{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox song | name = Le miracle | cover = Celine Dion - Le miracle (single).jpg | border = yes | type = single | artist = Celine Dion | album = Sans attendre | language = French | released = {{Start date|df=yes|2012|11|02}} | recorded = March 2012 | studio = Echo Beach (Jupiter) | genre = Pop | length = * 3:57 (album version) * 3:21 (radio edit) | label = Columbia | writer = * Marie Bastide * Gioacchino Maurici | producer = * Jacques Veneruso * Patrick Hampartzoumian | prev_title = Parler à mon père | prev_year = 2012 | next_title = Qui peut vivre sans amour? | next_year = 2013 | misc = {{External music video | {{YouTube|tRpBUbyuWkQ|"Le miracle"}} }} }}
"'''Le miracle'''" ({{lit|The miracle}}) is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion and released as the second single from her 2012 French‑language album ''Sans attendre''. Written by Marie Bastide and Gioacchino Maurici and produced by Jacques Veneruso and Patrick Hampartzoumian, the track is a pop song about recognising small wonders in everyday life. Critics responded positively, noting that it stands out within the album. The music video, directed by Thierry Vergnes, presents Dion in an autumn setting and includes scenes of people jumping into the air to evoke joy.
== Background and release == On 18 October 2012, Dion's official website posted the lyrics and 30‑second previews of all songs from ''Sans attendre''.<ref>{{cite web |title='Sans attendre' Song Previews |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/%E2%80%98sans-attendre%E2%80%99-song-previews |date=18 October 2012 |access-date=18 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020102139/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/%E2%80%98sans-attendre%E2%80%99-song-previews |archive-date=20 October 2012 }}</ref> On 28 October 2012, a week before the album's release, celinedion.com announced that "Le miracle" had been chosen as the second single.<ref name="cd1">{{cite web |title=And The Second Single From 'Sans attendre' Is.... |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/and-second-single-%E2%80%98sans-attendre%E2%80%99-is%E2%80%A6 |date=10 October 2012 |access-date=15 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103212605/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/and-second-single-%E2%80%98sans-attendre%E2%80%99-is%E2%80%A6 |archive-date=3 November 2012 }}</ref> The song became available as a digital download on the day ''Sans attendre'' was issued. The promotional single cover was created by illustrator Aurore Hutton, niece of former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.<ref>{{cite web |title={{as written|Who|'s [sic]}} Hand Is Behind The 'Sans attendre' Album Cover? |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/who%E2%80%99s-hand-behind-%E2%80%98sans-attendre%E2%80%99-album-cover |date=5 October 2012 |access-date=15 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106200305/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/who%E2%80%99s-hand-behind-%E2%80%98sans-attendre%E2%80%99-album-cover |archive-date=6 January 2014 }}</ref>
== Composition == The song was written by Marie Bastide and Gioacchino Maurici and produced by Jacques Veneruso and Patrick Hampartzoumian, who had also worked on Dion's earlier single "Parler à mon père".<ref name="cd2">{{cite web |title=Celine Dion: Sans attendre - Deluxe booklet |publisher=celinedion.com |url=https://www.celinedion.com/sites/cdion/files/celinedion-sans_attendre-deluxedigitalbklt.pdf |access-date=3 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415120746/https://www.celinedion.com/sites/cdion/files/celinedion-sans_attendre-deluxedigitalbklt.pdf |archive-date=15 April 2014 }}</ref> "Le miracle" opens with a simple piano line and Dion's vocal, later joined by a children's choir.<ref name="rtl">{{cite web |url=http://www.rtl.be/info/magazine/musique/960575/-celine-dion-le-miracle- |title=Céline Dion : "Le Miracle" |language=French |date=1 November 2012 |access-date=3 December 2012 |work=rtl.be |publisher=RTL Group}}</ref> The arrangement also includes ukulele, played by Veneruso.<ref name="cd2" /> Lyrically, the song reflects on the idea of finding small miracles in daily life and believing in them.<ref name="cd1" /> It also conveys themes of love and hope.<ref name="rtl" />
