Miracles (Someone Special)
{{Distinguish|text=Miracles, from the Unbroken soundtrack}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Miracles (Someone Special)
| type = promotional single
| cover = Coldpaly - Miracles (Someone Special).JPG
| artist = Coldplay and Big Sean
| EP = Kaleidoscope
| released = {{start date|2017|7|14|df=y}}
| genre = Dance-pop{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-coldplays-kaleidoscope-ep-w494247|title= Review: Coldplay's 'Kaleidoscope EP' Continues Mood of Tranquil Satisfaction|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=26 July 2017|access-date=5 September 2017|first=Jon|last=Dolan}}
| length = 4:36
| label =
| writer = {{flatlist|
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| producer = {{flatlist|
- Rik Simpson
- Daniel Green
- Bill Rahko
- Martin Terefe
}}
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"Miracles (Someone Special)" is a song by British rock band Coldplay and American rapper Big Sean.{{Cite news|last=Satpathy|first=Kriti Saraswat|date=14 July 2017|title=Coldplay Releases New Song Miracles (Someone Special) with Big Sean|work=India.com|url=http://www.india.com/lifestyle/coldplay-releases-new-song-miracles-someone-special-with-big-sean-2319625/|access-date=15 July 2017}}
- {{Cite web|title=Coldplay Recruits Big Sean for Their New Single 'Miracles (Someone Special)|url=http://theboombox.com/coldplay-recruits-big-sean-for-their-new-single-miracles-someone-special-listen/|access-date=15 July 2017|website=The Boombox|date=14 July 2017 }}
- {{Cite news|date=14 July 2017|title=Big Sean Joins Coldplay On "Miracles"|work=Vibe|url=https://www.vibe.com/2017/07/coldplay-big-sean-miracles-someone-special/|access-date=15 July 2017}}
- {{Cite web|last=Akingbade|first=Tobi|date=16 June 2017|title=Rapper Big Sean is going to appear on Coldplay's new EP and we can't believe it|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/16/rapper-big-sean-is-going-to-appear-on-coldplays-new-ep-and-we-cant-believe-it-6713024/|access-date=15 July 2017|website=Metro}} 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).{{cite web |title=Hear 'All I Can Think About You' + Kaleidoscope EP release details |url=http://coldplay.com/hear-all-i-can-think-about-you-kaleidoscope-ep-release-details/ |access-date=15 June 2017 |website=Coldplay}} It was the first time the band featured a rapper in one of their tracks since Jay-Z's "Lost+".{{Cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/16/rapper-big-sean-is-going-to-appear-on-coldplays-new-ep-and-we-cant-believe-it-6713024/|title=Rapper Big Sean is going to appear on Coldplay's new EP and we can't believe it|last=Akingbade|first=Tobi|date=16 June 2017|website=Metro|access-date=29 August 2017}} The song is noted for using sampling a line by Michael J. Fox from Back to the Future (1985).{{cite web|title=WATCH: The New Coldplay Song Samples Back To The Future!|url=http://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/coldplay/news/new-coldplay-song-samples-back-to-the-future/#q7W3w5F3gklcCT6B.97|publisher=Global Radio|access-date=27 July 2017|date=25 July 2017|archive-date=28 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728175432/http://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/coldplay/news/new-coldplay-song-samples-back-to-the-future/#q7W3w5F3gklcCT6B.97|url-status=dead}} It was also ranked among the best of its year by 3voor12,{{Cite web |date=8 December 2017 |title=Everything Now van Arcade Fire is de Song van Het Jaar 2017 |trans-title=Arcade Fire's Everything Now is the 2017 Song of the Year |url=https://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/overzicht/2017/Song17/Song-van-het-Jaar-2017-Top-100.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230101192749/https://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/overzicht/2017/Song17/Song-van-het-Jaar-2017-Top-100.html |archive-date=1 January 2023 |access-date=1 January 2023 |website=3voor12 |language=nl}} and Panorama.{{Cite web |date=27 December 2017 |title=Le 25 Canzoni Più Belle del 2017 |trans-title=The 25 Most Beautiful Songs of 2017 |url=https://www.panorama.it/lifestyle/musica/le-25-canzoni-piu-belle-del-2017-finora |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421164027/https://www.panorama.it/lifestyle/musica/le-25-canzoni-piu-belle-del-2017-finora |archive-date=21 April 2024 |access-date=21 April 2024 |website=Panorama |language=it}}
Background
The track was served to contemporary hit radio in Italy as a promotional single upon release. An official lyric video, directed by Ben Mor, was made available in the following day.{{Cite web |date=15 July 2017 |title=Kaleidoscope EP Out Now + Miracles (Someone Special) Lyric Video! |url=https://www.coldplay.com/kaleidoscope-ep-out-now-miracles-someone-special-lyric-video/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241212205028/https://www.coldplay.com/kaleidoscope-ep-out-now-miracles-someone-special-lyric-video/ |archive-date=12 December 2024 |access-date=12 December 2024 |publisher=Coldplay}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9BPMjL44Aw|title=Coldplay & Big Sean – Miracles (Someone Special) – Official Lyric Video|publisher= Coldplay|website= YouTube|date=15 July 2017 |access-date=15 July 2017}}
Personnel
- Chris Martin – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jonny Buckland – guitar
- Guy Berryman – bass guitar
- Will Champion – backing vocals, electronic drums
- Big Sean – rap vocals
Charts
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|digital=true|artist=Coldplay & Big Sean|title=Miracles (Someone Special)|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2017|accessdate=30 October 2017}}
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Release history
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
scope="row"| Region
! scope="row"| Date ! scope="row"| Format ! scope="row"| Label ! scope="row"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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scope="row"| Italy
| 14 July 2017 | rowspan="2"| Contemporary hit radio | Warner |
scope="row"| United Kingdom
| 21 July 2017 | Parlophone | {{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist |title=BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist |publisher=BBC Radio 1 |date=21 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727223834/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist |archive-date=27 July 2017 |access-date=28 July 2017}} |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{YouTube|z9BPMjL44Aw|"Miracles (Someone Special)" (Official lyric video)}}
{{Coldplay songs}}
{{Big Sean singles}}
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Category:Songs written by Will Champion
Category:Songs written by Chris Martin
Category:Songs written by Guy Berryman
Category:Songs written by Jonny Buckland