Miracle (Cascada song)

2004 single by Cascada

"Miracle" is a song performed by German Eurodance trio Cascada. It was written by Yann Peifer and Manuel Reuter, who also produced the song under their production names Yanou and DJ Manian, for the band's first studio album Everytime We Touch (2006). It was released as the album's first single on 23 November 2004 through Zooland Records. It was later released internationally in association with other dance music labels including Robbins Entertainment and All Around The World and Universal Music Group. Musically, the song runs through a eurodance beat with Europop lyrics. The song was met with generally positive reviews from critics, with the majority of them praising its Europop sound. "Miracle" has enjoyed chart success in many countries. The song attained top ten positions in European countries, reaching the summit of the SNEP chart in France and number four on the IRMA chart in Ireland. The song charted on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 at number six, remaining as the lowest peaking song from the album. The accompanying music video portrays lead singer Natalie Horler singing on stage with digital surroundings.

"Miracle", also known as "(I Need a) Miracle" is the first single released from the first studio album Everytime We Touch (2006), by the German dance recording trio, Cascada. It was written and produced by the trio's two disc jockeys, Yann Peifer and Manuel Reuter. The song was recorded in 2004 and released under the moniker Cascade. The group were eventually notified that American disc jockey Kaskade threatened to sue for ownership of the name and soon after changed their name to Cascada, which is Spanish for "waterfall". In France, the song was released as an extended play on 5 March 2007, featuring the S. A. D. Radio Mix and the Icarus Remix. The song, as "(I Need a) Miracle", was released with Bad Boy as a maxi single on 4 September 2006, featuring the radio mix and the extended version as well as various mixes of "Bad Boy", by Balloon Records. Andorfine Records released an extended play on 22 June 2007 featuring the 2007 radio edit of the song along with club edits and a song from the Everytime We Touch album, "Another You".

"Miracle" is an uptempo song that runs for three minutes and thirty eight seconds. It maintains the characteristics of electronic dance music, making use of kickdrums, synthesizers, and a drum machine. The song features a dance interlude that begins after the song's chorus ends. It is composed in a key signature of D minor. The remixes on the album range in sound from different electronic dance subgenres. The Sad Radio and Extended Mix uses the same elements of the original single's sound but features an overall harder sound. "Miracle" was well received on the charts, with most of the chart climbing occurring during 2006 to 2007. The song appeared on the Ö3 Austria Top 75 on the chart's issue date of 26 May 2004, charting at number fifty eight. The second week on the chart saw the song climb thirty four places to number twenty four, its highest peak on the chart. It lasted nine more weeks after, leaving the chart at number seventy five on the chart issue date of 25 July 2007. "Miracle" debuted high on the Swedish pop charts at number eleven. It fell next week to number eighteen and stayed there for another week before falling four places to twenty two. In its next week, the song logged its highest peak at number ten in its fifth and eighth week on the chart.