{{Short description|2002 single by Vanessa Carlton}} {{Other uses|1000 Miles (disambiguation){{!}}1000 Miles}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox song | name = A Thousand Miles | cover = A Thousand Miles.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Vanessa Carlton | album = Be Not Nobody | B-side = "Twilight" (live) | released = {{start date|2002|2|18}} | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = * Pop rock<ref name= "Billboard Pop 500">{{cite magazine|title= The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List|magazine= Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-songs-all-time-hits/94-vanessa-carlton-a-thousand-miles-2/|date= October 19, 2023|accessdate=May 12, 2025|quote= A Thousand Miles” is quintessential early 2000s pop-rock...|first1=Rania|last1=Aniftos|first2=Katie|last2=Atkinson|first3=Katie|last3=Bain|first4=Eric|last4=Renner Brown|first5=Anna|last5=Chan|first6=Ed|last6=Christman|first7=Hannah|last7=Dailey|first8=Stephen|last8=Daw|first9=Kyle|last9=Denis|first10=Frank|last10=DiGiacomo|first11=Thom|last11=Duffy|first12=Chris|last12=Eggertsen|first13=Ingrid|last13=Fajardo|first14=Griselda|last14=Flores|first15=Josh|last15=Glicksman|first16=Quincy|last16=Green|first17=Paul|last17=Grein|first18=Lyndsey|last18=Havens|first19=Rylee|last19=Johnston|first20=Becky|last20=Kaminsky|first21=Gil|last21=Kaufman|first22=Carl|last22=Lamarre|first23=Elias|last23=Leight|first24=Jason|last24=Lipshutz|first25=Joe|last25=Lynch|first26=Meghan|last26=Mahar|first27=Elizabeth|last27=Dilts Marshall|first28=Rebecca|last28=Milzoff|first29=Taylor|last29=Mims|first30=Gail|last30=Mitchell|first31=Melinda|last31=Newman|first32=Jessica|last32=Nicholson|first33=Danielle|last33=Pascual|first34=Glenn|last34=Peoples|first35=Isabela|last35=Raygoza|first36=Kristin|last36=Robinson|first37=Dan|last37=Rys|first38=Marc|last38=Schneider|first39=Andrew|last39=Unterberger|first40=Christine|last40=Werthman|display-authors=5}}</ref> * orchestral pop<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slev.life/vanessa-carlton-a-thousand-miles|title=20 Years Later, Vanessa Carlton's 'A Thousand Miles' is a Personal Anthem of... Defiance? ✊🏻}}</ref> | length = 3:57 | label = A&M | writer = Vanessa Carlton | producer = * Ron Fair * Curtis Schweitzer | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Ordinary Day | next_year = 2002 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Cwkej79U3ek|"A Thousand Miles"}}}} }} "'''A Thousand Miles'''" (originally titled "'''Interlude'''") is the debut single of American pop singer Vanessa Carlton. Written by Carlton and produced by Curtis Schweitzer and Ron Fair, the song was released to American radio in February 2002 by A&M Records as the lead single from Carlton's first album, ''Be Not Nobody'' (2002).

The song originated in a piano riff that Carlton wrote in 1998, titled "Interlude". She later recorded a demo tape of the full song, which reached Fair at A&M Records. Its production was reworked to include an orchestra section, and it was retitled "A Thousand Miles" at Fair's insistence. To promote the song, an accompanying music video was released, featuring Carlton playing the piano while it moves through Los Angeles. It was also featured in the films ''Legally Blonde'' (2001), and ''White Chicks'' (2004).

"A Thousand Miles" received critical acclaim, with reviewers praising Carlton's vocals and the song's composition. It was nominated for three Grammy Awards at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year. The song was commercially successful, becoming Carlton's biggest hit in the United States and her only single to reach the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number five. It also reached number one in Australia, number three in Ireland, and the top 10 in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.

