Everglow

"Everglow"
Promotional single by Coldplay from the album A Head Full of Dreams
Released 26 November 2015 (2015-11-26)
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

Martin's ex-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow was featured on "Everglow".

Credits are adapted from A Head Full of Dreams liner notes.[6]

Coldplay
Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
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

  1. ↑ "Hear Coldplay's Heartfelt New Ballad 'Everglow'". Rolling Stone.
  2. ↑ "Coldplay Debuts ‘Everglow,’ Featuring Gwyneth Paltrow". Variety.
  3. ↑ "Listen to new song Everglow". Coldplay.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hear Coldplay's Heartfelt New Ballad 'Everglow'". Rolling Stone.
  5. ↑ "Everglow Chords". ultimate-guitar.com.
  6. ↑ A Head Full of Dream (booklet). Coldplay. Parlophone. 2015. 1053933969.
  7. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (12 December 2015). "ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber Takes Top Spot with 'Love Yourself'". Noise11. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Coldplay – Everglow" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Coldplay – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Coldplay. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201550 into search.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Musicline.de – Coldplay Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 49, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Coldplay search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Coldplay – Everglow" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  18. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201550 into search.
  19. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  20. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  21. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  22. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-12-04" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  23. ↑ "Coldplay – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Coldplay. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  24. ↑ "Coldplay – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Coldplay. Retrieved 26 December 2015.

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