Some Kind of Miracle (song)
| "Some Kind of Miracle" | |
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| Song by Girls Aloud | |
| from the album Sound of the Underground | |
| Released | 23 May 2003 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 3:09 |
| Label | Polydor |
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"Some Kind of Miracle" is a song by British all-female pop group Girls Aloud, appearing on their debut studio album Sound of the Underground (2003). The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania, and produced by Higgins and Xenomania. One of six songs produced by Xenomania for Sound of the Underground, "Some Kind of Miracle" was also remixed by Illicit.
Receiving comparisons to
Background and composition
Following the success of their debut single "Sound of the Underground", Girls Aloud began work on their debut album. Initially, Brian Higgins and Xenomania had only produced "Sound of the Underground" and second single "No Good Advice". Higgins said, "They'd sent them off to these other Swedish guys and different people in the UK [...] I said, 'There are two completely separate groups on this record. We need to get rid of six tracks and I'll replace them'. We did that and allowed the album to stand up as a body of work."[1] "Some Kind of Miracle" was one of six songs that Higgins and Xenomania ended up producing for Sound of the Underground.
"Some Kind of Miracle" was written by Higgins, Miranda Cooper, Lisa Cowling, Tim Powell, Shawn Lee, and former B*Witched member Edele Lynch. The song, originally titled "Should I Stay or Should I Go", has "layered vocals with its slow tempo despite being more formulaic" than other Xenomania productions.[2][3] Described as "a breezy summer pop song about trying to bag a guy,"[4] the song was said to sound like "a 21st century Bangles", as well as former Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell.[5][6]
Release
"Some Kind of Miracle" was originally intended to be the third single from Sound of the Underground until
Reception
Contemporary music critics praised "Some Kind of Miracle" as an album highlight. In a review of Sound of the Underground,
Personnel
- Written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Lisa Cowling, Tim Powell, Shawn Lee, and Edele Lynch
- Produced by Brian Higgins, Xenomania and Jeremy Wheatley
- Keyboards and programming by Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Nick Coler, Matt Gray and Tim "Rolf" Larcombe
- Guitar by Shawn Lee
- Mixed by Jeremy Wheatley at Townhouse Studios
- Published by Warner Chappell / Xenomania Music / Copyright Control
References
- ^ Andreas Soteriou (13 April 2010). "Brian Higgins: The Pop Don't Stop". Ponystep. Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ^ a b c Robinson, Peter (2009). "Jump". The Singles Boxset (Booklet). Girls Aloud. London, England: Fascination Records. p. 13.
- ^ a b Ian Youngs (23 May 2003). "Girls Aloud trounce pop rivals". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- The Times Online. London: The Times. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ Angus Batey (30 May 2003). "Girls Aloud - 'Sound Of The Underground'". Yahoo! Music. Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ Jacqueline Hodges (11 June 2003). "Review of Girls Aloud – Sound of the Underground". BBC Music. BBC. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ Colin Somerville (25 May 2003). "Album reviews: Sound of the Underground: Girls Aloud". Scotland on Sunday. p. 7.
- ^ Martyn Leek (25 May 2003). "CD reviews: Girls Aloud". Sunday Mercury. p. 44.
- ^ Lisa Verrico (23 May 2003). "Hello, girls". The Times. p. 14.
- ^ Paul Connolly (31 May 2003). "Girls Aloud: Sound of the Underground". The Times. p. 15.