==Background and recording== Vanessa Carlton wrote the song's piano riff in the mid-1998 at her parents' house in Philadelphia; her mother Heidi Lee, who had been listening to her, said, "Vanessa, that's a hit song."<ref name="VH1 interview">Stas, Heather. [http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1453927/05132002/carlton_vanessa.jhtml "Vanessa Carlton: It's Not Easy Being Not Nobody"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001063243/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1453927/05132002/carlton_vanessa.jhtml|date=October 1, 2007}}. VH1. May 13, 2002. Retrieved May 28, 2006.</ref> Carlton was unable to finish the song because of a case of writer's block and did not return to it for several months. While looking for a record label that would sign her, Carlton played the beginning of the song for a record producer, who said, "You have to finish that."<ref name="MTV Road to the Grammys">{{cite news |last1=Moss |first1=Corey |date=February 14, 2003 |title=Road To The Grammys: The Making Of Vanessa Carlton's 'A Thousand Miles' |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1469962/20030214/story.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040308062236/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1469962/20030214/story.jhtml |archive-date=March 8, 2004 |access-date=March 1, 2023 |work=MTV News}}</ref> She returned to her parents' home and finished it in an hour one evening, naming it "Interlude." She told VH1 in 2004, "I just sit down and write my songs ... It just kind of happened and it will never happen again like that."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050225160456/http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1495066/12202004/carlton_vanessa.jhtml "Vanessa Carlton: Cast Your Fate To The Wind"]. VH1. December 20, 2004. Retrieved June 28, 2006.</ref>

Some years later, Carlton recorded a demo tape (which featured several tracks, including "Interlude") and sent it to various producers and labels in the hopes that one would sign her. Some expressed interest, but Carlton did not agree with their suggestions for alternative titles for the song. One of the tapes found its way to Ron Fair, head of A&M Records, who recalled that "It was extraordinary, but also in some respects kind of screwed up as a record. It didn't press the emotional buttons the way I envisioned it."<ref name="MTV Road to the Grammys" /> Carlton then met with Fair for a piano session to alter the arrangement of the song "so the heartbeat came in a different way". During this session, more transitions were inserted into the song, and the timing of the repetition of the chorus was changed. Additionally, the instrumental opening was shortened and an orchestra section was added by Fair; the lyrics, however, remained the same. He explained: "It has a lot of starts and stops to it, which makes it hard to achieve a flow, but I wanted to make a really dramatic record. The song is like a mini musical of its own."<ref name="MTV Road to the Grammys" />

"A Thousand Miles" took 14 sessions to record and was the first song recorded for ''Be Not Nobody''. As well as conducting the orchestra, Fair also organized a small band for its recording: John Goux played guitar on the track, Leland Sklar played bass guitar, and Abe Laboriel, Jr. played drums. Carlton later said, "after listening to it I realized I was going to make an album that I was very proud of."<ref name="MTV Road to the Grammys" />

==Music and lyrics== {{Listen | filename = Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles.ogg | title = "A Thousand Miles" | description = A 24-second excerpt from the beginning of the song. It contains the piano hook which ''Billboard'' noted "endures with urgency" and "lends [the song] a spectacular charm". }} "A Thousand Miles" is written in the key of B major and composed with a tempo of 95 beats per minute.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BPM and key for A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton {{!}} Tempo for A Thousand Miles |url=https://songbpm.com/@vanessa-carlton/a-thousand-miles |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=Song BPM |language=en}}</ref> Carlton says that the song was inspired by a crush she had on a Juilliard student (who is now a "very famous actor") whom she met while she was attending the School of American Ballet.<ref name="MTV Road to the Grammys" /><ref name="Ghostarchive">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/GLO_57IV6Zc Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210411151118/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLO_57IV6Zc Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |date=April 11, 2021 |title=The Story of "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLO_57IV6Zc&t=241s |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She further stated that because she never actually spoke to her crush due to her shyness, she felt like she had "a better chance of falling up than ever having a relationship with this person".<ref name="Ghostarchive" /> She has also called the song "a combination of reality and fantasy. It's about a love that so consumes you that you do anything for it. That's how I felt at that time."<ref name="VH1 interview" />

