The Miracle (song)
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| "The Miracle" | ||
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| Single by Queen | ||
| from the album The Miracle | ||
| Released | November 27, 1989 | |
| Format | vinyl record (7", 12"), cassette tape, CD | |
| Genre | Rock, Pop | |
| Length | 5:02 | |
| Label | Parlophone, EMI | |
| Writer(s) | Queen (Mercury) | |
| Producer(s) | Queen and David Richards | |
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| Queen singles chronology | ||
| "Scandal" (1989) |
"The Miracle" (1989) |
"Innuendo" (1991) |
The Miracle is the fifth and last single from Queen's 1989 album The Miracle. It is sung by Freddie Mercury. On the B-Side of this single a live version of the song "Stone Cold Crazy" can be found.
Mercury wrote the song after he and John Deacon made some chords and decided which one would be the theme. All four contributed to the lyrics but they still all regard Freddie as the composer; the song was still credited to the entire band because they had agreed to do so during the album, regardless of who had been the actual writer. While both Freddie and Brian regarded this as one of their favourites, Roger was never so thrilled about it, although he did admit it was a very complex piece of work.
The song describes several of "God's creations, great and small", great buildings, miracles if you may. Like the Golden Gate, the Taj Mahal, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Tower of Babel. In the song some famous people are mentioned: Captain Cook, Cain and Abel and Jimi Hendrix. The most well- known painting by Leonardo DaVinci, The Mona Lisa is also mentioned.
[edit] Trivia
- The United Kingdom had a 7" issue with a hologram of the four members on the front and a 12" issue with an extra sheet with the signatures of the band.
| Queen |
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| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Queen | Queen II | Sheer Heart Attack | A Night at the Opera | A Day at the Races | News of the World | Jazz | The Game | Flash Gordon | Hot Space | The Works | A Kind of Magic | The Miracle | Innuendo | Made in Heaven |
| Live albums: Live Killers | Live Magic | Live at Wembley '86 | Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl | Return of the Champions |
| Compilation albums: Greatest Hits | At the Beeb | Greatest Hits II | Classic Queen | Queen Rocks | Greatest Hits III | Stone Cold Classics |
| DVDs: We Will Rock You | The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert | Greatest Video Hits 1 | Live at Wembley Stadium | Greatest Video Hits 2 | We Are the Champions: Final Live in Japan | Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl | Return of the Champions | Super Live in Japan |
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