1000 Miles

1000 Miles may refer to:

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A Thousand Miles

"A Thousand Miles" (originally titled "Interlude") is the debut single written and recorded by American pop singer Vanessa Carlton. Produced by Curtis Schweitzer and Ron Fair, the song was released as the lead single for Carlton's album Be Not Nobody (2002). Her signature song, it became Carlton's breakthrough hit and one of the most popular songs of the year. To date, it remains Carlton's biggest hit in the United States, and her only single to reach the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. Due to its success, it was featured on the 2002 US compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 10.

The song had widespread success worldwide, reaching number one in Australia, where it was most successful, the top five in the United States and Ireland, and the top ten in the United Kingdom, France, Italy and the Netherlands.

It has been covered by numerous artists including Victoria Justice, David Archuleta and the Glee Cast, and has been sampled by T.I. and Cheryl Cole.

Song

"A Thousand Miles" is a piano-driven pop song supported by a string orchestral arrangement, in which its protagonist (Carlton) pines for her lover, from whom she has been separated. Carlton said that she wrote the song about her grandfather, who had died earlier. 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".

Vanessa Carlton

Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose to pursue singing instead, performing in New York City bars and clubs while attending university. Three months after recording a demo with producer Peter Zizzo, she signed with A&M Records. She began recording her album, which was initially unsuccessful until Ron Fair took over.

Her debut single, "A Thousand Miles", reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2002. Her debut album, Be Not Nobody, followed and received a platinum certification in the United States. Her subsequent albums, Harmonium (2004) and Heroes & Thieves (2007), failed to match the commercial success of the first. She produced a fourth album, Rabbits on the Run (2011), independently before seeking a record label to release it. Carlton released a holiday EP titled Hear the Bells in November 2012, and released her fifth studio album, Liberman, on October 23, 2015.

Mile

The mile is an English unit of length equal to 1,760 yards and standardised as exactly 1,609.344 metres by international agreement in 1959.

With qualifiers, "mile" is also used to describe or translate a wide range of units derived from or roughly equivalent to the Roman mile, such as the nautical mile (now 1.852 km exactly), the Italian mile (roughly 1.852 km), and the Chinese mile (now 500 m exactly). The Romans divided their mile into 5,000 feet but the greater importance of furlongs in pre-modern England meant that the statute mile was made equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards in 1593. This form of the mile then spread to the British-colonized nations who continue to employ the mile. The US Geological Survey now employs the metre for official purposes but legacy data from its 1927 geodetic datum has meant that a separate US survey mile (⁶³³⁶⁄₃₉₃₇ km) continues to see some use. While most countries replaced the mile with the kilometre when switching to the International System of Units, the international mile continues to be used in some countries, such as Liberia, Myanmar, the United Kingdom, the United States, and a number of countries with less than a million inhabitants, most of which are UK or US territories, or have close historical ties with the UK or US.

The Voice of Germany

The Voice of Germany is a German reality talent show that was premiered on 24 November 2011 on ProSieben and Sat.1. Based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, the series was created by the Dutch television producer John de Mol. It is part of The Voice, an international series.

Coaches and finalists

In season 1-2, the coaches were Nena, Xavier Naidoo, Rea Garvey (lead vocalist from Reamonn) and Boss Burns & Hoss Power (lead vocalists from The BossHoss).

In season 3, the coaches are Nena, Max Herre, Samu Haber (lead vocalist from Sunrise Avenue) and Boss Burns & Hoss Power (lead vocalists from The BossHoss).

In season 4, the coaches are Rea Garvey (lead vocalist from Reamonn), Stefanie Kloss (lead vocalist from Silbermond), Samu Haber (lead vocalist from Sunrise Avenue) and Michi Beck & Smudo (rappers from Die Fantastischen Vier).

In season 5, the coaches are Rea Garvey (lead vocalist from Reamonn), Stefanie Kloss (lead vocalist from Silbermond), Michi Beck & Smudo (rappers from Die Fantastischen Vier) and Andreas Bourani.