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''Moon Music'' (full title ''Music of the Spheres Vol. II: Moon Music'') is the tenth studio album by British
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. Released on 4 October 2024 by
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in the United Kingdom and
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in the United States, it serves as the second part of their ''Music of the Spheres'' project, the first being '' From Earth with Love'' (2021). Three editions of the album were made available: ''Notebook'', ''Tour'' and ''Full Moon''. Each one has its own exclusive content, including voice memos, live sets, and bonus tracks. Production was primarily handled by Bill Rahko, Dan Green, Michael Ilbert and
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, with additional work by
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,
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and
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. Hopkins is also credited as a featured artist, along with
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,
Little Simz Simbiatu "Simbi" Abisola Abiola Ajikawo (born 23 February 1994), better known by her stage name Little Simz, is a British Rapping, rapper and Acting, actress. She rose to prominence with the independent release of her first three albums: ''A Cur ...
,
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, Tini and
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. To promote ''Moon Music'', Coldplay released the singles "
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", "
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" and " All My Love", later complemented by a
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called ''A Film for the Future''. The band supported both albums from their ''Music of the Spheres'' project on the
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. ''Moon Music'' received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its melodies and overall style, but were critical of the lyrics. Commercially, the album peaked at number one in 16 countries, including the United Kingdom, where Coldplay achieved their 10th chart-topper and had the highest opening-week sales of the 2020s by a group (237,000 units). It also topped the ''Billboard'' 200 in the United States with 120,000 units sold, marking the first time since 2016 that a British band reached number one on both charts simultaneously.


Background

Following the release of Coldplay's ninth studio album ''Music of the Spheres'', the subtitle ''Vol. I: From Earth with Love'' was mentioned several times, hinting at a follow-up to the album in the following years. In January 2023, while speaking to ''
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'' about the
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,
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revealed the title of their next album, ''Moon Music'', declaring that it was in its finishing stage and that it would be the second ''Music of the Spheres'' volume. Throughout the Music of the Spheres World Tour, the band performed some songs from their tenth record project. On 17 June 2024, Coldplay announced through their social media that ''Moon Music'' would be released on 4 October. On 16 August 2024, the band revealed its track listing. '' El Mundo'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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'' ranked the album among the most anticipated of the year.


Recording and composition

The album was partially recorded at the Punta Paloma studio in
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, Spain. Coldplay spent two weeks at the office – between July and August 2024 – and used it as a "base of operations" while playing their shows in
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and
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. Asked about the meaning behind the title, Chris Martin stated "it has to do with accepting all the different phases
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and "shining your light without any needs for anything in return". ''Moon Music'' is generally described as a
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album with music influences from
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,
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and
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.


Artwork and package

The album cover features a
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shot, taken by Argentine photographer Matías Alonso Revelli in 2020. Coldplay's team contacted him directly to use the picture, and while he offered more options, the band ultimately maintained their initial choice. The rest of the package was designed by long-time collaborator
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. CD versions of ''Moon Music'' were created from 90% recycled polycarbonate, while each vinyl came from nine recycled PET-plastic bottles. Both products were the first of their kind, being sourced from post-consumer waste streams. ''
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'' reported that taking this measure prevented the manufacturing of more than 30 metric tonnes of virgin plastic across all formats.


Promotion


Budget

According to court documents released ahead of ''Moon Music'' release, former manager Dave Holmes claimed to have negotiated a £35 million budget advance with
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. Expenses included clearing samples, arranging recording sessions, recruiting producers and promotional campaigns. However, since Holmes was dismissed from his duties by Coldplay afterwards, it remains unclear whether the entire budget was used or not.


Marketing

In anticipation for the album, the band launched numerous immersive listening pop-up events around the world. They were held between 1 and 7 October, including cities such as
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,
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,
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,
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and
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, in addition to
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's
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. Coldplay also partnered with
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to have premieres in indie record stores across the United States on 1 October, while the following day saw the launch of a global theatrical event. ''
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'' shared that all proceeds from "Good Feelings" would be donated to Choose Love. The
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teamed up with the band for a drone light show at Ttukseom
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to celebrate the album and their shows in South Korea. As part of
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's sponsorship deal with
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, Coldplay launched a new team shirt design and had its proceeds directed toward
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. They also collaborated with
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and
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. On 22 January 2025, the group released ''A Film for the Future''. It was executive produced by Ben Mor, featuring more than 150 artists from 45 countries worldwide. The premiere was held on
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, with 360-degree screenings also taking place in select cities.


