The Millennium Prayer

"The Millennium Prayer"
Single by Cliff Richard
B-side"Two Worlds"
Released15 November 1999
RecordedAugust 1999
StudioSkratch Studio/Surrey & Whitfield Street Studios/London
GenrePop
Length4:41
LabelPapillon
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nigel Wright
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"The Miracle"
(1999)
"The Millennium Prayer"
(1999)
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
(2001)

"The Millennium Prayer" is a song recorded by English singer Cliff Richard, in which the words of the Lord's Prayer are set to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne". It was released in November 1999 as a charity single in the lead-up to the new millennium, hence the name. The single became a surprise hit reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart, number two in Australia and New Zealand, number three in Ireland, and the top 20 in a number of European countries.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Cliff Richard - The Millennium Prayer Credits". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ Burden, Ralph. "Cliff Richard - The Miracle of the Millennium Prayer". reallifestories.org. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference UKchart was invoked but never defined (see the help page).