Miracle Love

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"Miracle Love"
Miracle Love by Matt Corby.png
Live single cover
Single by Matt Corby
from the album Rainbow Valley
ReleasedDecember 2019 (2019-12)
Length3:49
Label Universal Music Australia
Songwriter(s) Matt Corby, Dann Hume
Producer(s) Dann Hume, Matt Corby
Matt Corby singles chronology
"All That I See"
(2018)
"Miracle Love"
(2019)
"Talk It Out"
(2019)
Music video
"Miracle Love (Live At Manchester Cathedral)" on YouTube

"Miracle Love" is a song by Australian musician Matt Corby, released in February 2019 as the fourth and final single from his second studio album, Rainbow Valley . [1] A live version was released on 8 March 2019. [2]

Contents

In a discussion with ABC, Corby said he originally didn't like the song, believing it was "too basic" before reworking it. He said is particularly proud of the drums in this song. [3]

In December 2019, the song won first place in the Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition. [4]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2020, the song was nominated for Most Performed Alternate Work of the Year. [5] [6]

Music video

The live music video was released on 26 February 2019. [7]

Reception

Mixdown Mag said "'Miracle Love' sees the Australian musical extraordinaire channel his inner D'Angelo on the soulful track. Packed with dense vocal harmonies and staggered neo-soul grooves, 'Miracle Love' goes the distance to exemplify Corby's insane talent as a songwriter and performer." [1]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [8] 15

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9] 2× Platinum140,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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