"Miracle" is the

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by British duo

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taken off their second studio album ''

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'', which was released on 10 March 2013, exactly a day before the album release. The song premiered on

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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

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(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. 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. First version was directed by Chris Turner and the second one by Frank Borin.

Live performances

performed the single live at ''

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'' on 9 February 2013, which was their first performance of the song on a television programme.

Formats and track listing

*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 #"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 #"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 (∆T∆TIK∆'s 'Miraculous' Remix)" – 5:44

Personnel

— keyboards,

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, production, singer * Pete Watson – piano, bass guitar * Paul Walsham – drums *

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– conductor, performance arranger *

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– engineer, producer * John Barclay, Tom Rees-Roberts – trumpet * Duncan Fuller – assistant engineer * Laurence Davis, Richard Watkins, Simon Rayner – horn * Andy Wood, Richard Edwards – trombone *

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– engineer, guitar *

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– mixing engineer * David Emery – assistant engineer *

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Charts

References

External links

* {{authority control 2013 singles 2013 songs Hurts songs