"
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.