"The Miracle of Love"
Single by Eurythmics
from the album Revenge
B-side"When Tomorrow Comes" (Live At the Roxy in Los Angeles)
Released17 November 1986[1]
RecordedNovember 1985
Length5:05
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart
Producer(s)David A. Stewart
Eurythmics singles chronology
"Thorn in My Side"
(1986) 		"The Miracle of Love"
(1986) 		"Missionary Man"
(1987)
Music video
"The Miracle of Love" on YouTube

"The Miracle of Love" is an electropop ballad recorded by British duo Eurythmics. It was written by Eurythmics members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The track was released as the third single from the duo's sixth album Revenge in the UK. It was not released as a single in the United States.

The music video was directed by band member David A. Stewart.[2] The grainy video shows Lennox and Stewart separately in darkened room surrounded only by candles followed by a shot of Lennox against a tree while historical footage of military violence is shown. The video ends with an extreme close-up of Lennox as she wanders around a park before acknowledging the camera by winking, smiling and laughing. The cover art for the single is a screenshot from this scene.[3] The music features a soaring guitar solo by Stewart, reprising the melody of the opening bars.

The song became a modest hit on the UK Singles Chart but reached the top 20 in Australia, Brazil and parts of Europe. In a review of Revenge, Glenn O'Brian of Spin magazine called it "a miraculous love song that is heavenly, seductive, sweeping, anodynamic, and straightforwardly, blatantly healing."[4]

Track listing

7" single

12" single

*later released on the 2005 remaster of Touch

Charts

Chart performance for "The Miracle of Love"
Chart (1986–1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 18
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[7] 17
France (SNEP)[8] 16
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 31
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 43
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 30
Spain (AFYVE)[13] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 18
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 21
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 23
West Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 53

References

  1. ^ Smith, Robin (15 November 1986). "News Digest". Record Mirror. p. 24. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ "Eurythmics - 'The miracle of love'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Eurythmics - Miracle Of Love (Remastered) - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 9 November 2016.[dead YouTube link]
  4. ^ O'Brien, Glenn (September 1986). "Platter du Jour: Eurythmics Revenge". SPIN: 27.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 105. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Eurythmics – The Miracle of Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 2. 17 January 1987. pp. 12–13. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  8. ^ "Eurythmics – The Miracle of Love" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  9. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Miracle of Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Eurythmics" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Eurythmics – The Miracle of Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Eurythmics – The Miracle of Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  13. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  14. ^ "Eurythmics – The Miracle of Love". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Eurythmics – The Miracle of Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Eurythmics: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Eurythmics – The Miracle of Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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