"Million Miles an Hour" is a song recorded by Canadian

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group

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for their eighth studio album, '' No Fixed Address'' (2014). Written by band members

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and

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, the song was issued to American

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radio November 25, 2014 as the album's second rock single and third overall single. 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''

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chart.

Composition

"Million Miles an Hour" is an uptempo song with a duration of four minutes and ten seconds, and has been described as a

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and

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song. Its instrumentation consists primarily of

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and "throbbing"

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, while the vocals are layered and distorted to sound as though they are coming from underwater. Deviating from the

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sound for which the band is known, "Million Miles an Hour" is one of the more

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-influenced tracks on ''No Fixed Address''. According to Kroeger, the song's lyrics are about tripping on

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Chart performance

"Million Miles an Hour" debuted at number 36 on the ''Billboard''

airplay chart for the week ending December 6, 2014. It also debuted at number 48 on the ''Billboard''

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chart for the week ending December 27, 2014.

References

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