So Far Away (Staind song)

"So Far Away"
Single by Staind
from the album 14 Shades of Grey
Released	June 23, 2003 (2003-06-23)[1]
Recorded	2003
Genre	Post-grunge alternative rock
Length	4:03
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Aaron Lewis Mike Mushok Johnny April Jon Wysocki
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, released on June 23, 2003^[1] 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]