Million Miles an Hour
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{{Infobox song
| name = Million Miles an Hour
| cover = Millionmilesanhour.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Nickelback
| album = No Fixed Address
| released = {{start date|2014|11|25}}
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| length = {{duration|m=4|s=10}}
| label = Republic
| writer = Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake
| producer = Nickelback, Chris Baseford
| prev_title = What Are You Waiting For?
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = She Keeps Me Up
| next_year = 2015
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"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.{{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|date=25 November 2014|publisher=Cantortainment|accessdate=4 December 2014}} 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.{{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|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=20 December 2014}}
Composition
"Million Miles an Hour" is an uptempo song with a duration of four minutes and ten seconds, and has been described as post-grunge,{{Cite web |last=Stiller |first=Jesse |date=November 20, 2014 |title=Nickelback’s album falls flat for listeners |url=https://eastside-online.org/entertainment/nickelbacks-album-falls-flat-for-listeners/ |access-date=April 18, 2025 |website=Eastside}} hard rock{{cite web|url=http://mindequalsblown.net/reviews/nickelbacks-no-fixed-address|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220171101/http://mindequalsblown.net/reviews/nickelbacks-no-fixed-address|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 20, 2014|title=Nickelback: No Fixed Address|work=Mind Equals Blown|date=21 November 2014|accessdate=May 8, 2015}} and electronic rock.{{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|newspaper=Toronto Sun|agency=QMI|publisher=Sun Media|date=November 13, 2014}} 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. 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.wdr2.de/musik/chadkroeger102.html |title=Chad Kroeger im WDR 2 Studio - WDR 2 |website=www.wdr2.de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220220531/http://www.wdr2.de/musik/chadkroeger102.html |archive-date=2014-12-20}}
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. It also debuted at number 48 on the Billboard Rock Airplay chart for the week ending December 27, 2014.{{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|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=20 December 2014}}
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! Chart (2014-2015) ! Peak |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadarock|40|artist=Nickelback|accessdate=5 March 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrockairplay|34|artist=Nickelback|accessdate=5 March 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|11|artist=Nickelback|accessdate=20 December 2014}} |
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Category:Republic Records singles
Category:Songs written by Chad Kroeger