The selection of the song's title was accompanied by a minor disagreement between Carlton and Fair, who was reportedly "adamant" about changing it. Fair said, "Vanessa Carlton is an incredible talent, but she's also very stubborn... I had to say, 'Look, I'm the president of the label, we're not calling it "Interlude". ' When you're trying to launch a career, people need a handle to pick things up from, and the word 'Interlude' is never in the song".<ref name="MTV Road to the Grammys" /> The final title of the song, "A Thousand Miles", was based on a suggestion by Fair's nephew. After the song's completion, Fair said that he listened to it repeatedly and "it made me weep. That's usually my litmus test. If I cry, I know it's a hit".<ref name="MTV Road to the Grammys" /> Despite this, he was concerned that the song's piano basis would put it at a disadvantage in the marketplace if it were to be released as a single.

==Critical reception== "A Thousand Miles" was highly acclaimed by music critics. ''Billboard'' magazine opined, "it's the song's classical-tied piano hook that endures with urgency throughout the song that lends it spectacular charm, along with the artist's vulnerable vocal style... A truly auspicious opening."<ref>Taylor, Chuck. [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/76468/a-thousand-miles "Vanessa Carlton: 'A Thousand Miles'] ''Billboard''. March 23, 2002. Retrieved March 19, 2006.</ref> Most other critics gave ''Be Not Nobody'' mixed reviews but generally praised the song. AllMusic wrote: "as it moves from its solo orchestral-backed choruses, the result isn't overwhelming, it's sweet, multi-layered, and appealing".<ref>Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r587920/review|pure_url=yes}} "''Be Not Nobody''"]. AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2006.</ref> Sean Richardson of the ''Boston Phoenix'' made favorable comparisons between "A Thousand Miles" and Michelle Branch's debut single "Everywhere", saying, "it's a good-natured reverie, with none of the troubled soul searching that characterizes the work of Tori and Fiona. She occasionally evokes her piano-playing predecessors by raising her girlish voice to a howl, but she's better off being herself".<ref>Richardson, Sean. [http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/other_stories/documents/02266748.htm "DIY divas: Michelle Branch and Vanessa Carlton"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315062403/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/other_stories/documents/02266748.htm |date=March 15, 2012 }}. ''Boston Phoenix''. May 16–23, 2002. Retrieved May 28, 2006.</ref> Adrien Begrand of ''PopMatters'' magazine said the song was "catchy and hard to dislike" but characterized it as "the sort of girly-voiced, introspective pop that is made to please people who are looking for singer/songwriters who look and sound profound, but actually have nothing to say".<ref>Begrand, Adrien. [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/carltonvanessa-benot.shtml "Vanessa Carlton: ''Be Not Nobody''"]. ''PopMatters''. September 19, 2002. Retrieved March 19, 2006.</ref>

