Everglow

"Everglow"
Single by Coldplay
from the album A Head Full of Dreams
Released 11 November 2016 (2016-11-11) (single version)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014–15
Genre Soft rock
Length
  • 4:43 (album version)
  • 5:01 (single version)
  • 3:48 (single version radio edit)
Label Parlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Coldplay singles chronology
"A Head Full of Dreams"
(2016)		 "Everglow"
(2016)		 "Something Just Like This"
(2017)

"A Head Full of Dreams"
(2016)		 "Everglow"
(2016)		 "Something Just Like This"
(2017)
Music video
"Everglow" on YouTube

"Everglow" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It is the fourth track, promotional single and fifth single proper 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 track premiered during Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show on 26 November 2015.[3] It was released as a promotional single for the album on 27 November 2015.[4]

On 11 November 2016 it was released digitally as the fifth single proper from the album, in a newly recorded stripped-down version inspired by Martin's unrehearsed solo performance of the song at the recent Glastonbury Festival.[5] This version ends with a sample of Muhammad Ali's 1977 speech in Newcastle upon Tyne.[6]

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!'"[1]

Composition

"Everglow" revolves around a heartfelt piano riff. The track is written in the key of C# Minor at 73 BPM and a chord progression that alternates between C#m-A-E-G#m7 and C#m-A-E-B.[7]

Live performance

The song was debuted during the iHeartRadio album release party of A Head Full of Dreams, on 19 November 2015.

Music video

An initial video directed by Joe Connor was filmed at the Eisstadion am Pferdeturm in Hanover on 30 June 2016, but was unreleased. This video was leaked online in 2017.[8] Another video filmed by Ben Mor, featuring Chris Martin performing the song on a grand piano, was released on 9 December 2016.

Track listing

Digital download[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Everglow" ((Single Version) [Radio Edit])3:47
2."Everglow" (Single Version)5:01

Personnel

The song features Martin's ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow.

Credits are adapted from A Head Full of Dreams liner notes.[10]

Coldplay
Additional musicians

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[35] Gold 40,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[36] Gold 45,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[37] Platinum 15,000^
Italy (FIMI)[38] Platinum 50,000double-dagger
South Korea (Gaon)[39] N/A 278,078
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] Gold 400,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide 26 November 2015 Promotional single Parlophone
11 November 2016 Digital download (Single Version and Single Edit Version) [9]
United Kingdom 24 November 2016 Contemporary hit radio [41]

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Everglow on Soundcloud".
  5. ↑ "New single version of everglow out today".
  6. ↑ Reed, Ryan (11 November 2016). "Hear Coldplay's Tender, Stripped-Back Version of 'Everglow'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Everglow Chords". ultimate-guitar.com.
  8. ↑ "Coldplay drehen Video in Hannover" (in German). Deutsche Welle. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Everglow - Single by Coldplay on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  10. ↑ A Head Full of Dream (booklet). Coldplay. Parlophone. 2015. 1053933969.
  11. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (12 December 2015). "ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber Takes Top Spot with 'Love Yourself'". Noise11. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Coldplay – Everglow" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Coldplay – Everglow" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Coldplay – Everglow" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  15. ↑ "Coldplay Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201550 into search.
  17. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  18. ↑ "Musicline.de – Coldplay Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  20. ↑ "Coldplay Chart History". RÚV. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  21. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 48, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  22. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  23. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Coldplay" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  24. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Coldplay – Everglow" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  25. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  26. ↑ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 52, 2017". VG-lista. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  27. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201550 into search.
  28. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  29. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  30. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  31. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  32. ↑ "Coldplay Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  33. ↑ "Coldplay Chart History (Hot Rock Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  34. ↑ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  35. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Everglow". Music Canada.
  36. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Everglow". IFPI Denmark. Click on næste to go to page if certification is from the official website.
  37. ↑ "Irish single certifications – Coldplay – Everglow". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  38. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Coldplay – Everglow" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  39. ↑ "Gaon Chart: Online download (Foreign) – 2017 Year-End Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  40. ↑ "British single certifications – Everglow". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Everglow in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  41. ↑ "BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist". BBC Radio 1. 24 November 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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