Yes! I Am a Long Way from Home

It was primarily composed by the band's bassist, Dominic Aitchison, prior to the 1997 Mogwai Young Team recording sessions.

I Am a Long Way from Home" was on 6 April 1997 at Highbury Garage in London—the band's first show promoting the Ten Rapid (Collected Recordings 1996–1997) compilation album.

I Am a Long Way from Home" during the Mogwai Young Team sessions from July to August 1997 at MCM Studios in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, where the band had previously recorded the majority of their earlier material.

[6][7] The song was produced by Mogwai and Paul Savage, who handled production and mixing duties on the bulk of the band's previous recordings.

This is joined at (1:09) by a soft drumbeat and a clean, two-note guitar melody, based around the chord of A major.

"[12] Lee Harvey of Vox also referred to the dynamic contrast, noting that it "[goads] and [entices] you with gentle percussion, leaving you helpless before the surge of sky-swallowing guitars that follows".

[14] Christopher Jackson of Fluffhouse described the track as a "to-the-point introduction to the classic Mogwai sound - elegant musings on a web of bass-heavy guitars, growing patiently to a peak filled out with massive distorted chords and fat drum fills".

[15] Brandon Wu of Ground and Sky described the song's progression, "[starting] with a quietly pretty melody .