Miracles (Someone Special)

"Miracles (Someone Special)"
Single by Coldplay and Big Sean
from the EP Kaleidoscope
Released14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)
GenreDance-pop[1]
Length4:36
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Coldplay singles chronology
"Something Just Like This"
(2017)
"Miracles (Someone Special)"
(2017)
"Orphans / Arabesque"
(2019)
Big Sean singles chronology
"Feels"
(2017)
"Miracles (Someone Special)"
(2017)
"Pull Up N Wreck"
(2017)

"Miracles (Someone Special)" is a song by British rock band Coldplay and American rapper Big Sean.[2] It was released on 14 July 2017 as the second single from the band's Kaleidoscope EP,[3] being also the first time they featured a rapper in one of their songs since Jay-Z's remix for "Lost!".[4] The song is noted for using sampling a line by Michael J. Fox from Back to the Future (1985),[5] being also ranked among the best of its year by 3voor12,[6] and Panorama.[7]

  1. ^ Dolan, Jon (26 July 2017). "Review: Coldplay's 'Kaleidoscope EP' Continues Mood of Tranquil Satisfaction". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. ^ Satpathy, Kriti Saraswat (14 July 2017). "Coldplay Releases New Song Miracles (Someone Special) with Big Sean". India.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Coldplay share new video for 'Miracles (Someone Special)'". NME. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. ^ Akingbade, Tobi (16 June 2017). "Rapper Big Sean is going to appear on Coldplay's new EP and we can't believe it". Metro. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  5. ^ "WATCH: The New Coldplay Song Samples Back To The Future!". Global Radio. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Everything Now van Arcade Fire is de Song van Het Jaar 2017" [Arcade Fire's Everything Now is the 2017 Song of the Year]. 3voor12 (in Dutch). 8 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Le 25 Canzoni Più Belle del 2017" [The 25 Most Beautiful Songs of 2017]. Panorama (in Italian). 27 December 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.