Miracle (Hurts song)

2013 single by Hurts

"Miracle"

Single by Hurts
from the album  Exile
Released| 11 January 2013 (2013-01-11)
Recorded| 2012; Pellerin Studios
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
Length| 3:45
Label|

* Major Label
* Sony
* RCA

Songwriter(s)| Hurts
Producer(s)| Hurts
Hurts singles chronology
| "Blood, Tears & Gold"
(2011)  | "Miracle"
(2013)  | "Blind"
(2013)

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Alternative Single Cover
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

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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

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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

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* 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

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* 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

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Chart (2013)  | Peak
position

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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

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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. ^ [1] 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.

## External links

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* Hurts - Miracle (Audio) on YouTube

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Hurts

* Adam Anderson
* Theo Hutchcraft

Studio albums|

* Happiness
* Exile
* Surrender
* Desire
* Faith

EPs|

* The Belle Vue EP

Singles|

* "Better Than Love"
* "Wonderful Life"
* "Stay"
* "All I Want for Christmas Is New Year's Day"
* "Sunday"
* "Illuminated"
* "Blood, Tears & Gold"
* "Miracle"
* "Blind"
* "Somebody to Die For"
* "Beautiful Ones"
* "Ready to Go"
* "Voices"
* "Redemption"

Featured singles|

* "Under Control"

Tours|

* Happiness Tour
* Exile Tour

Related articles|

* Discography
* List of awards and nominations

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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