| It's a Miracle | |
| Cover: | Cclubmiracle.JPG |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Culture Club |
| Album: | Colour by Numbers |
| Released: | 12 March 1984 (UK)[1] May 1984 (US) |
| Recorded: | 1983 |
| Genre: | New wave |
| Length: | 3:25 |
| Label: | Virgin Records Epic Records (US) |
| Producer: | Steve Levine |
| Prev Title: | Miss Me Blind |
| Prev Year: | 1984 |
| Next Title: | The War Song |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
"It's a Miracle" is the fifth and final single from new wave band Culture Club's 1983 Colour by Numbers album. The song became the group's sixth hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 4. It reached number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number 5 in Canada.
The B-side of the 7-inch single is a live rendition of "Love Twist", a song from the group's first album. It was recorded in December 1983. An additional live track, "Melting Pot" (a cover of the song by the group Blue Mink), from the same show was available on the 12-inch single. The song was first called "It's America", relating to Culture Club's first trip to the United States. It was later changed.
Cash Box called the song "a perfect example of British adopted American R&B."[2]
The music video features the band playing around on a circular board with various Monopoly spaces placed around the edges. Interspersed with these are clips from previous Culture Club music videos.
The song became the group's sixth top-five hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number four.[3] It reached number thirteen on the US Billboard Hot 100.[4] and number 16 on the Canadian RPM chart.[5] It also reached number eight on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart[6] and number two on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.[7]
| Chart (1984) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 14 | |
| Canada | 5 | |
| United Kingdom | 4 | |
| United States (Billboard Hot 100) | 13 |
