peaking at #23.[6] The song was released in Japan as the second promotional single from Hard Candy (following "4 Minutes"[7][8]). In addition, it has sold over 500.000 song ringtones (2P) in Japan. The song debuted at number 39 in the Dutch Top 40,[9] and has peaked at #10 so far. In the Turkish Billboard Chart, the song debuted at position number 14, and peaked at #2 so far.

"Miles Away" has reached number one on the official German Airplay Chart in just five weeks.[10]

With no physical release, and only the album version available digitally, "Miles Away" is Madonna's lowest performing single in Australia, not entering the official chart.

On November 30 2008, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at #39 selling 5,643 copies. The next week the song had a huge drop to number 68, it is Madonna's lowest charting UK single in recent years.

"Miles Away" has started charting on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and currently sits at 20 and debuted at number two on the Hot Dance Single Sales chart behind Katy Perry's "Hot N Cold". It also debuted at #15 on the Hot Dance Airplay chart.

No music video has been released for the song and there are no reports of a music video to be filmed also. Low chart performance of this song is thus attributed to no promotion.

Track listing

Official versions

  • Album Version – 4:48
  • Radio Edit – 3:43
  • Radio Edit - Instrumental – 3:43
  • Radio Edit - TV Track – 3:43
  • Radio Edit - Acapella – 3:27
  • Aaron LaCrate & Samir - B-More Gutter Mix – 4:57
  • Aaron LaCrate & Samir - B-More Gutter Mix Edit – 3:28
  • Demo Rebirth Remix – 7:27
  • Demo Rebirth Remix Edit – 4:01
  • Johnny Vicious Club Mix – 7:23
  • Johnny Vicious Club Mix Edit – 4:38
  • Johnny Vicious Warehouse Mix – 8:10
  • Morgan Page Mix – 7:10
  • Morgan Page Mix Edit – 3:51
  • Morgan Page Dub – 7:11
  • Thin White Duke Remix – 6:10
  • Thin White Duke Remix Edit – 4:34

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[16] 21
Belgium Charts (Vl)[17] 31
Canadian Hot 100[18] 23
Czech IFPI Singles Chart[19] 5
Danish Singles Chart[20] 39
Dutch Top 40[9] 10
German Media Control Singles Chart[21] 11
German Nielson Airplay Singles Chart[22] 1
Italian Singles Chart[23] 34
Israeli Singles Chart[24] 7
Japan Hot 100[25] 5
Swiss Singles Chart[26] 32
Turkey Top 20 Chart[27] 2
UK Singles Chart[28] 39
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[29] 20
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay[30] 15

References

  1. ^ Ryall, Julian (March 24, 2008). "Madonna song used for Japanese TV drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 2008-08-21. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ Stevenson, Jane (April 25, 2008). "The JAM! Madonna interview". Sun Media. Canoe Inc. Retrieved 2008-08-21. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ Gannon, Louise. "Madonna Interview". MSN Music. Microsoft. Retrieved 2008-08-21. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ Sischy, Ingrid (April 2008). "Madonna: the one and only, on her life unchained". Interview. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 2008-08-21. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  5. ^ http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=293027413&s=143460
  6. ^ Canadian Hot 100
  7. ^ a b c "Madonna Collectables: Miles Away Japanese Promo". Madonna Tribe. Retrieved 2008-08-21. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help) Cite error: The named reference "MadonnaTribe" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  8. ^ "『ハード・キャンディー』絶好調！日本のセカンドシングル曲が決定！". Warner Music Japan (in Japanese). 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-09-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  9. ^ a b "Madonna - Miles Away". aCharts.us. Retrieved 2008-08-21. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  10. ^ Miles Away a massive airplay hit
  11. ^ Miles Away UK iTunes Single
  12. ^ [1]
  13. ^ http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1;-1&sku=902863
  14. ^ https://www.masterbeat.com/#release/milesaway
  15. ^ https://www.masterbeat.com/#release/milesawayed
  16. ^ Austrian Singles chart
  17. ^ Belgium Flanders chart
  18. ^ Canadian Hot 100
  19. ^ Čns Ifpi
  20. ^ Dansih Singles chart
  21. ^ Germany Media Control charts
  22. ^ [2]
  23. ^ Italian Singles chart
  24. ^ Israeli Singles Chart
  25. ^ "Search Results - "Madonna Miles Away" > Singles > Japan Hot 100 Singles". Billboard.com. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2008-08-21. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |1&N= ignored (help)
  26. ^ Swiss Singles chart
  27. ^ Turkey Top 20 Chart Retrieved on 2008-10-26
  28. ^ UK Singles chart
  29. ^ Hot Dance Club Play
  30. ^ Hot Dance Airplay
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