Million Dollar Baby

* Single
* Album

### Writer(s)

Ava Max • Cirkut • Jessica Agombar • Michael Pollack • Peter Rycroft / LOSTBOY • David Stewart • Diane Warren

## General information

### Writer(s)

Ava Max • Cirkut • Jessica Agombar • Michael Pollack • Peter Rycroft / LOSTBOY • David Stewart • Diane Warren

### Producer(s)

Cirkut

"**Million Dollar Baby**" (originally titled "**Miracle**" ) is a song by American singer Ava Max. It was released on September 1st, 2022 as the second single from her second studio album *Diamonds & Dancefloors.* Despite having a music video, a visualizer was filmed for the song without being released.

## Background

The song's release has been teased by many reliable insiders on the ATRL forum. Max has hinted towards the song herself, liking a fan's tweet captioned with the title. It samples the song “Can’t Fight the Moonlight” by LeAnn Rimes. It will serve as the opening track to *Diamonds & Dancefloors*, confirmed by Apple Music leaking track-by-track credits for the album and citing “Can’t Fight the Moonlight” writer Diane Warren on the first track.

On August 2, 2022, Max posted a snippet of the song on TikTok, as well as some of the lyrics of the song on Twitter and Instagram. It was also registered in ASCAP on the same day.

On August 26, 2022, Ava shared the release date as well as the cover for the single.

In an interview, Ava said that she considers "Million Dollar Baby" the lead single of Diamonds & Dancefloors because she was with her ex during the release of "Maybe You're the Problem".

The song was originally planned to be titled "Miracle" but it was changed because Max would rather be referred to as a Million Dollar Baby. It was planned to be the lead single of the album.

## Promotion

Ava Max teased the song multiple times on TikTok. An extended snippet was created on August 23, 2022. She also did a TikTok with LeAnn Rimes in partnership with Spotify.

On August 28, 2022, the song was promoted during the MTV VMAs through commercials in partnership with Extra Gum.

## Music Video

The music video was released on September 1, 2022. It was directed by Andrew Donoho and choreographed by Charm La'Donna. The music shows Max going into a nightclub titled Diamonds & Dancefloors, and seeing and admiring a version of herself in blonde hair, proceeding to follow her around the backstages of the club. They then merge into one single brunette entity in which they both disappear after.

### Cast & Crew

* Producers - Anna Heinrich, Gabriela Ledesma, Callie Schuttera
* Director - Andrew Donoho
* Storyboard - Mike Pappa
* Camera - Owen Patry, Jason Rafael
* Set Coordinator - Josh George
* Actor(s) - Francesco Cuizza
* Cinematographer - Nicholas Wiesnet
* Choreographer - Charm La'Donna

### Visualizer

A visualizer video was expected to be released.

## Track listing

* **Digital download and streaming**

1. "Million Dollar Baby" – 3:04

* **Digital download and streaming – David Penn remix**

1. "Million Dollar Baby - David Penn Remix" – 3:07
2. "Million Dollar Baby - David Penn Extended Mix" – 5:46
3. "Million Dollar Baby" - 3:04

* **Digital download and streaming – TELYKast remix**

1. "Million Dollar Baby - TELYKast Remix" – 3:13
2. "Million Dollar Baby" – 3:04

* **Digital download and streaming – COASTR. remix**

1. "Million Dollar Baby - COASTR. Remix" – 2:38
2. "Million Dollar Baby" – 3:04

* **Digital download and streaming – Nathan Dawe remix**

1. "Million Dollar Baby - Nathan Dawe Remix" –3:05
2. "Million Dollar Baby" – 3:04

## Lyrics

**[Intro]**

(She's a miracle)

(She’s a miracle, oh, oh, oh, ooh)

**[Verse 1]**

Diamonds

She turns tears to diamonds, woah

Trying to find that silver lining, woah

And once in a while

**[Pre-Chorus]**

I'll go walkin' in the twilight

Counting down to midnight

Close my eyes and wait for her to shine

I’m hiding in the shadows

Praying that she'll break free

**[Chorus]**

In the dark of the night

She got danger on her mind

She's a million dollar baby

Nobody can explain it

She's a miracle

She's a miracle, oh, oh, oh, ooh

She broke out of her chains

Turned the fire into rain

She's a million dollar baby

She's bound to drive you crazy

She's a miracle

She’s a miracle, oh, oh, oh, ooh

**[Verse 2]**

Hеart broke, oh-oh

You can’t keep her down though, oh-oh (Ah, ah, ah)

Ice cold, oh-oh

She's coming back to lifе though, woah

**[Pre-Chorus]**

And one in a while

I'll go walkin’ in the twilight

Counting down to midnight

Close my eyes and wait for her to shine

I'm hiding in the shadows

Praying that she'll break free

**[Chorus]**

In the dark of the night

She got danger on her mind

She's a million dollar baby

Nobody can explain it

She’s a miracle

She's a miracle, oh, oh, oh, ooh

She broke out of her chains

Turned the fire into rain

She's a million dollar baby

She's bound to drive you crazy

She's a miracle

She's a miracle, oh, oh, oh, ooh

**[Post-Chorus]**

Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma

Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, miracle

Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma

Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, miracle

Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma

Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma

She's a miracle, oh, oh, oh (Oh)

**[Chorus]**

In the dark of the night

She got danger on her mind

She's a million dollar baby

Nobody can explain it

She's a miracle (Miracle)

She's a miracle, oh, oh, oh, ooh (She's a miracle)

She broke out of her chains

Turned the fire into rain

She's a million dollar baby

She's bound to drive you crazy (Bound to drive you crazy)

She's a miracle (She's a miracle, yeah, yeah)

She's a miracle, oh, oh, oh, ooh

**[Outro]**

Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma

Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, miracle

Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma

Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, miracle (Woah)

Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma

Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma

She's a miracle, oh, oh, oh, ooh

## Trivia

* The song was included on the dancing videogame "Just Dance", in which Ava Max appears as the coach dancer for the song.

## Photoshoot

### Videos

Ava Max samples a LeAnn Rimes classic on her new single -MillionDollarBaby! Stream now.
## References

1. ↑ Spotify - Behind The Hit
2. ↑ https://www.glamour.pl/artykul/ava-max-jeden-dzien-w-tygodniu-jestem-amanda-i-nie-rozmawiam-z-nikim-o-pracy-wywiad-220829111540
3. ↑ Spotify - Behind The Hit
4. ↑ MTV VMAs Extra Gum Ad
5. ↑ *Instagram* - "Million Dollar Baby (Visualizer version)" out this week ⚔️
6. ↑ The official visualizer for. @AvaMax. 's “Million Dollar Baby” will be released this week.
7. ↑ https://justdance.fandom.com/wiki/Million\_Dollar\_Baby

Album Information • 12 Days of D&D • Tour • Shop Music • Shop Merch • Photoshoots • Scrapped Tracks

**Million Dollar Baby**
Sleepwalker
Maybe You're The Problem
Ghost
Hold Up (Wait A Minute)
Weapons
Diamonds & Dancefloors

In The Dark
Turn Off The Lights
One Of Us
Get Outta My Heart
Cold As Ice
Last Night On Earth
Dancing's Done