[1] "Across the Border" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by Electric Light Orchestra.

The song opens with a steam train and horn sound effect, then switching into a small bridge with the violin and the moog, then switching to an upbeat rock song, with the opening verse being reminiscent of The Beach Boys track "Heroes and Villains".

Mik Kaminski plays violin and the song also has a Latin mariachi style brass section.

- Bev Bevan (1977 - Japanese Out of the Blue LP liner notes) In 1980, after the release of the UK box set Four Light Years, the song was intended to be the lead track on a proposed Across the Border EP which also included "Don't Bring Me Down", "Telephone Line" and "Mr. Blue Sky".

A successful foreign version was the Italian Mi mancherai ("I will miss you"), recorded in 1981 by Sicilian singer Marcella Bella as a theme for a popular TV show, on air on Sunday afternoons for Rete Uno (today's RaiUno).