== Critical reception == "Le miracle" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Łukasz Mantiuk of All About Music considered it one of the strongest tracks on the album, describing it as a joyful song supported by an effectively used children's choir.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://allaboutmusic.pl/celine-dion-sans-attendre-2012/ |title=Céline Dion – Sans Attendre (2012), recenzja |language=Polish |date=3 November 2012 |access-date=18 November 2012 |work=allaboutmusic.pl |publisher=All About Music}}</ref> Bernard Perusse of ''The Gazette'' wrote that both the performance and arrangement are "refreshingly subdued" and controlled, adding that its "instantly‑accessible melody for Dion to navigate" provides a "perfect vehicle for her to sail gracefully".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2012/11/02/new-music-review-sans-attendre-celine-dion-columbia/ |title=New music review: Sans attendre, Celine Dion (Columbia) |date=2 November 2012 |access-date=18 November 2012 |work=The Gazette |publisher=Postmedia Network Inc}}</ref> Kieron Tyler of The Arts Desk described the track as restrained, noting that even the "massed kiddie chorus is kept in check" and "doesn't stray into the glutinous".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/cd-c%C3%A9line-dion-%E2%80%93-sans-attendre |title=CD: Céline Dion – Sans Attendre |date=2 November 2012 |access-date=18 November 2012 |work=theartsdesk.com |publisher=The Arts Desk Ltd}}</ref>
Alain de Repentigny of ''La Presse'' called it a catchy pop song that can be hummed from the first listen, though he felt its charm fades quickly.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/disques/201211/02/01-4589868-sans-attendre-de-celine-dion-un-album-inegal-.php |title=Sans attendre de Céline Dion, un album inégal |language=French |date=3 November 2012 |access-date=20 November 2012 |work=La Presse |publisher=La Presse, ltée |last1=Repentigny |first1=Alain de}}</ref> Pure Charts described "Le miracle" as "one big ray of sunshine" on ''Sans attendre'', while noting that it is not particularly original.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Celine-Dion/news-82754.html |title=Céline Dion se livre "Sans attendre" dans son nouvel album français |language=French |date=9 November 2012 |access-date=18 November 2012 |work=Pure Charts |publisher=Webedia}}</ref> Marty Tobin of Quai Baco remarked that the melody recalls songs heard many times since Joe Dassin, but wrote that the choir and "Celine's touch" make it effective once again.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.quai-baco.com/celine-dion-sans-attendre-la-chronique-4338/ |title=Celine Dion – " Sans attendre " : La chronique |language=French |date=4 November 2012 |access-date=18 November 2012 |work=Quai Baco |publisher=SARL Karanta}}</ref> Lea Hermann of ''Focus'' also praised the track, praising its "fresh spring‑like" background vocals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.focus.de/kultur/musik/plattenkiste/plattenkritik-celine-dion-sans-attendre-maedchentraeume-einer-44-jaehrigen_aid_849709.html |title=Céline Dion entdeckt mit 44 ihre Mädchenträume neu |date=3 November 2012 |access-date=21 December 2012 |work=Focus |publisher=Focus Online |archive-date=21 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060153/http://www.focus.de/kultur/musik/plattenkiste/plattenkritik-celine-dion-sans-attendre-maedchentraeume-einer-44-jaehrigen_aid_849709.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Commercial performance == "Le miracle" achieved notable success in Quebec, reaching the top position on both the Top 100 Francophone and Top 25 Adult Contemporary charts in late November 2012.<ref name="quebec">{{cite web |title='Le miracle' - Number One On Quebec Radio |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/%E2%80%98le-miracle%E2%80%99-number-one-quebec-radio |access-date=1 December 2012 |date=1 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226061408/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/%E2%80%98le-miracle%E2%80%99-number-one-quebec-radio |archive-date=26 December 2013}}</ref> On 7 November 2012, the single also entered the Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart, which is dominated by English‑language releases, and later peaked at number 21.<ref name="canadaac">{{cite web |last=Tuch |first=Paul |url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Dec12_2012.pdf |title=Bruno Mars Scores Third Canadian Hot 100 No. 1 |work=Nielsen SoundScan |publisher=Prometheus Global Media, LLC and The Nielsen Company |date=12 December 2012 |access-date=12 December 2012}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> At the end of November 2012, "Le miracle" entered the charts in Belgium and France, reaching numbers 27 and 77, respectively.