Miracle Aligner

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"Miracle Aligner"
Miracle Aligner (Front Cover).png
Single by The Last Shadow Puppets
from the album
Everything You've Come to Expect
Released28 March 2016
Length4:05
LabelDomino
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)James Ford
The Last Shadow Puppets singles chronology
"Aviation"
(2016) 		"Miracle Aligner"
(2016)
Music video
"Miracle Aligner" on YouTube

"Miracle Aligner" is the fourth single by English band The Last Shadow Puppets from their second studio album, Everything You've Come to Expect.[2] It was released on 28 March 2016 on Domino Records.[3]

Background and release[]

The song was premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 Radio show, where Zane named it his "World Record" for March 28, 2016.[4] The duo jokingly claimed the song was inspired by a "yoga teacher" and a "make-believe wrestler."[5] Turner then said the idea for the song "had always been around" and "came back in the end." He continued by saying that the song was mostly written by himself and his friend and musician Alexandra Savior and "ended up being under the Shadow Puppets umbrella."[6]

Savior has said the song is "obviously about a coke dealer - it's a lifestyle that I didn't relate to myself."[7]

Music video[]

The music video for "Miracle Aligner", directed by Saam Farahmand, and shot at Hotel Café Royal in London,[8] was first released onto YouTube on 17 May 2016.

The video begins with Kane and Turner standing in a balcony while rose petals fall from the sky. A dialogue, dubbed in Italian, occurs between the two, where Kane asks "What's this?", to which Turner responds "This...This is an attempt to extract truth...approximately." In the next shot, now inside an empty ornate room, Turner and Kane stand in front of each other, wearing cream coloured suits and looking extremely tanned, an allusion to the events shown in the Aviation and Everything You've Come to Expect music videos.[9] Turner and Kane start dancing across the room. A circular dolly shot reveals they are being observed by a film crew. They keep dancing in a choreographed manner while looking into the camera. The video ends with the film crew leaving while Kane and Turner, now looking at each other, keep dancing. Turner kneels on the ground, Kane embraces him, and both collapse on top of each other.

Personnel[]

The Last Shadow Puppets
  • Alex Turner – vocals, electric guitar, baritone guitar
  • Miles Kane – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • James Ford – drums, keyboards
  • Zach Dawes – bass guitar
Additional personnel

Charts[]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[11] 23
France (SNEP)[12] 199
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 180

References[]

  1. ^ "Listen to "World Record: The Last Shadow Puppets - "Miracle Aligner"" posted by Zane Lowe on Apple Music". Apple Music. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  2. ^ "The Last Shadow Puppets – "Miracle Aligner"". Stereogum. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  3. ^ "Listen to The Last Shadow Puppets' new song 'Miracle Aligner'". NME. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  4. ^ "Listen: The Last Shadow Puppets - "Miracle Aligner"". Under the Radar. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  5. ^ "The Last Shadow Puppets share dreamlike new song "Miracle Aligner" — listen". Consequence of Sound. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  6. ^ "Listen to "World Record: The Last Shadow Puppets - "Miracle Aligner"" posted by Zane Lowe on Apple Music". Apple Music. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  7. ^ "Interview: Alexandra Savior on her upcoming debut album". Coup De Main. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  8. ^ "The Last Shadow Puppets 'Miracle Aligner' by Saam Farahmand". Promonews. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Watch The Last Shadow Puppets' 'Miracle Aligner' video". Domino Records. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  10. ^ Helman, Peter (10 January 2015). "The Last Shadow Puppets – "Bad Habits Video". Stereogum. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Last Shadow Puppets – Miracle Aligner" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Lescharts.com – The Last Shadow Puppets – Miracle Aligner" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  13. ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 9.04.2016 (wk14)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

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