The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)

"The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)"
Single by U2
from the album Songs of Innocence
Released15 September 2014 (2014-09-15)
Recorded2010–2014
GenrePop rock[1]
Length4:16
LabelIsland
Composer(s)U2
Lyricist(s)Bono and the Edge
Producer(s)Danger Mouse, Paul Epworth, Ryan Tedder
U2 singles chronology
"Invisible"
(2014)
"The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)"
(2014)
"Every Breaking Wave"
(2014)
Audio sample
"The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)"

"The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the opening track from their thirteenth studio album, Songs of Innocence, and was released as its lead single. It was produced by Danger Mouse, Paul Epworth, and Ryan Tedder. It was first unveiled by the band during their performance at an Apple Inc. product launch event on 9 September 2014, coinciding with an announcement that Songs of Innocence would be released digitally to iTunes Store customers free of charge. The song's title refers to American musician Joey Ramone, lead singer of influential punk rock band the Ramones.

  1. ^ Lukowski, Andrzej (15 September 2014). "Album Review: U2 - Songs of Innocence". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.