"A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam

Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music...

. It was released in June 1993 as the second single from his 1993 album This Time

This Time (Dwight Yoakam album)

This Time is the fifth album by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. Three of its tracks barely missed the top spot on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, each peaking at No. 2: "Ain't That Lonely Yet," "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere," and "Fast as You." Two other tracks also rose...

. Like his previous single, this song peaked at #2 in the United States and at #3 in Canada.

Content

The song's narrator has left a former lover, and he is now a thousand miles from nowhere, and time doesn't matter to him, and there's no place that he'd rather be. His former lover treated him cruelly.

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 train across various places, and is shown in two frames showing mostly different views of the train and Yoakam.

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
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	3