"A Thousand Miles" won in the Can't Get You Out of My Head category at the VH1 Big in 2002 Awards,<ref>Moss, Corey. [https://web.archive.org/web/20021219192346/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1459010/12052002/run_dmc.jhtml "Run, DMC Break Down At VH1 Awards; Ice Cube, Vanessa Carlton Confused By Trophies"]. VH1. December 5, 2002. Retrieved May 28, 2006.</ref> and it was nominated for three Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards. It lost Song of the Year and Record of the Year to Norah Jones' "Don't Know Why", while the Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) award went to "Mean Old Man", performed by James Taylor. The song became popular amongst U.S. troops serving in Iraq, and in April 2003, the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' reported that it had become the most requested song on the radio station British Forces Broadcasting Service Middle East. Carlton responded, "Perhaps, 'A Thousand Miles' conveys the feelings and longing and desperation that the U.S. soldiers feel for their loved ones. I don't know. But whatever peace I am able to bring to the hearts of the people at war is a contribution that I am proud of".<ref>Hermann, Andrew. [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20030406/ai_n12503472 "Singer shoots to No. 1 with troops"]. ''Chicago Sun-Times''. April 6, 2003. Retrieved March 19, 2006.</ref><ref>Roeper, Richard. [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20030409/ai_n12503476 "Let's not tie patriotism to lame criminal ballad"]. ''Chicago Sun-Times''. April 9, 2003. Retrieved March 19, 2006.{{dead link|date=April 2023|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> By May 2003 the website Musicnotes had sold a record 10,000 pieces of digital sheet music for "A Thousand Miles", and it won the website's Song of the Year award.<ref>[http://www.musicnotes.com/press/carltonaward.asp "Musicnotes, Inc. Presents Multi-Platinum Singer/Songwriter Vanessa Carlton With First Annual "Musicnotes Song of the Year Award""]. Musicnotes. May 6, 2003. Retrieved June 28, 2006.</ref> The song's production team was nominated for a 2003 Technical Excellence & Creativity Award in the category of Outstanding Creative Achievement in Record Production&nbsp;— Single or Track.<ref>[http://mixfoundation.org/tec/03nomineescreat.html "2003 Nominees: Outstanding Creative Achievement"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060720092811/http://www.mixfoundation.org/tec/03nomineescreat.html|date=July 20, 2006}}. Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards. Retrieved June 28, 2006.</ref>

==Commercial performance== In the United States, "A Thousand Miles" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on the week dated March 2, 2002; it peaked at number five for three weeks in May 2002 and remained on the chart for 41 weeks.<ref name="hot100"/> ''Be Not Nobody'' was released on April 30, and, partly because of the popularity of "A Thousand Miles", it debuted within the top five of the ''Billboard'' 200 chart with first-week sales of over 101,000 copies.<ref>Gray, Brandon. [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1161&p=.htm "'Spider-Man' Spins Onto Music Sales Chart"]. ''Box Office Mojo''. May 9, 2002. Retrieved March 19, 2006.</ref><ref>D'Angelo, Joe and Su, Liane. [https://web.archive.org/web/20021020012322/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453899/05092002/carlton_vanessa.jhtml "Vanessa Carlton Way Ahead Of The Curve After Debuting At #5"]. MTV. May 10, 2002. Retrieved March 19, 2006.</ref> In was the sixth-most-successful single of 2002 in the US.<ref name="usye"/> Worldwide, "A Thousand Miles" was a top-five hit in Ireland and France and entered the top 10 in several other European countries, including the United Kingdom, Italy, and the Netherlands. In Australia, it held the number-one position on the ARIA Singles Chart for two weeks in August 2002, ending the year as Australia's sixth-best-selling single.<ref name="aus"/><ref name="ausye"/> E! Online said the song was "a bona fide hit for good reason. Catchy pop on the surface, it has melodic complexity beneath that bodes well for repeated listening".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021103025348/http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,2664,00.html "Reviews: Vanessa Carlton, ''Be Not Nobody'']. E! Online. Retrieved March 19, 2006.</ref>

==Music video== Fair played "A Thousand Miles" in front of his superior Jimmy Iovine, the co-chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M. Iovine was very impressed with the song and requested that a music video be filmed immediately for it. After the video had been completed it was presented to Tom Calderone, the Vice President of Programming for MTV, in early 2002. Calderone expressed a desire to begin broadcasting the video at once and Fair agreed to his request, even though the album was still in production at the time and Carlton's marketing "image" had not yet been developed.<ref name="MTV Road to the Grammys" />

