So Far Away (Staind song)

"So Far Away"
Single by Staind
from the album 14 Shades of Grey
ReleasedJune 17, 2003 (2003-06-17)
Recorded2003
Genre
Length4:03
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Josh Abraham
Staind singles chronology
"Price to Play"
(2003) 		"So Far Away"
(2003) 		"How About You"
(2003)

"So Far Away" is a song by American rock band Staind. It was released in June 2003 as the second single from their fourth album 14 Shades of Grey. The song enjoyed much success on both rock and mainstream radio, reaching number-one on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks for fourteen consecutive weeks, one of the longest runs in the chart's history, and number-one on the Modern Rock Tracks for seven non-consecutive weeks. The song also became the band's second top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 24.

In May 2021, for the 40th anniversary of Mainstream Rock Tracks, Billboard ranked "So Far Away" at number 20 on its list of the 100 most successful songs in the chart's history;[2][3] in September 2023, the magazine ranked the song at number 89 on a similar retrospective list for the 35th anniversary of Modern Rock Tracks (which by then had been renamed to Alternative Airplay).[4][5]

  1. ^ Hickman, Matt (January 9, 2020). "The two sides of Aaron Lewis". Anchorage Press. Retrieved June 19, 2021. ...topping the alt-rock charts with gruff-sounding, navel-gazing ballads like 'So Far Away', 'Right Here' and their biggest hit, 2001's 'It's Been A While', which went all the way to No. 5 on the Billboard 100...
  2. ^ Rutherford, Kevin. "Shinedown & Days of the New Rule Greatest of All Time Mainstream Rock Charts". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Greatest of All Time Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  4. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (September 7, 2023). "Alternative Airplay Chart's 35th Anniversary: Foo Fighters Remain No. 1 Act, 'Monsters' New Top Song". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Greatest of All Time Alternative Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.