The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
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| Single by U2 | ||||
| from the album Songs of Innocence | ||||
| Released | 15 September 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2010–2014 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:16 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Songwriter(s) | U2 (music), Bono and the Edge (lyrics) | |||
| Producer(s) | Danger Mouse, Paul Epworth, Ryan Tedder | |||
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"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 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.
"The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)" originated from U2's recording sessions with Danger Mouse in 2010, initially consisting of a drum loop and acoustic guitar. Under the input of producers Ryan Tedder and Paul Epworth, it evolved into a rockier song called "Siren" , with one lyric comparing the music of the punk rock band Ramones to a siren song. The band settled on the final melody and lyrics with Epworth during the album's final two months of sessions.
The song pays tribute to Joey Ramone, the lead singer of Ramones, who had a strong influence on Bono. During their teenage years, U2 snuck into a Ramones concert, and the experience of watching Joey perform made Bono feel less self-conscious about his own singing.
In the days leading to an Apple Inc. product launch event on 9 September 2014 in Cupertino, California, reports began to circulate that U2 would be involved, which were promptly denied by a spokesperson for the band. Nonetheless, towards the end of the event U2 appeared and performed a new song titled "The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)", the lead single from their thirteenth studio album Songs of Innocence, with Apple CEO Tim Cook announcing that the album would be released digitally in its entirety at no cost to all iTunes Store customers. The presentation concluded with the unveiling of an Apple advertisement featuring U2 performing the song.
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