<ref name="charts">{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/10809f/Celine-Dion-Le-miracle |title=Céline Dion - Le miracle |publisher=Ultratop & Hung Medien |work=ultratop.be |access-date=4 December 2012}}</ref> In December 2012, the single climbed to number 30 on the Radio Chart in Belgium's Wallonia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ultratop Airplay |publisher=Ultratop & Hung Medien |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/airplay/2012/20121229 |date=29 December 2012 |access-date=29 August 2017}}</ref> According to Francophonie Diffusion, "Le miracle" ranked as the 16th most‑played single worldwide in 2013 by a Francophone artist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.francodiff.org/en/5-charts/51-the-annual-airplay-charts/?date=2013 |title=The Yearly Airplay Charts: 2013 |publisher=Francophonie Diffusion |access-date=14 January 2014 |archive-date=20 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120051547/http://www.francodiff.org/en/5-charts/51-the-annual-airplay-charts/?date=2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Music video == The music video for "Le miracle" was directed by Thierry Vergnes and filmed on 2 October 2012 at a golf club in Terrebonne, Quebec.<ref name="et">{{cite web |title=Celine Dion's "Le Miracle" Video |work=Entertainment Tonight Canada |publisher=Shaw Inc |url=http://blogs.etcanada.com/celine-dions-le-miracle-video/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730053826/http://blogs.etcanada.com/celine-dions-le-miracle-video/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 July 2013 |date=20 November 2012 |access-date=3 December 2012}}</ref> Vergnes had previously collaborated with Dion on her 2007 videos for "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)" and "Immensité", and again in 2012 on "Parler à mon père".<ref>{{cite web |title=Thierry Vergnes: music videos |publisher=tvergnes.com |url=http://www.tvergnes.com/tvergnesV2/music_video.html |access-date=3 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716222340/http://www.tvergnes.com/tvergnesV2/music_video.html |archive-date=16 July 2012 }}</ref> The video premiered on 20 November 2012.<ref name="vid">{{cite web |title=The "Le miracle" Video Is Here! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/%E2%80%9Cle-miracle%E2%80%9D-video-here |date=20 November 2012 |access-date=20 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122213013/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/%E2%80%9Cle-miracle%E2%80%9D-video-here |archive-date=22 November 2012 }}</ref> Shot under autumn sunlight, it shows Dion walking among trees with orange and red leaves, intercut with scenes of people jumping into the air to express joy. The final sequence presents a young pregnant woman, followed by a quote attributed to Albert Einstein: "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle".<ref>{{cite web |title=Découvrez le nouveau clip "Le miracle" de Céline Dion |work=Pure Charts |language=French |publisher=Webedia |url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Celine-Dion/news-82982.html |date=20 November 2012 |access-date=3 December 2012}}</ref> ''ET Canada'' described the video as uplifting.<ref name="et" /> The video uses the radio edit of the song.<ref name="vid" />
== Live performances == Dion performed "Le miracle" during a Canadian television special on 4 November 2012 on TVA, a French television special on 24 November 2012 on France 2, and in two programmes on France 3: ''Chabada'' on 2 December 2012 and ''Céline en toute intimité'' on 17 December 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=What If You Could Attend The Taping of a Celine TV Special? |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/what-if-you-could-attend-taping-celine-tv-special |date=10 October 2012 |access-date=8 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113213149/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/what-if-you-could-attend-taping-celine-tv-special |archive-date=13 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='Céline Dion, le grand show' On France 2 On November 24 |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/%E2%80%98c%C3%A9line-dion-le-grand-show%E2%80%99-france-2-november-24 |date=8 December 2012 |access-date=27 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203030754/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/%E2%80%98c%C3%A9line-dion-le-grand-show%E2%80%99-france-2-november-24 |archive-date=3 December 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Celine On Chabada Today! