Promised You a Miracle

"Promised You a Miracle"
Single by Simple Minds
from the album New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)
B-side"Theme for Great Cities"
Released2 April 1982 (1982-04-02)
Recorded12–14 February 1982
StudioThe Town House, London
Genre
Length3:59
LabelVirgin
SongwritersJim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes and Mick MacNeil
ProducerPeter Walsh
Simple Minds singles chronology
"I Travel (reissue)"
(1982)
"Promised You a Miracle"
(1982)
"Glittering Prize"
(1982)

"Promised You a Miracle" is a 1982 song by Scottish band Simple Minds and was released as the first single from their fifth studio album New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84). It was the band's first chart hit in the UK, reaching #13 in the UK singles chart and charting for 11 weeks. Their previous nine UK singles yielded no Top 40 hits in that country although some had sold well in Scotland.