Time for Miracles
{{Short description|2009 song by Adam Lambert}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Time for Miracles
| cover = adam-timeformiracles.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Adam Lambert
| album = For Your Entertainment and 2012: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| released = October 18, 2009
| recorded = July 2009–September 2009 in Los Angeles, California
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop rock
| length = 4:43
| label = RCA
| writer = {{flatlist|
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| producer = Rob Cavallo
| prev_title = No Boundaries
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = For Your Entertainment
| next_year = 2009
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|W28X89ht_5c|"Time for Miracles"}}|header=Audio video}}
}}
"Time for Miracles" is a song recorded by American singer Adam Lambert, released on October 16, 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002SB3ARO|title='Time for Miracles' by Adam Lamber on Amazon Music - Amazon.com|publisher=Amazon}} Although it was Lambert's first release since finishing as runner-up in the eighth season of American Idol, it was not his official debut single.{{cite web | title=Adam Lambert's Lead Album Single Won't Be Time For Miracles |date=10 October 2009 |publisher=mjsbigblog.com |url=http://mjsbigblog.com/adam-lamberts-lead-album-single-wont-be-time-for-miracles.htm}} Written by Alain Johannes and Natasha Shneider,{{Cite web |title=Snap judgment: Adam Lambert's 'Time for Miracles' begins his triumphant ascent |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/americanidoltracker/2009/10/snap-judgment-adam-lamberts-time-for-miracles-begins-his-triumphant-ascent.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022061856/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/americanidoltracker/2009/10/snap-judgment-adam-lamberts-time-for-miracles-begins-his-triumphant-ascent.html |archive-date=October 22, 2009 |access-date=June 3, 2025}} the song is featured in the end credits of the 2009 disaster film 2012 and is included on the film's soundtrack.{{cite web | title=Adam Lambert 2012 Soundtrack Tune Confirmed by Brian May| date=15 August 2009| publisher=mjsbigblog.com| url=http://mjsbigblog.com/adam-lambert-2012-soundtrack-tune-confirmed-by-brian-may.htm}} A full version of the song was released on October 17, 2009, via YouTube{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmhpy8c8hbw|title = - YouTube|website = YouTube}} and on October 20, 2009, via digital download.
Reception
Before "Time for Miracles" was released to the public, it had already garnered positive reviews.
Brian May of Queen was able to listen to the full track and praised the song as "truly sensational" and complimented Lambert's vocals, stating, "Adam's voice reaches out with sensitivity, depth, maturity, and awesome range and power that will make jaws drop all around the world."
Having heard only the preview of the track, Entertainment Weekly{{'s}} Michael Slezak stated that the song "sounds like it has the potential to be a power-ballad smash".{{cite magazine | title=Adam Lambert's 'Time for Miracles': 29-second leak may cause sweating and palpatations| last=Slezak| first=Michael| magazine=Entertainment Weekly| url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/10/09/adam-lambert-time-for-miracles-leak/}}
Music video
The official music video was released on October 21, 2009, through Myspace.{{cite news| url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2009/10/adam-lambert-time-for-miracles-music-video/1 | work=USA Today | title=Adam Lambert 'Time for Miracles' music video | date=October 21, 2009 | accessdate=May 25, 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=64424781 |title=Time for Miracles Video by Adam Lambert - MySpace Video |accessdate=2009-10-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024082923/http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=64424781 |archivedate=2009-10-24 }} The video portrays Lambert walking placidly through a disaster scene, like those portrayed in 2012. Footage from the film and the clips of Adam singing are edited together.
Another music video, popularized on YouTube does not show Lambert at all, but rather a disaster sequence showing the lead characters of the film attempting to escape the destruction of Los Angeles, California.
In the movie, a slightly different version of the song is played during the closing credits.
Chart performance
On the chart week ending November 7, 2009, "Time for Miracles" debuted at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the United States, the song has sold 124,000 legal digital downloads.{{cite news | url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/08/idol-track-sales-adam-lambert-carrie-underwood-daughtry/1| last=Mansfield| first=Brian| title=Bonus SoundScan numbers!| newspaper=USA Today | date=August 2010 | accessdate=November 25, 2010}}
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! Chart (2009) ! Peak |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadianhot100|26|artist=Adam Lambert|song=Time for Miracles|artistid=1100123}} |
| Japan (Japan Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2009&month=11&day=30 |title=Japan Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard Japan |language=Japanese |date=25 November 2009 |access-date=2 July 2023| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230702224308/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2009&month=11&day=30 | archive-date= 2 July 2023 | url-status= live}}
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| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|50|artist=Adam Lambert|song=Time for Miracles|artistid=1100123}} |
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