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"A Sky Full of Stars" is a song by the British rock band Coldplay. It was released in May 2014 as the second single from their sixth album, Ghost Stories (2014). An exclusive digital EP version of it, with the B-sides "All Your Friends", "Ghost Story" and "O (Reprise)", came out in the following weeks, being considered the band's eleventh extended play.
Coldplay collaborated with Barbadian singer Rihanna (pictured in 2018) for the song "Princess of China" in 2011. Coldplay collaborated with American singer Cat Power (pictured in 2018) for the title track of the film Wish I Was Here (2014). The song "A Sky Full of Stars" features production from Swedish producer Avicii (pictured in 2014).
"A Sky Full of Stars" [258] 21 May 2014 The Ellen DeGeneres Show "Magic" · "A Sky Full of Stars" [259] 30 May 2014 England The Graham Norton Show "A Sky Full of Stars" [260] 13 June 2014 Japan Music Station "Viva la Vida" · "A Sky Full of Stars" [261] 23 June 2014 Australia The Voice "A Sky Full of Stars" · "Magic" [262] 24 June 2014 Sunrise
Coldplay further expanded their repertoire in subsequent albums, with Mylo Xyloto (2011), Ghost Stories (2014), A Head Full of Dreams (2015), Everyday Life (2019), Music of the Spheres (2021) and Moon Music (2024) drawing from genres like electronica, R&B, ambient, disco, funk, gospel, blues and progressive rock. Additional endeavours for the ...
In 2011, Coldplay released their fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto.Originally conceived by the band as a "stripped-down, more acoustic collection", [2] it became one of Coldplay's most experimental and pop-oriented records to date, being described as "luxuriously colourful" [3] where "the choruses are bigger, the textures grander [and] the optimism more optimistic."
Unlike the then-typical arrangement of Coldplay songs, in which either the guitar or piano is the prominent instrument, the track mostly consists of a string section and a digital piano playing the song's upbeat riff, along with a steady bass drum beat, percussion (including a timpano and a church bell), bass guitar, and Martin's vocals; there ...
Each one of them was designed to resemble the members of Coldplay. [60] "Birds" 2016 Marcus Haney: The music video follows the band at the Salvation Mountain as they shoot photos that were later used for the promotion campaign of A Head Full of Dreams (2015). [61] "Hymn for the Weekend" Ben Mor: Coldplay pays a visit to Mumbai, India.
Regarding singles, "Viva la Vida" marked the first time a British act peaked at number one in the United States and United Kingdom simultaneously in nearly four decades; [15] "Paradise" became the highest-selling rock song of 2011 in the latter region; [16] and "A Sky Full of Stars" was an iTunes chart-topper in more than 70 markets. [17]