Directed by Marc Klasfeld, the music video was filmed in Newbury Park, California, and in areas of Downtown Los Angeles such as State Theater. There was no use of green screen or visual effects; Carlton's piano and bench were moved using a flatbed truck and a custom-built dolly, and she wore a seat belt under her skirt to secure herself to the bench.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/GLO_57IV6Zc Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210411151118/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLO_57IV6Zc Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |date=April 11, 2021 |title=The Story of "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLO_57IV6Zc&t=834s |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Carlton told the website Contactmusic.com of the first time she watched the single's music video, in which she is seen playing the piano while traveling through a variety of settings:

{{blockquote|I was in the studio and had just taken a break, when someone ran in the room and said, "You're on MTV!" We put it on and I just stared at the screen. After a few minutes, I just covered my eyes and started to laugh. It seemed so surreal. The night after that, I heard the song on the radio for the first time. It was all so unbelievable.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071015175516/http://www.contactmusic.com/new/artist.nsf/0/4d33044cc57edb6f80256eae003c68c9?opendocument&bio=full "Vanessa Carlton"]. ''ContactMusic''. Retrieved March 19, 2006.</ref>}}

Carlton felt that Marc Klasfeld (the video's director) "captured who I was in that video",<ref name="VH1 interview" /> and he was selected to direct the video for the album's follow-up single, "Ordinary Day". The music video for "A Thousand Miles" received heavy airplay on the channel following its premiere on the top-ten video program ''Total Request Live'' on January 4, 2002, and was popular enough to be retired from the show's countdown.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Wonsiewicz |first=Steve |date=March 8, 2002 |title=Pop Radio Supports Vanessa Carlton |magazine=Radio & Records |page=31 |issue=1443}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060630042648/http://www.absolutetrl.net/records/records/retired.html "Retired Videos (1998—2003)"]. ''AbsoluteTRL.net''. Retrieved May 28, 2006.</ref>

==Legacy== "A Thousand Miles" is Carlton's most successful single and her only top-20 hit in the United States. It continued to receive regular rotation on adult contemporary and adult pop radio stations two years after its original release, and ''Billboard'' magazine has named it "one of the most enduring songs of the millennium".<ref>[http://www.rfnt.com/business_news_at_refernet/2004-08-15/Reviews.html "Billboard Single Reviews (Reuters)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050214030052/http://rfnt.com/business_news_at_refernet/2004-08-15/Reviews.html|date=February 14, 2005}}. ''Billboard''. August 13, 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2006.</ref> A writer for the ''Boston Phoenix'' said that with the song, Carlton "won favor with smart but awkward teenage girls who didn't see themselves in more evidently constructed teen-pop personalities like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera",<ref>Wood, Mikael. [http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/otr/documents/04533782.asp "Vanessa Carlton: ''Harmonium''"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517024948/http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/otr/documents/04533782.asp |date=May 17, 2008 }}. ''Boston Phoenix''. March 18–24, 2005. Retrieved March 19, 2006.</ref> and ''Slant'' magazine said it "helped pave the way for an industry beginning to take a turn away from bubblegum pop".<ref>Cinquemani, Sal. [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=513 "Vanessa Carlton: ''Harmonium''"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929183638/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=513 |date=September 29, 2006 }}. ''Slant''. Retrieved May 28, 2006.</ref> Carlton has said that rappers such as Fabolous and Ja Rule "really like this song."<ref>{{cite web |date=June 9, 2002<!--, 14:21:02 (EDT)--> |title=Carlton Says Hip Hoppers Like 'Thousand Miles' |url=http://rapdirt.com/article1391.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030430032133/http://rapdirt.com/article1391.html |archive-date=April 30, 2003 |access-date=April 30, 2003 |work=RapDirt |quote=Vanessa Carlton tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution while in town that some top hip hop stars are big fans of her breakout hit. "I've been doing radio shows with Fabolous and Ja Rule and they really like this song," she said, before performing 'A Thousand Miles' to 100 Q100 listeners at a private Hard Rock Cafe show. "It must have some R&B vibe about it," she added.}}</ref> "A Thousand Miles" was sampled in the Yungeen Ace single "Who I Smoke", a usage which Carlton approved of and defended from criticism.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://hypebeast.com/2021/6/vanessa-carlton-defends-a-thousand-miles-sample-who-i-smoke|title=Vanessa Carlton Defends "A Thousand Miles" Sample on Rap Song "Who I Smoke"|publisher=Hypebeast|accessdate=May 15, 2026}}</ref>

