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"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" is a song written and performed by Scottish duo The Proclaimers, and first released as the lead single from their 1988 album ''Sunshine on Leith''. Although it failed to reach the top ten in either the UK or Ireland on its initial release, it has since become their most popular song worldwide, initially becoming a number 1 hit in Iceland, before reaching number 1 in both Australia and New Zealand in early 1989, and in 1993 the song reached the top five on both the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and Canadian Hot 100 charts following its appearance in the film ''Benny & Joon''. In 2007 the Proclaimers re-recorded the song with English comedians Peter Kay and Matt Lucas for the Comic Relief charity, scoring a number one hit in the UK. "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" has become a live staple at the Proclaimers' concerts. The duo played it at Edinburgh 50,000 – The Final Push at Murrayfield Stadium on 6 July 2005, the final concert of Live 8, to symbolise the conclusion of "The Long Walk to Justice". The song was mainly written by Craig Reid in mid-1987 while waiting to travel to a Proclaimers concert in Aberdeen. Reid recalled, "I can remember sitting at the piano and the chords just came to me. I reckon I wrote the whole thing in 45 minutes. I knew that it was a good song, maybe even a single, but I had no idea how popular it would become." Reid has said that the band's earnings from the song are about five times the rest of their catalogue combined.〔 ==Track listing== All tracks written and composed by Charlie and Craig Reid, except where noted. *7" single # "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" – 3:37 # "Better Days" – 3:14 *12" single # "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" – 3:37 # "Better Days" – 3:14 # "Teardrops" – 2:33 *CD single # "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" – 3:37 # "Better Days" – 3:14 # "Teardrops" – 2:33 # "I Can't Be Myself" (Merle Haggard) – 2:30 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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