Miracle Worker

"Miracle Worker"
Single by SuperHeavy
from the album SuperHeavy
Released	7 July 2011
Genre	Reggae, pop
Length	4:07
Label	A&M Records
Songwriters	Mick Jagger, Damian Marley, Joss Stone, Dave Stewart, A. R. Rahman
Producers	Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart, Damian Marley
SuperHeavy singles chronology
"Miracle Worker" (2011) "Satyameva Jayathe" (2011)

"Miracle Worker" is the debut single by rock supergroup SuperHeavy from their self-titled debut studio album. It is a reggae/pop song performed by Damian Marley, Joss Stone, and Mick Jagger. It was released on 7 July 2011 as a digital download in the United Kingdom. The song peaked to number 136 on the UK Singles Chart but it was a big hit in Japan peaking at number 9.^[1] In Italy it was certified gold for downloads exceeding 15,000 units.^[2]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Miracle Worker" was uploaded to YouTube on 12 August 2011 at a total length of five minutes and eight seconds. It was directed by Paul Boyd^[3] and filmed at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, the video features all five members of the band.^[4]

Reception

In a 2015 Billboard article, Jason Lipshutz named "Miracle Worker" the 6th-worst song of the first half of the 2010s decade, citing the lyrics and the "half-hearted reggae beat."^[5]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Miracle Worker" (Chris Lord-Alge Radio Mix)	4:07
2.	"Miracle Worker" (Damian "Jr Gong" Marley Main Mix - Radio Edit)	4:07

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] 28 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[7] 35 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 37 France (SNEP)[9] 86 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[10] 35 Italy (FIMI)[11] 17 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 25 Japan (Oricon)[1] 9 Poland (ZPAV)[13] 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 63 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[15] 136 US Triple A (Billboard) 14

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Italy (FIMI)[16] Gold 15,000^* ^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	7 July 2011[17]	Digital Download	A&M Records

References

1. "SuperHeavy - Miracle Worker". Billboard. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
2. "Certificazione Single Digital dalla settimana 1 del 2009 alla settimana 19 del 2012" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
3. "Paul Boyd - Director". Weapons of Mass Entertainment. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012.
4. "SuperHeavy - Miracle Worker". YouTube. 12 August 2011.
5. "Billboard.com's 10 Worst Songs of the 2010s (So Far): Critics' Picks". Billboard. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
6. "Superheavy – Miracle Worker" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
7. "Superheavy – Miracle Worker" (in French). Ultratip.
8. "Superheavy – Miracle Worker" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
9. "Superheavy – Miracle Worker" (in French). Le classement de singles.
10. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
11. "Hitlist Italia: classifica singoli - 3 settembre 2011 - MTV Classifiche" (in Italian). Classifiche.mtv.it. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
12. "Superheavy – Miracle Worker" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
13. "Top 5 Airplay - New". Polish Music Charts (in Polish). ZPAV. 1 October 2011. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
14. "Superheavy – Miracle Worker". Swiss Singles Chart.
15. "New entries update". Chart Log UK. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
16. "Italian single certifications – SuperHeavy – Miracle Worker" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
17. "Bear Hug (Radio Edit) - Single by The 2 Bears". iTunes. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012.