Singles

Lead single "
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" was released on 21 June 2024, with its music video being shot at the
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in
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, Greece. Regional outlets estimated that the filming had a budget of €3 million, ranking among the most expensive of all time. The second single, "
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" featured
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,
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,
Elyanna Elian Amer Marjieh (sometimes credited as Margieh; ; born January 22, 2002), known professionally as Elyanna (), is a Palestinian and Chilean singer-songwriter, merging Arabic music with Latin rhythms to create an experimental Arab-pop sound th ...
and Tini and was made available on 23 August. Despite not being a single, "IAAM" received a special premiere on 27 September, as part of the ''
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''. The third and final single, " All My Love", came out with a lyric video on 4 October. Chris Martin stated it would be the final single from Coldplay's career. The official music video, starring American actor
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, was released as a director's cut on 6 December and followed by a shorter version on 13 December.
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and Mary Wigmore shot the footage.


Critical reception


Reviews

''Moon Music'' received generally mixed reviews from
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. At
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, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an
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score of 58 based on 13 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". In a four-star review for ''
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'', Rhian Daily wrote it "gently and subtly distils that spirit of weathering any storm, going on a journey from that bleak opening moment to a more accepting, happier ending". She also commented that both the lyrical and musical choices suggest an expression of resilience, as the "fake-outs don't just keep you guessing but mirror that feeling of having exhausted all your options, only for you to find the strength to push forward". '' Clash'' Emma Harrison described ''Moon Music'' as "the band's most expansive and intriguing album to date", feeling "like the best friend who helps you through the dark hours". Jon Dolan from ''
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'' praised its musical range and stated there "is only 10 songs, but it's a lot, and that's the idea — the pop-rock LP as social, psychological, and metaphysical cold-plunge". Hannah Jocelyn told ''
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'' the record has "all the reasons to be sick of Coldplay" but also "all the reasons they'll be missed when they retire". She criticised the lyrics for not exploring sentiments with enough depth and the frequent use of
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s, such as on "All My Love", but noted that "for every questionable choice, there's a 6-minute nu-jazz vamp
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'] or classical prog-pop opus ['Coloratura (song), Coloratura'] waiting around the corner. Only Coldplay would make a song called '🌈', but only Coldplay would make it the record's most beautiful and exploratory song, too". Ben Beaumont-Thomas of ''
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'' agreed with the sentiment, saying "Their 10th album has epic songs that make you feel like you've climbed Everest – but they're undermined by corny lyrics". Neil Z. Yeung of
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rated ''Moon Music'' three and a half stars out of five, opining that "Like so many of their recent efforts, it's a lot to take on: the freeform snapshots and contemplative experimentation recall the scrapbook approach of ''
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'', while at its poppiest, ''Moon Music'' returns listeners to ''
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'' and '' Music of the Spheres''. As a sibling set, ..it does feel like a B-sides, here's-what's-left collection at times, for better or worse". ''
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'' El Hunt said that the album retreads "all-too-familiar themes to an uneven soundtrack".


Year-end lists


Accolades


Commercial performance

''Moon Music'' went number one in 16 countries around the world. It debuted atop the
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with 236,796 units sold, becoming Coldplay's 10th chart-topper, their fastest-selling release since ''
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'' (2008), and the biggest opening for a group since
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's ''
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'' (2013), which moved 237,338 units. They became the sixth band in history to achieve 10 number-one records, after
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,
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, U2,
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and
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. The album also had the largest debut for a British act since
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's ''30'' (2021), outselling the rest of the Top 40 combined and becoming the ninth biggest release of the year in the country. The
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stated it was the fastest-selling CD of the decade as well. In Germany, Italy, Sweden, and the United States, ''Moon Music'' became the band's first number-one album since ''
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'' (2014). It sold 120,000
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on the ''Billboard'' 200, their best debut in American territory since ''
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'' (2015). Coldplay also topped the
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ranking for the first time ever. By scoring a fifth number-one project, they became the British musicians with the most 21st century chart leaders stateside. Additionally, ''Moon Music'' was the first time a British group topped the United Kingdom and United States album charts simultaneously since
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with ''
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'' (2016). Despite opening at number two in Australia, the record went number one in the following month. It ruled the ARIA Top 20 Vinyl Albums chart as well, becoming Coldplay's second release to achieve the feat. In France, it reached number three with 19,213 units, outselling chart-topper '' Music of the Spheres'' (2021). The album was also their first weekly best-seller since ''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends'' (2008) in Austria. Multiple songs appeared on South Korea's Circle Download and Circle BGM charts, including the non-single track "Good Feelings".


