Everglow
"Everglow" | |
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Promotional single by Coldplay from the album A Head Full of Dreams | |
Released | 26 November 2015 |
Format | Digital download |
Length | 4:43 |
Label | Parlophone |
Writer | |
Producer |
"Everglow" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It is the fourth track from their seventh studio album, A Head Full of Dreams.[1] The song features uncredited guest vocals by Gwyneth Paltrow, the ex-wife of Chris Martin.[2] The song was served as a promotional single of the album and released on 26 November 2015. The track was also premiered during Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show.[3]
Background
Martin came up with the idea for the title of the song from a slang word he heard from a surfer. In an interview with Zane Lowe, he explained the origin of the phrase: "I was in the ocean one day with this surfer guy, who spoke just like you'd imagine a surfer guy to speak … This guy spoke like Sean Penn's character from Fast Times at Ridgemont High. He was like, 'Yo dude, I was doing this thing the other day man, it gave me this total everglow!'"[4]
Composition
"Everglow" revolves around a heartfelt piano riff. The track is written in the key of E Major at 73 BPM and a chord progression that alternates between C#m-A-E-G#m7 and C#m-A-E-B.[5]
Live performance
The song was performed debut during the iHeartRadio album release party of A Head Full of Dreams, on 19 November 2015.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from A Head Full of Dreams liner notes.[6]
- Coldplay
- Guy Berryman – bass guitar
- Jonny Buckland – electric guitar
- Will Champion – drums, drum pad, percussion, backing vocals
- Chris Martin – lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar
- Additional musicians
- Mikkel S Eriksen – additional instruments, production, mixing
- Tor Erik Hermansen – additional instruments, production, mixing
- Gwyneth Paltrow – backing vocals
- Davide Rossi – strings
- Rik Simpson – additional instruments, backing vocals, mixing
Charts
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[7] | 93 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] | 44 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] | 66 |
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] | 63 |
France (SNEP)[11] | 28 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] | 42 |
Hungary (Single Top 40)[13] | 21 |
Ireland (IRMA)[14] | 59 |
Italy (FIMI)[15] | 35 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] | 16 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] | 25 |
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] | 55 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] | 23 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] | 62 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 16 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] | 52 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[23] | 6 |
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[24] | 8 |
References
- ↑ "Hear Coldplay's Heartfelt New Ballad 'Everglow'". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ "Coldplay Debuts ‘Everglow,’ Featuring Gwyneth Paltrow". Variety.
- ↑ "Listen to new song Everglow". Coldplay.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Hear Coldplay's Heartfelt New Ballad 'Everglow'". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ "Everglow Chords". ultimate-guitar.com.
- ↑ A Head Full of Dream (booklet). Coldplay. Parlophone. 2015. 1053933969.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (12 December 2015). "ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber Takes Top Spot with 'Love Yourself'". Noise11. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Coldplay – Everglow" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "Coldplay – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Coldplay. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "ÄŒNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 OficiálnÃ. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201550 into search.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Coldplay Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ "ArchÃvum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "Chart Track: Week 49, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Coldplay search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Coldplay – Everglow" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201550 into search.
- ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-12-04" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ↑ "Coldplay – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Coldplay. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "Coldplay – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Coldplay. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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