Peak
48
Weeks
12
Score
712
Chart Year
2022
"Waiting On A Miracle" is a Colombian waltz sung by Stephanie Beatriz, who played Rosa Diaz on the TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, for the Disney Movie Encanto. Beatriz plays Mirabel Madrigal, a Colombian teenager raised in a household where everybody else has a special supernatural gift. Because Mirabel is the only member of her family with no magical powers, she feels like an outsider. At first, Mirabel pretends she's fine just supporting the rest of her family, but as the song proceeds, she longs for a magical gift of her own. "'Waiting on a Miracle' is Mirabel's yearning to belong," Beatriz explained in a Behind the Lyrics Featurette. "There's something that clicks inside her where she realizes the wheels are in motion for her to chase down her destiny. I like these heroine songs so much. You go on this major journey with a character and suddenly you know her better from the inside." Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote "Waiting On A Miracle," along with all the other Encanto songs. He found it one of the most difficult tunes to write for the movie. "The 'I want' song is always hard," he told Variety. "You have to make the whole movie to understand the journey that Mirabel's got to go on and what the question is going to be, so you have to go at it backwards." Back in 2018, Miranda accompanied scriptwriters Jared Bush and Byron Howard on a research trip to Colombia. What finally cracked "Waiting on a Miracle" was going back to listening to the music they recorded while visiting the South American country. "There were so many Colombian waltzes that were in three-quarter time," he said. "In my head, I had to write a big Disney pop anthem. But once I committed to the three-quarter time, the song wrote itself." Stephanie Beatriz was waiting for her own personal little miracle when she recorded her vocals for his hopeful ballad. The actress was in labor as she laid down "Waiting on a Miracle." "I didn't want to tell anybody at Disney because I didn't want anyone to freak out," she told Variety, "but I was already having some contractions when we were scheduled to record that day. I was like, 'Well, fingers crossed I finish the song before [the baby] comes!'" Beatriz gave birth the very next day to daughter Rosaline.
Don't be upset or mad at all Don't feel regret, or sad at all Hey, I'm still a part of the family Madrigal And I'm fine, I am totally fine I will stand on the side as you shine I'm not fine, I'm not fine I can't move the mountains I can't make flowers bloom I can't take another night up in my room Waiting on a miracle I can't heal what's broken Can't control the morning rain or a hurricane Can't keep down the unspoken invisible pain Always waiting on a miracle, a miracle Always walking alone Always wanting for more Like I'm still at that door Longing to shine like all of you shine All I need is a change All I need is a chance All I know is I can't stay on the side Open your eyes Open your eyes Open your eyes I would move the mountains Make new trees and flowers grow Someone please just let me know, where do I go? I am waiting on a miracle, a miracle I would heal what's broken Show this family something new Who I am inside, so what can I do? I'm sick of waiting on a miracle So here I go I am ready Come on, I'm ready I've been patient and steadfast and steady Bless me now as you blessed us all those years ago When you gave us a miracle Am I too late for a miracle?
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 15, 2022 | 82 | 44 |
| 2 | Jan 22, 2022 | 87 | 39 |
| 3 | Jan 29, 2022 | 65 | 61 |
| 4 | Feb 5, 2022 | 48 | 78 |
| 5 | Feb 12, 2022 | 50 | 76 |
| 6 | Feb 19, 2022 | 53 | 73 |
| 7 | Feb 26, 2022 | 57 | 69 |
| 8 | Mar 5, 2022 | 60 | 66 |
| 9 | Mar 12, 2022 | 71 | 55 |
| 10 | Mar 19, 2022 | 83 | 43 |
| 11 | Mar 26, 2022 | 97 | 29 |
| 12 | Apr 2, 2022 | 100 | 26 |