Impact

Mark Savage from the
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opined that, along with the
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(2022–25), ''Moon Music'' recycled physical copies put Coldplay "at the forefront of the move to make rock music more sustainable". ''
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'' Jordan Bassett agreed, commenting that the band are helping to boost demand for eco-friendly vinyls and make them more widely adopted. Craig Evans from Blood Records called their initiative "monumental". ''
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'' reported that the album had the largest CD sales of 2024 in Britain. It also won a gold prize at the
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for its sustainable design. Coldplay re-issued their discography in recycled vinyl due to the positive reception afterwards. Visits to
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's
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region triplicated after the location was chosen for an exclusive listening event promoting ''Moon Music''. Danni Scott from ''
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'' stated that the band are reinventing the music video genre for a modern age on the album's visualiser, ''A Film for the Future''. She then concluded they might bring back the attention to visuals in the music industry, praising the project as "an incredibly smart move" in "the age of fried attention spans", as it constantly changes to keep the audience engaged. Discussing how ''Moon Music'' outsold Coldplay's two previous records upon release on ''
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'', Kyle Denis said that they became "a legacy act that can still corral fans to buy new material".


Track listing

Coldplay's songwriting members are
Guy Berryman Guy Rupert Berryman (born 12 April 1978) is a Scottish musician, songwriter, producer, businessman and designer. He is best known as the bassist of the rock band Coldplay and electronic supergroup Apparatjik. Raised in Kirkcaldy, he starte ...
,
Jonny Buckland Jonathan Mark Buckland (born 11 September 1977) is a British musician and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Raised in Pantymwyn, he started to play guitar at an early age, taking ins ...
,
Will Champion William Champion (born 31 July 1978) is an English musician and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer and percussionist of the Rock music, rock band Coldplay. Raised in Southampton, he learned to play numerous instruments during his yout ...
and
Chris Martin Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and producer. He is best known as the vocalist, pianist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Born in Exeter, Martin went to University Colleg ...
. Credits adapted from liner notes. Notes * signifies an additional producer. * The
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edition additionally includes the trailer for ''A Film for the Future'' (0:24). * The ''Notebook'' edition additionally includes a voice memo for each song, showing their development during the writing process. * With exception of "Feelslikeimfallinginlove", all tracks are stylised in uppercase, though the letter "i" remains in lowercase. "Feelslikeimfallinginlove" is stylised in
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. * "Alien Hits / Alien Radio" is stylised as "", and is a suite containing the tracks "Neon Forest", "Alien Hits / Alien Radio: Opus 5" and "Angelsong". * "IAAM" is an abbreviation for "I Am a Mountain". * "One World" ends at 5:07. An "unnamed melody" (co-written by Apple Martin) plays starting from 5:25. * The ''Christmas Moon'' edition (exclusive to
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) appends the non-album single "
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" (4:08). Sample credits * "Moon Music" contains an excerpt of "Forever Held", written and performed by Jon Hopkins. * "Feelslikeimfallinginlove" contains a sample of "Funeral Singers", written by
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, as performed by
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. * "Neon Forest" contains a sample of "Drone in C", written by Devin Powers and performed by Sinerider. * "Angelsong" contains a spoken word sample by
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from '' Oprah's Master Class'' on
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. * "Aeterna" contains a sample of "Weird Part of the Night", written and performed by
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. * "One World" contains a sample of "Root to Leaf", composed by John Metcalfe, which itself contains an interpolation of "An Ending (Ascent)", written and performed by
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.


''Tour'' edition

Includes 10 bonus tracks recorded on the
Music of the Spheres World Tour The Music of the Spheres World Tour is the ongoing eighth concert tour undertaken by British Rock music, rock band Coldplay. It is being staged to promote their ninth and tenth studio albums, ''Music of the Spheres (Coldplay album), Music of t ...
and an 80-page digital booklet. CDs were sold exclusively in the United States for a limited time.


''Full Moon'' edition

Includes 10 bonus tracks labelled as "Blue Moons". CDs were sold exclusively in the United States for a limited time. Notes * "Moon Music (Elodie)" is an instrumental piano version of "Moon Music", omitting the orchestral introduction. * "Feelslikeimfallinginlive" is a live version of "Feelslikeimfallinginlove", following the same stylisation. * "We Pray (Be Our Guest)" features a blank second verse "for your own inspiration", according to the band. It was labelled as "? Version" on the single release. * "I Am a Mountain" is an acoustic version of "IAAM". * "A Wave" is stylised as "".


