1000 Miles Away

1991 single by Hoodoo Gurus September 2025 1000 Miles Away 1000MilesAwayFrontHG.jpg single Hoodoo Gurus Kinky I Think You Know 1991 5 6 yNew Release Summary – Product Available from : 06/05/91 : Singles The ARIA Report 67 19 5 May 1991 4:34 RCA Dave Faulkner Hoodoo Gurus Miss Freelove '69 1991 A Place in the Sun 1991 "1000 Miles Away" single 1000MilesBackHG.jpg Back cover "1000 Miles Away" is a song by Australian rock band Hoodoo Gurus. It was released in May 1991 as the second single from the group's fifth studio album, Kinky. "1000 Miles Away" peaked at number 37 on the Australian Singles Chart. In June 2000, Dave Faulkner said, "Many people have told me '1000 Miles Away' is their favourite Gurus song and it's also among my top ten. There are references to airports and flying but I was writing about emotional distance rather than physical travel."June 2000 Faulkner Dave http://www-personal.umich.edu/~juliat/hg/popandpunishment.html juliat Pop and punishment 31 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070808085453/http://www-personal.umich.edu/~juliat/hg/popandpunishment.html 8 August 2007 live The crew of Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Canberra had an association with the song after they adopted it as their 'anthem'. Hoodoo Gurus played a concert including the Replenishment At Sea song "1000 Miles Away" on-board during their last voyage out of Fremantle to Fleet Base West, prior to its decommissioning in 2005.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-11-07/navy-ship-heads-home-on-last-voyage/2140452 Navy ship heads home on last voyage ABC Australia 23 February 2013 Track listings 7-inch single "1000 Miles Away" – 4:34 "I Think You Know" – 3:30 CD single "1000 Miles Away" – 4:34 "I Think You Know" – 3:30 "Stomp the Tumbarumba" – 3:05 Personnel Richard Grossman – bass, backing vocals Dave Faulkner – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards Mark Kingsmill – drums, percussion Brad Shepherd – guitar, backing vocals, harmonica Producer – Hoodoo Gurus Engineer – Alan Thorne Assistant Engineers – David Mackie, Robert Hodgson Mixer – Ed Stasium Mastering – Greg Calbi Charts Chart (1991)PeakpositionAustralia 37 Hoodoo Gurus 1000 Miles Away 8 December 2021 References Category:1991 singles Category:1991 songs Category:Hoodoo Gurus songs Category:RCA Records singles Category:Songs written by Dave Faulkner (musician)