The Miracle of Love

"The Miracle of Love"
Single by Eurythmics
from the album Revenge
Released	November 1986
Format	7", cassette single
Recorded	November 1985
Length	5:07
Label	RCA Records
Writer(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 a 1986 song 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.^[1] 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 a long, extreme close-up of Lennox's face as she wanders around a park before acknowledging the camera by smiling, laughing, and winking. The cover art for the single is a screenshot from this scene.^[2] The music features a soaring guitar solo by Stewart, reprising the melody of the opening bars.

The song became a modest hit in 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." ^[3]

Covers

• Singer Sarah Chen from Taiwan covered the song in 1987.
• Reggae artist Anthony B covered the song for his 1999 album Seven Seals.
• Gregorian covered the song on their 2007 album Masters of Chant Chapter VI.

Chart performance

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Belgian Singles Chart	15
Dutch Singles Chart[4]	43
French Singles Chart[5]	16
German Singles Chart[6]	53
Irish Singles Chart[7]	10
Polish Singles Chart	1
Swedish Singles Chart[8]	18
Swiss Singles Chart[9]	21
UK Singles Chart[10]	23
Chart (1987)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[11]	14
New Zealand Singles Chart[12]	30

References

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2. "Eurythmics - Miracle Of Love (Remastered) - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
3. O'Brien, Glenn (September 1986). "Platter du Jour: Eurythmics Revenge". SPIN: 27.
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5. Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics - The Miracle Of Love". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
6. musicline.de / PhonoNet GmbH. "Chartverfolgung / Eurythmics / Single". musicline.de. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
7. Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Group. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
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9. Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics - The Miracle Of Love". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
10. "Eurythmics - The Miracle Of Love". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
11. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 105. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and 19 June 1988.
12. Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics - The Miracle Of Love". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2011-06-09.