In its finished form, the song was first heard during a scene in the Reese Witherspoon film ''Legally Blonde'' (2001) and was included on the film's soundtrack under the title "A Thousand Miles (Interlude)".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grier |first1=Kristie |date=August 29, 2001 |title='Legally Blonde' Soundtrack |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119959163/legally-blonde-soundtrack-kristie/ |access-date=March 1, 2023 |work=The Weekender |pages=44}}</ref> In the film ''White Chicks'' (2004), the song is used several times, including when Terry Crews' character sings along to it in a "perfect rendition".<ref>{{Cite web |last=E Jones |first=Ellen |date=May 28, 2019 |title=Why is A Thousand Miles the most referenced song in cinema? |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/may/28/why-is-vanessa-carlton-a-thousand-miles-the-most-referenced-song-in-cinema |access-date=April 9, 2022 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>

==Track listings== {{Tracklist | headline = US CD single<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=A Thousand Miles|year=2002|type=US CD single liner notes|publisher=A&M Records|id=069497676-2}}</ref> | title1 = A Thousand Miles | title2 = Twilight | note2 = live | title3 = Enhanced Section | note3 = includes video, photo gallery, hyperlink, and Universal Media Player skin }} {{Tracklist | headline = UK CD single<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=A Thousand Miles|year=2002|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=A&M Records|id=497 754-2}}</ref> | title1 = A Thousand Miles | title2 = Paradise | note2 = piano-vocal | title3 = Red Ditty | note3 = Non-LP version | title4 = A Thousand Miles | note4 = CD-ROM video }}

{{Tracklist | headline = UK cassette single<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=A Thousand Miles|year=2002|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=A&M Records|id=497 754-4}}</ref> | title1 = A Thousand Miles | title2 = Paradise | note2 = piano-vocal }}

{{Tracklist | headline = European and Japanese CD single<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=A Thousand Miles|year=2002|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=A&M Records|id=497 712-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=A Thousand Miles|year=2002|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=A&M Records|id=UICA-5002}}</ref> | title1 = A Thousand Miles | title2 = Twilight | note2 = live }}

{{Tracklist | headline = Australian CD single<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=A Thousand Miles|year=2002|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=A&M Records|id=497 711-2}}</ref> | title1 = A Thousand Miles | title2 = Twilight | note2 = live | title3 = Wanted | note3 = Ripe mix | title4 = A Thousand Miles | note4 = video }}

==Personnel== * Vanessa Carlton – vocals, piano * Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums * John Goux – guitar * Leland Sklar – bass guitar * Ron Fair – string arrangement

