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 | Neo-progressive rock | |
| 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.
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 Mercury 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 Mercury and May regarded this as one of their favourites, Taylor was never so thrilled about it, although he did admit it was a very complex piece of work.[citation needed]
The song describes several of "God's creations, great and small", such as great buildings like the Taj Mahal and the Tower of Babel, all described as "miracles" in the song. The song also makes mention of such well-known figures as Captain Cook, Cain and Abel, and Jimi Hendrix.
[edit] Trivia
- On the B-Side of the original single a live version of the song "Stone Cold Crazy" can be found.
- 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.
- The video features four young boys, including a then-unknown Ross McCall as Freddie, performing as the band with the young boy who plays Freddie changing appearance throughout the video reflecting Freddie's change in appearance through the years of the band's existence. Queen themselves only appear near the end of the video. According to Roger Taylor, Freddie wanted to send the boys out on tour instead of them because of how well they did in the video.
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