"Million Miles an Hour"
Single by Nickelback
from the album No Fixed Address
ReleasedNovember 25, 2014 (2014-11-25)
Genre
Length4:10
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake
Producer(s)Nickelback, Chris Baseford
Nickelback singles chronology
"What Are You Waiting For?"
(2014) 		"Million Miles an Hour"
(2014) 		"She Keeps Me Up"
(2015)

"Million Miles an Hour" is a song recorded by Canadian rock group Nickelback for their eighth studio 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.[3] 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.[3][4]

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[1] and electronic rock[2] 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.[2] Deviating from the post-grunge sound for which the band is known, "Million Miles an Hour" is one of the more electronic-influenced tracks on No Fixed Address.

According to Kroeger, 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, 2014.[4] It also debuted at number 48 on the Billboard Rock Airplay chart for the week ending December 27, 2014.[6]

Chart (2014-2015) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[7] 40
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[8] 34
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] 11

References

  1. ^ a b "Nickelback: No Fixed Address". Mind Equals Blown. 21 November 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ a b "Nickelback's "Million Miles an Hour" is Rock Radio's Most-Added Song". Headline Planet. Cantortainment. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b Trust, Gary. "Chart Highlights: Maroon 5, Foo Fighters, Keith Urban Notch New No. 1s". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Chad Kroeger im WDR 2 Studio - WDR 2". www.wdr2.de. Archived from the original on 2014-12-20.
  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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