Five Miles Out
Mike Oldfield
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What do you do when your falling, You've got 30 degrees and you're stalling out? And it's 24 miles to your beacon; There's a crack in the sky and the warning's out. Don't take that dive again! Push through that band of rain! Five miles out, Just hold your heading true. Got to get your finest out. You're Number 1, anticipating you. Climbing out. Just hold your heading true. Got to get your finest out. You're Number 1, anticipating you. Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Calling all stations! This is Golf-Mike-Oscar-Victor-Juliet IMC CU.NIMB...icing, In great difficulty, over. The traffic controller is calling, "Victor-Juliet, your identity. I have you lost in the violent storm! Communicate or squawk 'Emergency'!" Don't take that dive again! Push through that band of rain! Lost in static, 18, And the storm is closing in now. Automatic, 18! (Got to push through!) Trapped in living hell! Your a prisoner of the dark sky, The propeller blades are still! And the evil eye of the hurricane's Coming in now for the kill. Our hope's with you, Rider in the blue. Welcome's waiting, we're anticipating You'll be celebrating, when you're down and braking. Climbing out. (Climbing, climbing) Five miles out. (Climbing, climbing) Five miles out, Just hold your heading true. Got to get your finest out.... (Climbing, climbing) Five miles out, Just hold your heading true. Got to get your finest out.... (Climbing, climbing) Climbing out. Just hold your heading true. Got to get your finest out.... (Climbing, climbing) Five miles out, Just hold your heading true. Got to get your finest out.... (Climbing, climbing) Climbing out. Just hold your heading true. Got to get your finest out.... (Climbing, climbing) Climbing out. Just hold your heading true. Got to get your finest out....
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10 facts about this song
Album"Five Miles Out" is the title track of the seventh album by Mike Oldfield, which was released in 1982.
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InspirationThe song was inspired by a harrowing incident when Oldfield was flying in a small aircraft that nearly crashed in bad weather conditions.
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Breadth of TalentMike Oldfield himself played all of the instruments on the track, displaying his exceptional skills as a multi-instrumentalist.
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LyricsThe lyrics of the song echo the experience of the flight incident. They detail the emotions and technical problems occurring whilst being stuck in a storm five miles in the air.
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ArtworkThe album's cover features an illustrated depiction of Oldfield’s near-death flying experience, further emphasizing the impact this event had on Oldfield.
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GenreMuch like the rest of Oldfield's work, "Five Miles Out" combines elements of rock, folk, pop, and progressive rock. However, this album was considered more approachable in comparison with his earlier instrumental music.
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Automation"Five Miles Out" was one of the first albums to be mixed on an automated mixing desk, contributing to its innovative sound.
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Chart PerformanceThe title track from the album was released as a single and it reached number 31 in the UK Singles Chart.
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CollaboratorsAlthough Oldfield performed most of the instruments on the track, the vocal lines were performed by Maggie Reilly, a frequent collaborator of Oldfield's, who provided vocals on several other Oldfield albums as well.
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Re-issuesThe album "Five Miles Out" has been reissued several times with different bonus material, notably in 2013 as a deluxe edition with a concert recorded in Cologne in 1982.
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