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It's a Miracle (Culture Club song)
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Wikipedia article
"'It's a Miracle'" is the fifth and final single from new wave band Culture Club's 1983 'Colour by Numbers' album. The song became the group's sixth hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 4. It reached number 13 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, and number 5 in Canada.
The B-side of the 7-inch single is a live rendition of "Love Twist", a track from their first album. It was recorded in December 1983. An additional live track, "Melting Pot" (a cover of the song by the group Blue Mink), from the same show was available on the 12-inch single.
Reception
'Cash Box' called the song "a perfect example of British adopted American R&B."
Music video
The music video features the band playing around on a circular board with various Monopoly spaces placed around the edges. Interspersed with these are clips from previous Culture Club music videos.
Track listing
;'Released at least in UK, Canada, USA, Australia, France, Germany, Spain'
A. "It's a Miracle"
B. "Love Twist (Live)"
;'Released in Peru and Ecuador'
A. "It's a Miracle"
B. "Miss Me Blind"
12-inch
;'Released at least in UK, Australia, Japan, Germany, Portugal, Spain, El Salvador'A1. "It's a Miracle/Miss Me Blind (Multimix)"
B1. "Love Twist (Live)"
B2. "Melting Pot (Live)"
Chart performance
The song became the group's sixth top-five hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number four.[https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/In%20The%20River Official Charts Company] It reached number thirteen on the 'Billboard' Hot 100. and number 16 on the Canadian 'RPM' chart. It was the band's first US release to miss the Top 10; however, the song still received considerable airplay there during the summer of 1984. Also, the song reached number eight on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and number two on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.
Appearances
The song was first called "It's America", relating to Culture Club's first trip to the United States. It was later changed.
The song appears as a cover in Dance Dance Revolution Extreme as "Miracle."
References
Category:1983 songs
Category:1984 singles
Category:Culture Club songs
Category:Music videos directed by Steve Barron
Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Levine
Category:Virgin Records singles
Category:Epic Records singles
Category:Songs written by Phil Pickett
Category:Songs written by Boy George
Category:Songs written by Roy Hay (musician)
Category:Songs written by Mikey Craig
Category:Songs written by Jon Moss
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