A Thousand Miles from Nowhere

"A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in June 1993 as the second single from his album This Time. Like his previous single, this song peaked at number 2 in the United States and at number 3 in Canada.^[1] The song was featured in two films, Red Rock West (filmed prior to the release of This Time using a studio demo recording) and Chasers.

"A Thousand Miles from Nowhere"
Single by Dwight Yoakam
from the album This Time
B-side	"Something to Talk About"
Released	June 21, 1993
Recorded	1993
Genre	Country
Length	4:27
Label	Reprise 18528
Songwriter	Dwight Yoakam
Producer	Pete Anderson
Dwight Yoakam singles chronology
"Ain't That Lonely Yet" (1993) "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" (1993) "Fast as You" (1993)

Content

The song's narrator is dealing with the aftermath of the end of his relationship with his significant other. The breakup is causing him to feel sad, lonely, and lost. Some of the lyrics in the refrain ("time don't matter to me" and "there's no place I wanna be") also describe his feelings of apathy and disinterest with everything else around him.

Music video

The music video was directed by Dwight Yoakam with the help of Carolyn Mayer (according to some sources). It features Yoakam riding on a Copper Basin Railway train across the Arizona desert, and is shown in two frames showing mostly different views of the train and Yoakam. Fellow musician Kelly Willis does a cameo appearance as the young woman standing in a shallow stream.

Chart performance

"A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" debuted at number 72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 26, 1993.

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2]	3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	62
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	17