Everglow

"Everglow"
Single by Coldplay
from the album A Head Full of Dreams
Released 11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014–2015
Genre Piano rock
Length
  • 4:43 (album version)
  • 5:01 (single version)
  • 3:48 (single edit version)
Label Parlophone
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Coldplay singles chronology
"A Head Full of Dreams"
(2016)		 "Everglow"
(2016)

"Everglow" is a single and 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 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] On 11 November 2016 it was released digitally as the fifth single proper from the album, in a newly-recorded stripped-down version that was inspired by Martin's unrehearsed solo performance of the song at the recent Glastonbury Festival due to a technical mishap.[4]

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!'"[5]

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.[6]

Live performance

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

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Everglow"   4:43
Digital download (Single Version)
No. Title Length
1. "Everglow" (Single Version) 5:01
Digital download (Single Edit Version)
No. Title Length
1. "Everglow" (Single Edit Version) 3:48

Personnel

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

Credits are adapted from A Head Full of Dreams liner notes.[7]

Coldplay
Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 93
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 44
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 66
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[11] 63
France (SNEP)[12] 28
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 42
Hungary (Single Top 40)[14] 21
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 55
Italy (FIMI)[16] 35
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 25
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[19] 55
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20] 23
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 62
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 16
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[23] 52
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[24] 6
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[25] 8

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Italy (FIMI)[26] Gold 25,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 26 November 2015 Promotional single Parlophone
11 November 2016 Digital download (Single Version and Single Edit Version)

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. ↑ http://coldplay.com/new-single-version-of-everglow-out-today/
  5. ↑ "Hear Coldplay's Heartfelt New Ballad 'Everglow'". Rolling Stone.
  6. ↑ "Everglow Chords". ultimate-guitar.com.
  7. ↑ A Head Full of Dream (booklet). Coldplay. Parlophone. 2015. 1053933969.
  8. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (12 December 2015). "ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber Takes Top Spot with 'Love Yourself'". Noise11. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Coldplay – Everglow" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Coldplay – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Coldplay. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201550 into search.
  12. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Musicline.de – Coldplay Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 48, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Coldplay search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  18. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Coldplay – Everglow" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201550 into search.
  20. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  21. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  22. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Coldplay – Everglow". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  23. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-12-04" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  24. ↑ "Coldplay – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Coldplay. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  25. ↑ "Coldplay – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Coldplay. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  26. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Coldplay – Everglow" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 October 2016. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter Coldplay in the field Filtra. Select 2016 in the field Anno. The certification will load automatically

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