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| album = [[No Fixed Address (album)|No Fixed Address]]
| album = [[The Long Run (album)|The Long Run]]
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| length = {{duration|m=4|s=10}}
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| label = [[Republic Records|Republic]]
| label = [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]
| writer = [[Chad Kroeger]], Ryan Peake
| writer = [[Mark Mothersbaugh]], [[Randy Meisner]], [[Ryan Peake]]
| producer = Nickelback, Chris Baseford
| producer = Devo
| prev_title = [[What Are You Waiting For? (Nickelback song)|What Are You Waiting For?]]
| prev_title = [[The Long Run (song)|The Long Run]]
| prev_year = 2014
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = [[She Keeps Me Up]]
| next_title = [[This Afternoon]]
| next_year = 2015
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"'''Million Miles an Hour'''" is a song recorded by Canadian [[rock music|rock]] group [[Nickelback]] for their eighth studio album, ''[[No Fixed Address (album)|No Fixed Address]]'' (2014). Written by band members [[Chad Kroeger]] and [[Ryan Peake]], the song was issued to American [[active rock]] radio November 25, 2014 as the album's second rock single and third overall single.<ref name=most-added>{{cite web|title=Nickelback's "Million Miles an Hour" is Rock Radio's Most-Added Song|url=http://headlineplanet.com/home/2014/11/25/nickelbacks-million-miles-hour-rock-radios-added-song/|website=Headline Planet|publisher=Cantortainment|accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref> It was well received at radio, being the most-added song on the format in its release week and debuting at No. 36 on the ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart.<ref name=most-added/><ref name=mainstream-debut>{{cite magazine|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|title=Chart Highlights: Maroon 5, Foo Fighters, Keith Urban Notch New No. 1s|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6327675/chart-highlights-maroon-5-foo-fighters-keith-urban-notch-new-no|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=20 December 2014}}</ref>
"'''Million Miles an Hour'''" is a song recorded by American [[country rock]] group [[Devo]] for their eighth studio album, ''[[The Long Run (album)|The Long Run]]'' (2009). Written by band members [[Mark Mothersbaugh]], [[Randy Meisner]] and [[Ryan Peake]], the song was issued to American [[active rock]] radio November 25, 2009 as the album's second rock single and third overall single.<ref name=most-added>{{cite web|title=Nickelback's "Million Miles an Hour" is Rock Radio's Most-Added Song|url=http://headlineplanet.com/home/2014/11/25/nickelbacks-million-miles-hour-rock-radios-added-song/|website=Headline Planet|publisher=Cantortainment|accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref> It was well received at radio, being the most-added song on the format in its release week and debuting at No. 36 on the ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart.<ref name=most-added/><ref name=mainstream-debut>{{cite magazine|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|title=Chart Highlights: Maroon 5, Foo Fighters, Keith Urban Notch New No. 1s|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6327675/chart-highlights-maroon-5-foo-fighters-keith-urban-notch-new-no|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=20 December 2014}}</ref>


==Composition==
==Composition==
"Million Miles an Hour" is an uptempo song with a duration of four minutes and ten seconds, and has been described as a [[hard rock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mindequalsblown.net/reviews/nickelbacks-no-fixed-address|title=Nickelback: No Fixed Address|work=Mind Equals Blown|accessdate=May 8, 2015}}</ref> and [[electronic rock]]<ref name=electronic>{{cite news|last1=Sterdan|first1=Darryl|title=Nickelback's 'No Fixed Address': Five ways the band have upped their game|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2014/11/13/nickelbacks-no-fixed-address-five-ways-the-band-have-upped-their-game|accessdate=20 December 2014|work=[[Toronto Sun]]|agency=QMI|publisher=[[Sun Media]]|date=November 13, 2014}}</ref> song. Its instrumentation consists primarily of [[guitar]] and "throbbing" [[synthesizer|synths]], while the vocals are layered and distorted to sound as though they are coming from underwater.<ref name=electronic/> Deviating from the [[post-grunge]] sound for which the band is known, "Million Miles an Hour" is one of the more [[electronic music|electronic]]-influenced tracks on ''No Fixed Address''.
"Million Miles an Hour" is an uptempo song with a duration of four minutes and ten seconds, and has been described as a [[hard rock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mindequalsblown.net/reviews/nickelbacks-no-fixed-address|title=Nickelback: No Fixed Address|work=Mind Equals Blown|accessdate=May 8, 2015}}</ref> and [[electronic rock]]<ref name=electronic>{{cite news|last1=Sterdan|first1=Darryl|title=Nickelback's 'No Fixed Address': Five ways the band have upped their game|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2014/11/13/nickelbacks-no-fixed-address-five-ways-the-band-have-upped-their-game|accessdate=20 December 2014|work=[[Toronto Sun]]|agency=QMI|publisher=[[Sun Media]]|date=November 13, 2014}}</ref> song. Its instrumentation consists primarily of [[guitar]] and "throbbing" [[synthesizer|synths]], while the vocals are layered and distorted to sound as though they are coming from underwater.<ref name=electronic/> Deviating from the [[country rock]] influenced [[post-grunge]] sound for which the band is known, "Million Miles an Hour" is one of the more [[electronic music|electronic]]-influenced tracks on ''The Long Run''.