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/celine-chabada-today |date=2 December 2012 |access-date=8 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208013721/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/celine-chabada-today |archive-date=8 December 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='Céline en toute intimité' On France 3 |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/%E2%80%98c%C3%A9line-en-toute-intimit%C3%A9%E2%80%99-france-3 |date=13 December 2012 |access-date=18 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219041828/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/%E2%80%98c%C3%A9line-en-toute-intimit%C3%A9%E2%80%99-france-3 |archive-date=19 December 2012 }}</ref> On 20 December 2012, she also performed the song in a television special on NRJ 12.<ref>{{cite web |title='We Love Céline' On NRJ 12 On December 20 |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/%E2%80%98we-love-c%C3%A9line%E2%80%99-nrj-12-december-20 |date=16 December 2012 |access-date=20 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219015209/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/news/%E2%80%98we-love-c%C3%A9line%E2%80%99-nrj-12-december-20 |archive-date=19 December 2012 }}</ref> "Le miracle" served as the closing number of her ''Céline... une seule fois'' concert on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City on 27 July 2013 and was one of the final songs performed at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp on 21 November 2013 during the Sans attendre Tour. The Quebec City performance was included on the ''Céline une seule fois / Live 2013'' CD/DVD.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celine Dion: Céline une seule fois / Live 2013 (2CD+DVD/Blu-ray) |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/music/c%C3%A9line-une-seule-fois-live-2013-2cddvd |access-date=20 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520005319/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/music/c%C3%A9line-une-seule-fois-live-2013-2cddvd |archive-date=20 May 2014}}</ref>
== Credits and personnel == ;Recording<ref name="cd2" /> * Dion's vocal recorded at Echo Beach Studios, Jupiter, Florida
;Personnel<ref name="cd2" /> {{Div col}} * Celine Dion – lead vocals * Marie Bastide – songwriting (lyrics) * Gioacchino Maurici – songwriting (music) * Jacques Veneruso – production, arrangements, acoustic guitars, ukulele, background vocals * Patrick Hampartzoumian – production, arrangements, percussion, background vocals, programming, recording, mixing * Laurent Coppola – drums * Jean-Marc Haroutiounian – bass * Emmanuel Guerrero – piano * André Hampartzoumian – electric guitars * Agnès Puget – background vocals * Delphine Elbé – background vocals * Emilie Smill – background vocals * Choeurs du Studio Meyes de La Ciotat – choir * François Lalonde – vocal recording * Ray Holznecht – recording assistant {{div col end}}
== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sro|Chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2012–2013) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Flanders Tip|53|artist=Céline Dion|song=Le miracle|rowheader=true|access-date=14 October 2014}} |- {{single chart|Wallonia|27|artist=Céline Dion|song=Le miracle|rowheader=true|access-date=14 October 2014}} |- {{single chart|Billboardcanadaac|21|artist=Celine Dion|rowheader=true|access-date=14 October 2014}} |- {{single chart|CIS|197|artist=Céline Dion|song=Le miracle|rowheader=true|songid=42968|access-date=28 December 2020}} |- {{single chart|France|77|artist=Céline Dion|song=Le miracle|rowheader=true|access-date=14 October 2014}} |- ! scope="row"| Quebec Radio Songs (ADISQ)<ref name="quebec" /> | 1 |- ! scope="row"| Quebec Adult Contemporary (ADISQ)<ref name="quebec" /> | 1 |}
== Release history == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ {{sro|Release history}} ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Version ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{Ref.}} |- ! scope="row"| {{hlist|Belgium|Switzerland}} | 2 November 2012 | rowspan="2"| Contemporary hit radio | rowspan="2"| Radio edit | rowspan="2"| Columbia | rowspan="2"| <ref name="cd1" /> |- ! scope="row"| {{hlist|Canada|France}} | 5 November 2012 |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Discogs master|993323|Le miracle|type=single}}
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