"It's a Miracle" is the fifth and final single from new wave band

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'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.

Reception

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'' called the song "a perfect example of British adopted American R&B."

Music video

The music video features the band playing around on a circular board with various

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spaces placed around the edges. Interspersed with these are clips from previous Culture Club music videos.

Track listing

;Released at least in UK, Canada, USA, Australia, France, Germany, Spain A. "It's a Miracle"
B. "Love Twist (Live)" ;Released in Peru and Ecuador A. "It's a Miracle"
B. "Miss Me Blind"

12-inch

;Released at least in UK, Australia, Japan, Germany, Portugal, Spain, El Salvador A1. "It's a Miracle/Miss Me Blind (Multimix)"
B1. "Love Twist (Live)"
B2. "Melting Pot (Live)"

Chart performance

The song became the group's sixth top-five hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number four.Official Charts Company
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'' chart. It also reached number eight on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and number two on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

1983 songs 1984 singles Culture Club songs Music videos directed by Steve Barron Song recordings produced by Steve Levine Virgin Records singles Epic Records singles Songs written by Phil Pickett Songs written by Boy George Songs written by Roy Hay (musician) Songs written by Mikey Craig Songs written by Jon Moss {{1980s-pop-song-stub