Miracle (Hurts song)
| "Miracle" | ||||
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| Single by Hurts | ||||
| from the album Exile | ||||
| Released | 11 January 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Studio | Pellerin (Gothenburg, Sweden) | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter | Hurts | |||
| Producer | Hurts | |||
| Hurts singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative single cover | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Hurts - Miracle" on YouTube | ||||
"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]
Track listing and formats
- iTunes single
- "Miracle" – 3:44
- Miracle (Robots Don't Sleep Remix) – iTunes single
- "Miracle" (Robots Don't Sleep Remix) – 3:41
- Miracle (Remixes) – iTunes EP[6]
- "Miracle" – 3:44
- "Miracle" (Burns 50Hz Version) – 4:47
- "Miracle" (Breakage's an Inferior Titles Moment Remix) – 5:06
- "Miracle" (Russ Chimes Remix) – 4:32
- "Miracle" (Atatika's 'Miraculous' Remix) – 5:44
- Miracle (UK Remixes) – iTunes EP[7]
- "Miracle" – 3:44
- "Miracle" (Burns 50Hz Version) – 4:47
- "Miracle" (Breakage's an Inferior Titles Moment Remix) – 5:06
- "Miracle" (Russ Chimes Remix) – 4:32
- "Miracle" (Kill FM Remix) – 5:11
- "Miracle" (Atatika's 'Miraculous' Remix) – 5:44
Personnel
- Hurts — keyboards, lyrics, music, programming, production, singer
- Pete Watson – piano, bass guitar
- Paul Walsham – drums
- Wil Malone – conductor, performance arranger
- Dan Grech-Marguerat – engineer, producer
- John Barclay, Tom Rees-Roberts – trumpet
- Duncan Fuller – assistant engineer
- Laurence Davis, Richard Watkins, Simon Rayner – horn
- Andy Wood, Richard Edwards – trombone
- Jakob Hermann – engineer, guitar
- Spike Stent – mixing engineer
- David Emery – assistant engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering engineer[8]
Charts
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] | 43 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[10] | 6 |
| Germany (GfK)[11] | 23 |
| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[12] | 19 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 27 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] | 120 |
References
- ↑ Hurts ‘Miracle’ by Favourite Colour: Black[link removed]
- ↑ Hurts – Miracle on YouTube
- ↑ Hurts 'Miracle' by Favourite Colour Black – promonews[link removed]
- ↑ http://vimeo.com/61593135 Hurts "Miracle" directed by Frank Borin
- ↑ [link removed] The Jonathan Ross Show, Series 4, Episode 6
- ↑ iTunes – Musik – „Miracle (Remixes) – EP" von Hurts
- ↑ iTunes – Music – Miracle (Remixes) – EP by Hurts
- ↑ http://www.qobuz.com/album/exile-deluxe-hurts/0886443735866 Hurts – Exile (Deluxe) all performers
- ↑ "Hurts – Miracle" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Hurts – Miracle" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
- ↑ "Hurts – Miracle". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ↑ "CHART: CLUK Update 23.03.2013 (wk11)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 10 May 2013.