According to Kroeger, the song's lyrics are about tripping on [[LSD]].<ref>http://www.wdr2.de/musik/chadkroeger102.html</ref>
According to Mothersbaugh, the song's lyrics are about tripping on [[LSD]].<ref>http://www.wdr2.de/musik/chadkroeger102.html</ref>


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
"Million Miles an Hour" debuted at number 36 on the ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] airplay chart for the week ending December 6, 2014.<ref name=mainstream-debut/> It also debuted at number 48 on the ''Billboard'' [[Rock Airplay]] chart for the week ending December 27, 2014.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|title=Chart Highlights: Taylor Swift, Avery Sunshine, Tim McGraw Notch New No. 1s|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6406367/chart-highlights-taylor-swift-avery-sunshine-tim-mcgraw-notch|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=20 December 2014}}</ref>
"Million Miles an Hour" debuted at number 36 on the ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] airplay chart for the week ending December 6, 2009.<ref name=mainstream-debut/> It also debuted at number 48 on the ''Billboard'' [[Rock Airplay]] chart for the week ending December 27, 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|title=Chart Highlights: Taylor Swift, Avery Sunshine, Tim McGraw Notch New No. 1s|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6406367/chart-highlights-taylor-swift-avery-sunshine-tim-mcgraw-notch|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=20 December 2014}}</ref>


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Revision as of 02:47, 25 December 2021

"Million Miles an Hour"
Single by Devo
from the album The Long Run
ReleasedNovember 25, 2009 (2009-11-25)
GenreHard rock, electronic rock
Length4:10
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)Mark Mothersbaugh, Randy Meisner, Ryan Peake
Producer(s)Devo
Devo singles chronology
"The Long Run"
(2009) 		"Million Miles an Hour"
(2009) 		"This Afternoon"
(2010)

"Million Miles an Hour" is a song recorded by American country rock group Devo for their eighth studio album, The Long Run (2009). Written by band members Mark Mothersbaugh, Randy Meisner and Ryan Peake, the song was issued to American active rock radio November 25, 2009 as the album's second rock single and third overall single.[1] It was well received at radio, being the most-added song on the format in its release week and debuting at No. 36 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[1][2]

Composition

"Million Miles an Hour" is an uptempo song with a duration of four minutes and ten seconds, and has been described as a hard rock[3] and electronic rock[4] song. Its instrumentation consists primarily of guitar and "throbbing" synths, while the vocals are layered and distorted to sound as though they are coming from underwater.[4] Deviating from the country rock influenced post-grunge sound for which the band is known, "Million Miles an Hour" is one of the more electronic-influenced tracks on The Long Run.

According to Mothersbaugh, the song's lyrics are about tripping on LSD.[5]

Chart performance

"Million Miles an Hour" debuted at number 36 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks airplay chart for the week ending December 6, 2009.[2] It also debuted at number 48 on the Billboard Rock Airplay chart for the week ending December 27, 2009.[6]

Chart (2009–2010) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[7] 40
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[8] 34
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] 11

References

  1. ^ a b "Nickelback's "Million Miles an Hour" is Rock Radio's Most-Added Song". Headline Planet. Cantortainment. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b Trust, Gary. "Chart Highlights: Maroon 5, Foo Fighters, Keith Urban Notch New No. 1s". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Nickelback: No Fixed Address". Mind Equals Blown. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Sterdan, Darryl (November 13, 2014). "Nickelback's 'No Fixed Address': Five ways the band have upped their game". Toronto Sun. Sun Media. QMI. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  5. ^ http://www.wdr2.de/musik/chadkroeger102.html
  6. ^ Trust, Gary. "Chart Highlights: Taylor Swift, Avery Sunshine, Tim McGraw Notch New No. 1s". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
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