Song written by Kim and Ricky Wilde. The sixth track of the album Love Is. It was released as a single in Europe in the autumn of 1992 in a remixed version.
Versions
There are three versions of ‘Million Miles Away’: the album version, the single remix and the club mix.
Formats
The single was released on 7″ single, 12″ single and CD-single. The 7″ single was the last vinyl single of Kim Wilde that was ever made on the European continent!
See also this page in the discography.
Music video
A music video was filmed to promote the single. It was directed by Zowie Broach.
Go to this page for more information.
Live performances
‘Million miles away’ was performed live during the German tour in December 1992 and the Greatest Hits Tour in 2022 and 2023.
Cover versions
‘Million Miles Away’ was covered in Estonian as Kui Moistad Mind by Jam.
Kim about ‘Million miles away’
‘A Million Miles Away’ was another very early song and we had started writing the album and things weren’t going so well and then ‘A Million Miles Away’ and ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ came up and we knew that it was going to be alright after we wrote ‘A Million Miles Away’ because it’s such pure melody that Ricki came up with. It’s a classic Rick song really, as soon as I came in and heard it I knew he’s back on form you know, he’s back on a roll. (1)
Credits
Drums: Geoff Dugmore
Keyboards and programming, bass: Ricky Wilde
Guitar: Ricky Wilde, Steve Byrd
Backing vocals: Kim Wilde, Jordan Bailey
Produced by Ricky Wilde
Engineered by James Richards and Stephen Streater
Mixed by Ricky Wilde and Tony Swain
Interview source
(1) Kim Wilde talks about her new album “Love is”, Promo CD (UK), 1992
Lyrics
A while ago you looked at me
And said there’d come a time
You’d have to go away
You put it on the line
And told me we should only
Take each moment day by day
Well I know that there’s a time in life
When people change
And go their separate ways
But I miss you, more each day
You’re a million miles away
But I feel you in my heart
Though it hurt to leave that way
We’ll we knew that from the start
Cos you never did pretend
Our love would never end
There is no way to love
No rules that we can follow
Nothing simple or defined
We make our own
And some we borrow
Hoping it won’t end
But darling now we know
We’ve got no-where left to go
You’re a million miles away
But I feel you in my heart
Through it hurt to leave that way
Well we knew that from the start
Cos you never did pretend
Our love would never end
Our love would never end
And if I travelled to the stars
Would I find out where you are
Touch the secret in your heart
And set it free
Or would you turn away
Cos I miss you more each day
You’re a million miles away
But I feel you in my heart
Through it hurt to leave that way
Well we knew that from the start
Cos you never did pretend
Our love would never end
Our love would never end
