A Thousand Miles from Nowhere

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A Thousand Miles from Nowhere is a 1993 country song by Dwight Yoakam known for its melancholic lyrics and atmospheric, Bakersfield-influenced sound.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album This Time
artist Dwight Yoakam
bSide Ain't That Lonely Yet (acoustic version)
chartPosition_Canada_Country_Tracks 3
chartPosition_US_Hot_Country_Songs 2
composer Dwight Yoakam
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1990s
format 7-inch single
CD single
genre country music
neotraditional country
hasMusicVideo yes
hasQuality atmospheric sound
melancholic lyrics
hasRhythmStyle mid-tempo country ballad
includedIn Dwight Yoakam greatest hits compilations
influencedBy Bakersfield sound
isSignatureSongOf Dwight Yoakam
language English
length 4:29
lyricist Dwight Yoakam
mainInstrument acoustic guitar
electric guitar
musicVideoDirector Mick Garris
nextSingle Fast as You
notableFor Bakersfield-influenced guitar sound
evocative desert imagery in music video
melancholic, reflective tone
partOf album This Time
performer Dwight Yoakam
previousSingle Ain't That Lonely Yet
producer Pete Anderson
recordingArtist Dwight Yoakam
recordLabel Reprise Records
releaseDate 1993-06-21
releaseYear 1993
theme emotional distance
heartbreak
loneliness
vocalStyle Dwight Yoakam’s honky-tonk-influenced vocals
writer Dwight Yoakam

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Dwight Yoakam notableWork A Thousand Miles from Nowhere
Tomorrow’s Sounds Today hasPart A Thousand Miles from Nowhere
this entity surface form: A Thousand Miles from Nowhere (live)
This Time includesTrack A Thousand Miles from Nowhere
This Time notableSingle A Thousand Miles from Nowhere