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (2002) !Peak<br/>position |- {{single chart|Australia|1|artist=Vanessa Carlton|song=A Thousand Miles|rowheader=true|refname="aus"}} |- {{single chart|Austria|12|artist=Vanessa Carlton|song=A Thousand Miles|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Flanders|4|artist=Vanessa Carlton|song=A Thousand Miles|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Wallonia|8|artist=Vanessa Carlton|song=A Thousand Miles|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2002.pdf|title=Canadian Top 20 in 2002|website=Cross Canada Countdown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407223203/http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2002.pdf|archive-date=April 7, 2005|access-date=November 13, 2023}}</ref> |5 |- {{single chart|Denmark|3|artist=Vanessa Carlton|song=A Thousand Miles|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2002/MM-2002-08-10.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=20|issue=33|page=7|date=August 10, 2002|access-date=June 6, 2020}}</ref> |9 |- {{single chart|France|8|artist=Vanessa Carlton|song=A Thousand Miles|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Germany|14|artist=Vanessa Carlton|song=A Thousand Miles|songid=5192|rowheader=true|access-date=June 6, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Hungary|5|year=2002|week=39|rowheader=true|access-date=December 8, 2010}} |- {{single chart|Hungarysingle|8|year=2002|week=39|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2024}} |- {{single chart|Ireland2|3|song=A Thousand Miles|rowheader=true|access-date=June 6, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Italy|6|artist=Vanessa Carlton|song=A Thousand Miles|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Dutch40|6|year=2002|week=32|rowheader=true|access-date=June 6, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|12|artist=Vanessa Carlton|song=A Thousand Miles|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|4|artist=Vanessa Carlton|song=A Thousand Miles|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Norway|14|artist=Vanessa Carlton|song=A Thousand Miles|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Poland (Nielsen Music Control)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenmusiccontrol.com/index_pol|title=Nielsen Music Control|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625155659/http://www.pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_33_2002.html|archive-date=June 25, 2007}}</ref> |2 |- !scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10042.html|title=Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 41, saptamina 14.10–20.10, 2002|publisher=Romanian Top 100|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227142059/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10042.html|archive-date=December 27, 2004|access-date=June 6, 2020}}</ref> |8 |- {{single chart|Scotland|7|date=20020803|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Sweden|30|artist=Vanessa Carlton|song=A Thousand Miles|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|8|artist=Vanessa Carlton|song=A Thousand Miles|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|UK|6|date=20020803|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|5|artist=Vanessa Carlton|rowheader=true|refname="hot100"}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|1|artist=Vanessa Carlton|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|2|artist=Vanessa Carlton|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|1|artist=Vanessa Carlton|rowheader=true}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (2002) !Position |- !scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref name="ausye">{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2002/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2002|publisher=ARIA|access-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref> |6 |- !scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2002|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2002|language=de|access-date=June 6, 2020}}</ref> |74 |- !scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2002|title=Jaaroverzichten 2002|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref> |20 |- !scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2002|title=Rapports annuels 2002|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref> |49 |- !scope="row"|Brazil (Crowley)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maistocadas.mus.br/2002/|title=Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2002|publisher=Crowley Broadcast Analysis|date=April 3, 2018|access-date=January 30, 2022}}</ref> |72 |- !scope="row"|Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_2002.html|title=Top 100 top played radio tracks in Canada in 2002|publisher=Jam!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812022009/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_2002.html|archive-date=August 12, 2004|access-date=March 21, 2022}}</ref> |7 |- !scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2003/MM-2003-01-11.pdf|title=Year in Review – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2002|magazine=Music & Media|volume=21|issue=2–3|page=14|date=January 11, 2003|access-date=June 6, 2020}}</ref> |33 |- !scope="row"|France (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2002|title=Classement Singles – année 2002|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=May 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510075435/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2002|archive-date=May 10, 2011}}</ref> |57 |- !scope="row"|Germany (Media Control)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2002|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2002|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref> |61 |- !scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2002.html|title=Top 100 Songs of 2002|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|year=2002|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040602113021/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2002.html|archive-date=June 2, 2004|access-date=March 16, 2022}}</ref> |27 |- !scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%202002.pdf|title=Single top 100 over 2002|publisher=Top40|language=nl|access-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref> |9 |- !scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2002&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2002|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref> |48 |- !scope="row"|New Zealand (RIANZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2002-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 2002|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=June 6, 2020}}</ref> |2 |- !scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2002|title=Swiss Year-End Charts 2002|language=de|access-date=June 6, 2020}}</ref> |20 |- !scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2002.pdf|title=2002 UK Year-end Charts|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=November 26, 2015}}</ref> |73 |- !scope="row"|UK Airplay (''Music Week'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2003/Music-Week-2003-01-18.pdf|title=Most Broadcast of 2002 — Airplay Top 50|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=January 18, 2003|access-date=August 4, 2023}}</ref> |33 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name="usye">{{cite web|url=http://billboardtop100of.com/2002-2/|title=Billboard Top 100 – 2002|website=Billboardtop100of.com|access-date=June 6, 2020}}</ref> |6 |- !scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA39-IA34|title=The Year in Music 2002: Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=114|issue=52|page=YE-96|date=December 28, 2002|access-date=November 23, 2023}}</ref> |10 |- !scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA39-IA35|title=The Year in Music 2002: Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=114|issue=52|page=YE-97|date=December 28, 2002|access-date=November 23, 2023}}</ref> |4 |- !scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2002|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=10|issue=51|page=12|date=December 20, 2002}}</ref> |5 |} {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (2003) !Position |- !scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA40|title=Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=115|issue=52|page=YE-80|date=December 27, 2003|access-date=November 23, 2023}}</ref> |4 |- !scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=11|issue=51|page=22|date=December 19, 2003}}</ref> |41 |}

