"Everyday Life" is a song by British

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from their eighth studio album of the same name. It was released on 3 November 2019 and sent to United Kingdom and Italy's

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as a promotional single in the following weeks. The track appears on the ''Sunset'' side of the album, being written by the band members and produced by The Dream Team.

Music video

The music video premiered on South Africa's Soweto TV and then made available globally on YouTube on 9 December 2019. It was directed by

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and shot between

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and

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. The introduction is accompanied by a voiceover explaining the concept of "ubuntu" a

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word which means "humanity" in direct translation: "basically, you’ll always need the next person. You know what I mean? So one hand washes the other, the one hand does need the other to clean. That is Ubuntu. To help others, your brothers, your sisters. Even when they are strangers and you don’t know them, you are supposed to help them".

Live performances

The song's live premiere was held on the 2 November 2019 episode of

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'', which was hosted by American actress

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. A second performance at the Annie Mac Show on

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happened in on 27 November 2019.

Critical reception

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'' magazine called the song a return to form, stating that " 's a heartfelt return to the kind of lush balladry that the band built their reputation on, with gorgeous production and performance elements lending weight to the kind of broad, arena-rock universalisms present in the lyrics."

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. Coldplay *

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– bass guitar *

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– drums, percussion, backing vocals *

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– guitar *

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– keyboards, vocals Additional musicians *

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– backing vocals * Marianna Champion – backing vocals * Daniel Green – keyboards *

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– keyboards * John Metcalfe – strings Production * Bill Rahko – producer * Daniel Green – producer,

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* Rik Simpson – producer, programmer * Jacob Collier – additional engineer * Angel Lopez – additional production * Frederico Vindver – additional production *

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– mastering * Chris Allgood – assistant mastering *

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– mixing * Matt Wolach – assistant mixing * Michael Freeman – assistant mixing

Charts

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Release history

References

2010s ballads 2019 singles 2019 songs Coldplay songs Parlophone singles Songs written by Chris Martin Songs written by Guy Berryman Songs written by Jonny Buckland Songs written by Will Champion {{2019-single-stub