who is the original artist of 1000 miles
For other uses, see 1000 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).n its finished form, the song was first heard during a scene in the Reese Witherspoon film Legally Blonde (2001), and was featured on the film's soundtrack under the title A Thousand Miles (Interlude). The final title of the song, A Thousand Miles, was based on a suggestion by Fair's nephew.