Ink (song)

"Ink" is a song recorded by British alternative rock band Coldplay from their sixth studio album Ghost Stories (2014). It was released as the fifth overall single from the album on 13 October 2014. Prior to its single release, "Ink" debuted at number 156 on the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

Music video

The animated video was designed by production team, Blind. An interactive video of "Ink" was uploaded on Coldplay's official website. An official cut was made and uploaded on YouTube.

Synopsis

The official cut video begins with a couple lying on a beach, the woman leaves the man on the beach and walks into the woods. The man take the compass (which contain an image of the woman) and follow the woman. The woman walks into a path on the left side. The man soon arrives at the branch path and decide to walk into the right side. The man is upset and looks into a water puddle on the road. The video continue with the man's drifting in the ocean, looking to a cloud which represent to the woman. The man falls after arrive to a waterfall. A bird saves the man and the man falls down after that. Many papers surround the man and build a staircase. The man climbs up and looking at the stars with a telescope. The man sees many constellations and the constellations are the image of the couple. The man rides on a sailboat and arrives to a mega waterfall. The woman appears and saves the man at the end of the video.

Track listing

Promotional CD single^[2]^[3]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ink"	3:48
2.	"Ink" (Instrumental)	3:48
Total length:		7:36

Digital download^[4]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ink" (Live at Le Casino de Paris, Paris)	4:09
Total length:		4:09

Personnel

Adapted from Ghost Stories liner notes.^[5]

Coldplay

Guy Berryman – bass guitar, keyboards
Jonny Buckland – lead guitar, slide guitar
Will Champion – drums, backing vocals
Chris Martin – lead vocals, acoustic guitar

Technical personnel

Paul Epworth – production
Rik Simpson – production
Daniel Green – production

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)^[6]	4
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)^[7]	16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[8]	31
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	68
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[1]	156

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Italy (FIMI)^[10]	Gold	15,000
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Italy^[11]	13 October 2014	Contemporary hit radio	Parlophone
United Kingdom^[4]	21 October 2014	Digital download	Parlophone
United States^[12]^[13]	17 November 2014	Adult album alternative radio	Parlophone Atlantic
United States^[12]^[13]	18 November 2014	Modern rock radio	Parlophone Atlantic

References

1 2 Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart: CLUK Update 31.05.2014 (wk21)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
↑ Coldplay – Ink Discogs.com
↑ "Coldplay Magazine - Ink Single".
1 2 "Ink (2014)". United Kingdom: 7digital. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
↑ Ghost Stories (Digital download). Coldplay. Parlophone. 2014.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Coldplay – Ink" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Coldplay – Ink" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Coldplay search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Coldplay – Ink" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
↑ ARIA Charts. FIMI. 5 January 2015 http://www.fimi.it/archivio_certificazioni.php. Retrieved 3 January 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "Coldplay – Ink (Parlophone)" (in Italian). Radio Airplay SRL. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
↑ "Triple A > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
↑ "Alternative > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.

External links

Coldplay songs

Parachutes	"Don't Panic" "Shiver" "Yellow" "Trouble"

A Rush of Blood to the Head	"In My Place" "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" "The Scientist" "Clocks"

Coldplay Live 2003	"Moses"

X&Y	"White Shadows" "Fix You" "Talk" "Speed of Sound" "The Hardest Part"

Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends	"Life in Technicolor" "Cemeteries of London" "Lost!" "42" "Lovers in Japan" "Yes" "Viva la Vida" "Violet Hill" "Strawberry Swing" "Death and All His Friends"

Prospekt's March	"Life in Technicolor II" "Glass of Water" "Prospekt's March/Poppyfields"

Mylo Xyloto	"Hurts Like Heaven" "Paradise" "Charlie Brown" "Us Against the World" "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" "Major Minus" "U.F.O." "Princess of China" "Up in Flames" "Up with the Birds"

Ghost Stories	"Always in My Head" "Magic" "Ink" "True Love" "Midnight" "Another's Arms" "Oceans" "A Sky Full of Stars" "O"

A Head Full of Dreams	"A Head Full of Dreams" "Birds" "Hymn for the Weekend" "Everglow" "Adventure of a Lifetime" "Fun" "Up & Up"

Other songs	"Brothers & Sisters" "Gravity" "Lhuna" "Christmas Lights" "Moving to Mars" "Atlas" "Miracles"

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