Miracles (Someone Special)

Not to be confused with Miracles, from the Unbroken soundtrack.

"Miracles (Someone Special)"
Promotional single by Coldplay and Big Sean
from the EP Kaleidoscope
Released	14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)
Genre	Dance-pop[1]
Length	4:36
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Guy Berryman Jonny Buckland Will Champion Chris Martin Sean Anderson
Producer(s)	Rik Simpson Daniel Green Bill Rahko Martin Terefe

"Miracles (Someone Special)" is a song by British rock band Coldplay and American rapper Big Sean.^[2] 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).^[3] It was the first time the band featured a rapper in one of their tracks since Jay-Z's "Lost+".^[4] The song is noted for using sampling a line by Michael J. Fox from Back to the Future (1985).^[5] It was also ranked among the best of its year by 3voor12,^[6] and Panorama.^[7]

Background

The track was served to contemporary hit radio in Italy as a promotional single upon release.^[8] An official lyric video, directed by Ben Mor, was made available in the following day.^[9] 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.^[10]

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

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Miracles (Someone Special)" Chart (2017) Peak position Argentina Anglo (Monitor Latino)[11] 15 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 26 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[13] 29 Canada AC (Billboard)[14] 42 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[15] 80 Denmark Airplay (Tracklisten)[16] 18 France (SNEP)[17] 72 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[18] 31 Ireland (IRMA)[19] 98 Italy (FIMI)[20] 76 Italy Airplay (EarOne)[21] 2 Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[22] 11 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 30 New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[24] 5 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[25] 30 Portugal (AFP)[26] 81 Scotland (OCC)[27] 22 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[28] 44 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 62 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 45 UK Singles (OCC)[31] 54

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Miracles (Someone Special)" Chart (2017) Position Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[32] 93 Iceland (Tónlistinn)[33] 49 Italy Airplay (EarOne)[34] 15

Certifications

Certifications for "Miracles (Someone Special)"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[35]	Gold	25,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Italy	14 July 2017	Contemporary hit radio	Warner	[8]
United Kingdom	21 July 2017		Parlophone	[36]

References

1. Dolan, Jon (26 July 2017). "Review: Coldplay's 'Kaleidoscope EP' Continues Mood of Tranquil Satisfaction". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
2. Satpathy, Kriti Saraswat (14 July 2017). "Coldplay Releases New Song Miracles (Someone Special) with Big Sean". India.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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   • "Big Sean Joins Coldplay On "Miracles"". Vibe. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
   • Akingbade, Tobi (16 June 2017). "Rapper Big Sean is going to appear on Coldplay's new EP and we can't believe it". Metro. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
3. "Hear 'All I Can Think About You' + Kaleidoscope EP release details". Coldplay. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
4. Akingbade, Tobi (16 June 2017). "Rapper Big Sean is going to appear on Coldplay's new EP and we can't believe it". Metro. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
5. "WATCH: The New Coldplay Song Samples Back To The Future!". Global Radio. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
6. "Everything Now van Arcade Fire is de Song van Het Jaar 2017" [Arcade Fire's Everything Now is the 2017 Song of the Year]. 3voor12 (in Dutch). 8 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
7. "Le 25 Canzoni Più Belle del 2017" [The 25 Most Beautiful Songs of 2017]. Panorama (in Italian). 27 December 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
8. "Coldplay é Big Sean "Miracles (Someone Special)" – (Radio Date: 14/07/2017)". radiodate.it. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
9. "Kaleidoscope EP Out Now + Miracles (Someone Special) Lyric Video!". Coldplay. 15 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
10. "Coldplay & Big Sean – Miracles (Someone Special) – Official Lyric Video". YouTube. Coldplay. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
11. "Top 20 Anglo Argentina – Del 7 al 13 de de Agosto, 2017" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
12. "Coldplay & Big Sean - Miracles (Someone Special)". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
13. "Coldplay & Big Sean - Miracles (Someone Special)". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
14. "Coldplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
15. "ČNS IFPI". hitparada.ifpicr.cz (in Czech). Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201729 into search. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
16. "Hitlisten.NU – Coldplay & Big Sean – Miracles (Someone Special)". Hitlisten.NU (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-06-03.
17. "Lescharts.com – Coldplay & Big Sean – Miracles (Someone Special)". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-03.
18. "Rádiós Top 40 slágerlista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". slagerlistak.hu. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
19. "IRMA – Irish Recorded Music Association". www.irma.ie. Week 29 (21-Jul-17), Top 100. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
20. "Classifiche - FIMI". www.fimi.it (in Italian). Classifica settimanale WK 29 - 2017. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
21. "Earone Airplay - Settimana #37 dal 08/09/2017 al 14/09/2017" (in Italian). Earone. 21 July 2017.
22. "Coldplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
23. "Top 40 week 31 van 2017". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-06-03.
24. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
25. "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - AirPlays - Top - Archiwum". bestsellery.zpav.pl. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
26. "Portuguesecharts.com – Coldplay & Big Sean – Miracles (Someone Special)". AFP Top 100 Singles. Archived from the original on 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
27. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
28. IFPI Czech Republic, Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. "ČNS IFPI". Note: insert 201743 into search. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
29. "Swedishcharts.com – Coldplay & Big Sean – Miracles (Someone Special)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
30. "Coldplay & Big Sean - Miracles (Someone Special) - hitparade.ch". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
31. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
32. "Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2017". Mahasz. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
33. "TÓNLISTINN - LÖG - 2017" (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
34. "Airplay Top 100 of the year 2017" (in Italian). Earone. Archived from the original on 2018-02-20.
35. "Italian single certifications – Coldplay & Big Sean – Miracles (Someone Special)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 30 October 2017. Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Miracles (Someone Special)" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
36. "BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist". BBC Radio 1. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

External links

• "Miracles (Someone Special)" (Official lyric video) on YouTube