===Decade-end charts=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (2000–2009) !Position |- !scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA end of Decade">{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2009/end-of-decade-singles-chart|title=2009 ARIA End of Decade Singles Chart|publisher=ARIA|date=January 2010|access-date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> |70 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2002|certyear=2002|access-date=September 22, 2019}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2002|access-date=September 22, 2019}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Vanessa Carlton|title=A Thousand Miles|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2002|certyear=2024|access-date=July 19, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Vanessa Carlton|title=A Thousand Miles|relyear=2002|certyear=2024|id=13897|access-date=May 23, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|award=Silver|artist=Vanessa Carlton|title=A Thousand Miles|relyear=2002|certyear=2003|source=archive|access-date=September 22, 2019}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Vanessa Carlton|title=A Thousand Miles|relyear=2002|certyear=2023|access-date=June 19, 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|title=A Thousand Miles|artist=Vanessa Carlton|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2023|id=11577|access-date=November 12, 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=single|award=Gold|artist=ヴァネッサ・カールトン|title=サウザンド・マイルズ|relyear=2005|certyear=2014|certmonth=10|digital=true|access-date=September 22, 2019}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|artist=Vanessa Carlton|title=A Thousand Miles|relyear=2002|source=radioscope|access-date=January 11, 2025|certyear=2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2024|artist=Vanessa Carlton|title=A Thousand Miles (Live Acoustic)|note=Live Acoustic|access-date=August 26, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|artist=Vanessa Carlton|title=A Thousand Miles|relyear=2002|certyear=2022|id=10152-1998-1|access-date=November 25, 2022}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}}

==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}} |- !scope="row"|United States |February 18–19, 2002 |{{hlist|Top 40|modern adult contemporary|hot adult contemporary radio}} |rowspan="4"|A&M |align="center"|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Impact Dates|magazine=Gavin Report|issue=2360|page=38|date=February 8, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Impact Dates|magazine=Gavin Report|issue=2361|page=38|date=February 19, 2002}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|Japan |May 2, 2002 |rowspan="2"|CD |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universal-music.co.jp/u-pop/mein/release/0205.html|title=新譜発売日一覧 2002年 5月分|trans-title=New Release Date List for May 2002|publisher=Universal Music Japan|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020808073227fw_/http://www.universal-music.co.jp/u-pop/mein/release/0205.html|archive-date=August 8, 2002|access-date=August 28, 2023}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|Australia |May 20, 2002 |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue638.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 20th May 2002|publisher=ARIA|page=25|date=May 20, 2002|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020626140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020627-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue638.pdf|archive-date=June 26, 2002|access-date=August 26, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|United Kingdom |July 22, 2002 |{{hlist|CD|cassette}} |align="center"|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2002/Music-Week-2002-07-20.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 22 July 2002: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=July 20, 2002|access-date=August 26, 2021}}</ref> |}

==See also== * List of number-one singles in Australia in 2002 * 2002 in music * "Who I Smoke"

==References== {{Reflist}}

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