Miracles (Pet Shop Boys song)

"Miracles" is a single by Pet Shop Boys, released in 2003. It was the first single, and one of two new songs, from their 2003 singles compilation, PopArt. It achieved moderate airplay on the radio and peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. It was co-written by Drum & Bass musicians, Fresh (real name Dan Stein), and Adam F.

"Miracles"
Single by Pet Shop Boys
from the album PopArt
B-side"We're the Pet Shop Boys", "Transparent"
Released17 November 2003
Format12", CD
GenreDance-pop
Length3:57
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, Adam F, Dan Fresh Stein
Producer(s)F. Stein, Stuart Crichton
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"London"
(2002)		 "Miracles"
(2003)		 "Flamboyant"
(2004)

Orchestration was conducted by Anne Dudley, who would later work on Pet Shop Boys' 2006 album Fundamental alongside past musical collaborator Trevor Horn.

Remixes were produced by Lemon Jelly and Eric Prydz.

The B-side track "We're the Pet Shop Boys" is a cover of a 2002 song recorded by New York band My Robot Friend, in tribute to the Pet Shop Boys themselves; one part of the lyrics is an extended sequence of Pet Shop Boys song titles. It was covered again by Robbie Williams, with production by the Pet Shop Boys, on his 2006 album Rudebox.

The music video, directed by Howard Greenhalgh, reportedly cost nearly £100,000. It primarily shows human figures interacting with cascades of water and milk, captured in intricate detail by the slow-motion footage (Greenhalgh also made extensive use of water in the video for "Congo" (1997) by Genesis). The buildings on the background include Calatrava's Gare do Oriente and others from the Nations' Park area in Lisbon.

Track listings

2-track CD
  1. "Miracles"
  2. "We're the Pet Shop Boys"

Maxi-CD
  1. "Miracles" (extended mix)
  2. "Miracles" (Lemon Jelly remix)
  3. "Transparent"

Charts
Chart (2003–04) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 76
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[2] 17
Denmark (Tracklisten)[3] 5
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[4] 19
France (SNEP)[5] 81
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 20
Italy (FIMI)[7] 47
Japan (Oricon)[8] 196
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[9] 39
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[10] 14
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 97
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 10
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[15] 1

References
  1. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  2. "Ultratop.be – Pet Shop Boys – Miracles" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. "Danishcharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Miracles". Tracklisten. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. "European Top 20 Charts – Week Commencing 1st December 2003" (PDF). Billboard. p. 22. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Lescharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Miracles" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Pet Shop Boys – Miracles". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  7. "Italiancharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Miracles". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  8. ペット・ショップ・ボーイズのシングル売り上げランキング [Pet Shop Boys single sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  9. "Romanian Top 100: Editia 3, saptamina 19.01 – 25.01, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 13 October 2004. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  11. "Spanishcharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Miracles" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  12. "Swedishcharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Miracles". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  13. "Swisscharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Miracles". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  14. "Pet Shop Boys: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  15. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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