Across the Miles
| "Across the Miles" | ||||
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| Single by Survivor | ||||
| from the album Too Hot to Sleep | ||||
| Released | January 1989 | |||
| Studio | Royal Recorders (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin) Right Track Recording (New York City, New York) | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 5:51 | |||
| Label | Scotti Bros. | |||
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| "Across the Miles" on YouTube | ||||
"Across the Miles" is a song by American rock band Survivor, released in January 1989 as the second single from their seventh studio album Too Hot to Sleep (1988).[1]
The song was covered by English rock band Uriah Heep in 1998.[2]
Background
The title was taken from a greeting card reading "Across the Miles" that Jim Peterik saw at a Marshall Field's store a few weeks before the song was composed. Survivor wrote the song during a jam session at a Chicago warehouse,[2] just before flying to New York City to record Too Hot to Sleep. The melody was developed as Frankie Sullivan and Peterik played a muted guitar and support chords on the keyboard respectively,[3] while Peterik created the lyrics on the spot. Jimi Jamison claimed to be involved in the song's creation, though Peterik has disputed this.[2]
A music video was made for the song. It features a scene in which Peterik, Sullivan and Jamison appear to rotate.[4]
Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 74 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] | 16 |
References
- ^ "Survivor singles".
- ^ a b c Peterik 2014, p. 261
- ^ Peterik 2014, p. 260
- ^ Peterik 2014, p. 262
- ^ "Survivor Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
- ^ "Survivor Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
Works cited
- Jim Peterik; Lisa Torern (September 8, 2014). Through the Eye of the Tiger: The Rock 'n' Roll Life of Survivor's Founding Member. BenBella Books. ISBN 978-1941631270.