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Miracles (Someone Special)

Not to be confused with Miracles, from the Unbroken soundtrack.

"Miracles (Someone Special)" is a song by British rock band Coldplay and American rapper Big Sean.[2] It was released on 14 July 2017 as part of the Kaleidoscope EP, a companion piece to their seventh studio album, A Head Full of Dreams (2015).[3] It was the first time the band featured a rapper in one of their tracks since Jay-Z's "Lost+".[4] The song is noted for using sampling a line by Michael J. Fox from Back to the Future (1985).[5] It was also ranked among the best of its year by 3voor12,[6] and Panorama.[7]

"Miracles (Someone Special)"
Promotional single by Coldplay and Big Sean
from the EP Kaleidoscope
Released14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)
GenreDance-pop[1]
Length4:36
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

Background

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The track was served to contemporary hit radio in Italy as a promotional single upon release.[8] An official lyric video, directed by Ben Mor, was made available in the following day.[9] It switches between several photographs, most of them concerning immigrants reaching Ellis Island, between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th.[10]

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Miracles (Someone Special)"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[35] Gold 25,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
Italy 14 July 2017 Contemporary hit radio Warner [8]
United Kingdom 21 July 2017 Parlophone [36]

References

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  1. ^ Dolan, Jon (26 July 2017). "Review: Coldplay's 'Kaleidoscope EP' Continues Mood of Tranquil Satisfaction". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. ^ Satpathy, Kriti Saraswat (14 July 2017). "Coldplay Releases New Song Miracles (Someone Special) with Big Sean". India.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Hear 'All I Can Think About You' + Kaleidoscope EP release details". Coldplay. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  4. ^ Akingbade, Tobi (16 June 2017). "Rapper Big Sean is going to appear on Coldplay's new EP and we can't believe it". Metro. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  5. ^ "WATCH: The New Coldplay Song Samples Back To The Future!". Global Radio. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Everything Now van Arcade Fire is de Song van Het Jaar 2017" [Arcade Fire's Everything Now is the 2017 Song of the Year]. 3voor12 (in Dutch). 8 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Le 25 Canzoni Più Belle del 2017" [The 25 Most Beautiful Songs of 2017]. Panorama (in Italian). 27 December 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Coldplay é Big Sean "Miracles (Someone Special)" – (Radio Date: 14/07/2017)". radiodate.it. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Kaleidoscope EP Out Now + Miracles (Someone Special) Lyric Video!". Coldplay. 15 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Coldplay & Big Sean – Miracles (Someone Special) – Official Lyric Video". YouTube. Coldplay. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Top 20 Anglo Argentina – Del 7 al 13 de de Agosto, 2017" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Coldplay & Big Sean - Miracles (Someone Special)". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  13. ^ "Coldplay & Big Sean - Miracles (Someone Special)". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  14. ^ "Coldplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  15. ^ "ČNS IFPI". hitparada.ifpicr.cz (in Czech). Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201729 into search. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  16. ^ "Hitlisten.NU – Coldplay & Big Sean – Miracles (Someone Special)". Hitlisten.NU (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  17. ^ "Lescharts.com – Coldplay & Big Sean – Miracles (Someone Special)". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  18. ^ "Rádiós Top 40 slágerlista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". slagerlistak.hu. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  19. ^ "IRMA – Irish Recorded Music Association". www.irma.ie. Week 29 (21-Jul-17), Top 100. Retrieved 2021-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  20. ^ "Classifiche - FIMI". www.fimi.it (in Italian). Classifica settimanale WK 29 - 2017. Retrieved 2021-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  21. ^ "Earone Airplay - Settimana #37 dal 08/09/2017 al 14/09/2017" (in Italian). Earone. 21 July 2017.
  22. ^ "Coldplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  23. ^ "Top 40 week 31 van 2017". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  24. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  25. ^ "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - AirPlays - Top - Archiwum". bestsellery.zpav.pl. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  26. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Coldplay & Big Sean – Miracles (Someone Special)". AFP Top 100 Singles. Archived from the original on 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  27. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  28. ^ IFPI Czech Republic, Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. "ČNS IFPI". Note: insert 201743 into search. Retrieved 2021-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  29. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Coldplay & Big Sean – Miracles (Someone Special)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  30. ^ "Coldplay & Big Sean - Miracles (Someone Special) - hitparade.ch". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  31. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  32. ^ "Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2017". Mahasz. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  33. ^ "TÓNLISTINN - LÖG - 2017" (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  34. ^ "Airplay Top 100 of the year 2017" (in Italian). Earone. Archived from the original on 2018-02-20.
  35. ^ "Italian single certifications – Coldplay & Big Sean – Miracles (Someone Special)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 30 October 2017. Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Miracles (Someone Special)" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  36. ^ "BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist". BBC Radio 1. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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