Spanish Steps (song)

Spanish Steps is a song by the Norwegian singer Morten Harket, which was released in 1995 as the second single from his debut solo album Wild Seed.

[2] "Spanish Steps" originated as "5,000 Miles", a track written by Torstein Flakne and intended for his band Stage Dolls.

[2] The song's music video was shot at NRK Studios in Oslo in January 1996 and features Norwegian-Swedish-Turkish model Vendela Kirsebom.

[6] Upon its release as a single, Simon Price of Melody Maker described "Spanish Steps" as "unexpectedly, shockingly great" and wrote, "'Guess you've got my number... should I be on your mind...' croaks a heartbroken Harket, kicking through the sierra into a Sevillan sunset, his leather wristbands fraying in sympathy."

[7] In a 2017 retrospective on Harket's solo career, Barry Page of The Electricity Club noted the song "drifts along in a pleasing 'Streets of Philadelphia' kind of way".