I Need a Miracle (Third Day song)

"I Need a Miracle"
Single by Third Day
from the album Miracle
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2012[1]
GenreContemporary Christian music, Southern rock, Christian rock
Length3:42 (single)
3:44 (album)
LabelEssential
Songwriter(s)Mac Powell, Third Day
Producer(s)Brendan O'Brien
Third Day singles chronology
"Trust in Jesus"
(2012) 		"I Need a Miracle"
(2012)
Music video
"I Need a Miracle" on YouTube

"I Need a Miracle" is a song by Christian contemporary Christian music Southern rock and Christian rock band Third Day from their eleventh studio album, Miracle. It was released on September 14, 2012, as the first single from the album.[1]

Background

This song was produced by Brendan O'Brien.

Composition

"I Need a Miracle" was written by Mac Powell and his fellow band members in Third Day.

According to Powell the idea came from a post-concert meeting with a New Jersey couple. They mentioned their son had been depressed and drove deep into the woods, planning to kill himself. He turned on the radio and heard "Cry Out to Jesus" (from their 2005 album Wherever You Are), which gave him encouragement to keep going.[2]

Release

The song "I Need a Miracle" was digitally released as the lead single from Miracle on September 14, 2012.

Music video

The music video for the single "I Need a Miracle" was released on November 5, 2012.[3] The video is based around the story in the lyrics. A man leaves a suicide note on a desk before leaving in his truck. He drives to a wooded area. His wife reads the note and is in shock. The man hears a song on the radio that gives him hope to keep him from ending his life. He returns home to embrace with his wife.

Charts

References

  1. ^ a b Third Day (September 24, 2012). "I Need A Miracle". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "I Need A Miracle by Third Day Songfacts". www.songfacts.com.
  3. ^ "Third Day - I Need A Miracle". YouTube. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "Third Day - Heatseekers Songs History". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "Third Day - Christian AC History". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "Third Day Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "Third Day Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  8. ^ "Christian AC Indicator". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "Christian Soft AC". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "Hot Christian Songs - Year-End 2012 - Billboard". Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  11. ^ "Hot Christian Songs - Year-End 2013 - Billboard". Retrieved November 20, 2018.


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