"Miracle"
Single by Hurts
from the album Exile
Released11 January 2013 (2013-01-11)
Recorded2012; Pellerin Studios
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
Length3:45
Label
Songwriter(s)Hurts
Producer(s)Hurts
Hurts singles chronology
"Blood, Tears & Gold"
(2011)		 "Miracle"
(2013)		 "Blind"
(2013)
Alternative Single Cover

"Miracle" is the lead single by British duo Hurts taken off their second studio album Exile, which was released on 10 March 2013, exactly a day before the album release. The song premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 4 January 2013. In Germany, the "Robots Don't Sleep Remix" was released instead. A remix EP was released on 1 March.

Music video

Two versions of the music video exist. The first video was filmed in Colindale (London). The video was released on 4 February 2013.

Black colour dominates the video. Black marries the band's widescreen synthpop with this dark and dramatic journey through a post-apocalyptic shopping centre, peppered with religious imagery and fearless half-clad dancers, ending on a rooftop with the Hurts hashtag-like logo in flames.[1] This version of the video was leaked and then deleted. The official music video was posted on Hurts official Vevo account on 28 February, giving a very different concept from the first version released.[2]

First version was directed by Chris Turner[3] and the second one by Frank Borin.[4]

Live performances

Hurts performed the single live at The Jonathan Ross Show on 9 February 2013, which was their first performance of the song on a television programme.[5]

Formats and track listing

  • iTunes single
  1. "Miracle" — 3:44
  • Miracle (Robots Don't Sleep Remix) - iTunes single
  1. "Miracle (Robots Don't Sleep Remix)" — 3:41
  • Miracle (Remixes) - iTunes EP[6]
  1. "Miracle" — 3:44
  2. "Miracle (BURNS 50Hz Version)" — 4:47
  3. "Miracle (Breakage's an Inferior Titles Moment Remix)" — 5:06
  4. "Miracle (Russ Chimes Remix)" — 4:32
  5. "Miracle (ATATIKA's 'Miraculous' Remix)" — 5:44
  • Miracle (UK Remixes) - iTunes EP[7]
  1. "Miracle" — 3:44
  2. "Miracle (BURNS 50Hz Version)" — 4:47
  3. "Miracle (Breakage's an Inferior Titles Moment Remix)" — 5:06
  4. "Miracle (Russ Chimes Remix)" — 4:32
  5. "Miracle (Kill FM Remix)" — 5:11
  6. "Miracle (∆T∆TIK∆'s 'Miraculous' Remix)" — 5:44

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 43
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[10] 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 23
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[12] 19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 27
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 120

References

  1. ↑ Hurts ‘Miracle’ by Favourite Colour: Black
  2. ↑ Hurts - Miracle on YouTube
  3. ↑ Hurts 'Miracle' by Favourite Colour Black - promonews
  4. ↑ http://vimeo.com/61593135 Hurts "Miracle" directed by Frank Borin
  5. ↑ The Jonathan Ross Show, Series 4, Episode 6
  6. ↑ iTunes - Musik – „Miracle (Remixes) - EP" von Hurts
  7. ↑ iTunes - Music - Miracle (Remixes) - EP by Hurts
  8. ↑ http://www.qobuz.com/album/exile-deluxe-hurts/0886443735866 Hurts - Exile (Deluxe) all performers
  9. ↑ "Hurts – Miracle" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  10. ↑ "Hurts – Miracle" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  11. ↑ "Hurts – Miracle" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  13. ↑ "Hurts – Miracle". Swiss Singles Chart.
  14. ↑ "CHART: CLUK Update 23.03.2013 (wk11)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
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