| I Need a Miracle | |
| Cover: | INeedaMiracle.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Third Day |
| Album: | Miracle |
| Released: | September 14, 2012[1] |
| Genre: | Contemporary Christian music, Southern rock, Christian rock |
| Length: | 3:42 (single) 3:44 (album) |
| Label: | Essential |
| Producer: | Brendan O'Brien |
| Prev Title: | Trust in Jesus |
| Prev Year: | 2012 |
"I Need a Miracle" is a song by Christian contemporary Christian music Southern rock and Christian rock band Third Day from their eleventh studio album, Miracle. It was released on September 14, 2012, as the first single from the album.[1]
This song was produced by Brendan O'Brien.
"I Need a Miracle" was written by Mac Powell and his fellow band members in Third Day.
According to Powell the idea came from a post-concert meeting with a New Jersey couple. They mentioned their son had been depressed and drove deep into the woods, planning to kill himself. He turned on the radio and heard "Cry Out to Jesus" (from their 2005 album Wherever You Are), which gave him encouragement to keep going.[2]
The song "I Need a Miracle" was digitally released as the lead single from Miracle on September 14, 2012.
The music video for the single "I Need a Miracle" was released on November 5, 2012.[3] The video is based around the story in the lyrics. A man leaves a suicide note on a desk before leaving in his truck. He drives to a wooded area. His wife reads the note and is in shock. The man hears a song on the radio that gives him hope to keep him from ending his life. He returns home to embrace with his wife.
| Chart (2012) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)[4] | 24 | |
| US Christian AC (Billboard)[5] | 1 | |
| US Christian AC Indicator (Billboard)[6] | 1 | |
| US Christian Soft AC (Billboard)[7] | 10 |
| Chart (2012) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Christian Songs (Billboard)[8] | 34 | |
| Chart (2013) | Peak position | |
| US Christian Songs (Billboard)[9] | 19 |