Personnel

Coldplay *
Guy Berryman Guy Rupert Berryman (born 12 April 1978) is a Scottish musician, songwriter, producer, businessman and designer. He is best known as the bassist of the rock band Coldplay and electronic supergroup Apparatjik. Raised in Kirkcaldy, he starte ...
– bass guitar (tracks 1–5, 7–10), bells (4),
mandolin A mandolin (, ; literally "small mandola") is a Chordophone, stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally Plucked string instrument, plucked with a plectrum, pick. It most commonly has four Course (music), courses of doubled St ...
(7) *
Jonny Buckland Jonathan Mark Buckland (born 11 September 1977) is a British musician and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Raised in Pantymwyn, he started to play guitar at an early age, taking ins ...
– guitar (tracks 1–5, 7–10), additional vocals (10) *
Will Champion William Champion (born 31 July 1978) is an English musician and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer and percussionist of the Rock music, rock band Coldplay. Raised in Southampton, he learned to play numerous instruments during his yout ...
– percussion (tracks 1–3, 6, 8, 9), drums (2–5, 7–10), backing vocals (2, 7, 9), vocals (6), guitar (7),
programming Program (American English; also Commonwealth English in terms of computer programming and related activities) or programme (Commonwealth English in all other meanings), programmer, or programming may refer to: Business and management * Program m ...
(8),
Omnichord The Omnichord is an electronic musical instrument introduced in 1981 by the Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation. It allows users to play distinctive harp-like arpeggios produced through an electronic strum plate, simulating the experience of ...
synthesizer (9) *
Chris Martin Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and producer. He is best known as the vocalist, pianist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Born in Exeter, Martin went to University Colleg ...
– vocals (all tracks), keyboards (tracks 1–8, 10), piano (1, 3, 5–7, 9, 10), guitar (2, 4–7, 9), percussion (4) Additional musicians * Dan Green – programming (tracks 1–5, 8, 9), keyboards (2, 8, 9), synthesizer (3) * Bill Rahko – programming (tracks 1–3), keyboards (4) *
Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
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– programming (tracks 1, 2, 5–7, 9), keyboards (2, 4–9), percussion (2, 3), piano (3) *
Jon Hopkins Jonathan Julian Hopkins (born 15 August 1979) is an English musician and producer who writes and performs electronic music. He began his career playing keyboards for Imogen Heap, and has produced but also contributed to albums by Brian Eno, Co ...
– programming (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7), keyboards (1, 6, 7), synthesizer (2) * Chris Worsey –
cello The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ...
(tracks 1, 2, 9) * Tony Wollard – cello (tracks 1, 2, 9) * Vicky Matthews – cello (tracks 1, 2, 9) * Helen Kamminga –
viola The viola ( , () ) is a string instrument of the violin family, and is usually bowed when played. Violas are slightly larger than violins, and have a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the ...
(tracks 1, 2, 9) * Everton Nelson – violin (tracks 1, 2, 9) * Ian Humphries – violin (tracks 1, 2, 9) * Kate Robinson – violin (tracks 1, 2, 9) * Louisa Fuller – violin (tracks 1, 2, 9) * Marianna Haynes – violin (tracks 1, 2, 9) * Richard George – violin (tracks 1, 2, 9) * James Douglas – cello (track 1), strings (3) * Patrick Kiernan – violin (track 1), strings (3) * Daisy Vatalaro – cello (track 1) * Will Schofield – cello (track 1) *
Chris Laurence Chris Laurence (born 6 January 1949) is an English musician. Born in London, he studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and primarily works with jazz and classical music. In the classical world he was principal double bass with th ...
–
double bass The double bass (), also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, the bull fiddle, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched string instrument, chordophone in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding rare additions ...
(track 1) * Stacey Walton – double bass (track 1) * John Metcalfe – strings arrangement (tracks 1, 2, 9) * Jenny Goshawk – strings
orchestration Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra (or, more loosely, for any musical ensemble, such as a concert band) or of adapting music composed for another medium for an orchestra. Also called "instrumentation", orch ...
(track 1) * Susie Gillis – strings orchestration (track 1) *
Ólafur Arnalds Ólafur Arnalds (; born 3 November 1986) is an Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and producer from Mosfellsbær, Iceland. He mixes strings and piano with loops and beats, a sound ranging from ambient/electronic to atmospheric pop. He is also th ...
– strings programming (track 1) * Kate Musker – viola (track 1) * Peter Lale – viola (track 1) * Reiad Chibah – viola (track 1) * Alison Dods – violin (track 1) * Cathy Thompson – violin (track 1) * Raja Halder – violin (track 1) * Rick Koster – violin (track 1) * Sarah Daramy-Williams – violin (track 1) *
Oscar Holter Oscar Thomas Holter (born 26 February 1986) is a Swedish record producer and songwriter based in the United States. He is best known for his work with record producer and fellow Swede Max Martin and Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd on the ...
– programming (tracks 2, 5, 7, 9), keyboards (2, 7) * Bruce White – viola (tracks 2, 9), strings (3) * Michael Ilbert – programming (tracks 2, 8) * Ian Burdge – cello (tracks 2, 9) *
Rik Simpson Rik Simpson (a.k.a. Rikademus) is a British record producer. He is most recently recognised for his production work with Coldplay on ''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends'' (2008), ''Mylo Xyloto'' (2011), '' Ghost Stories'' (2014), '' A ...
– keyboards (track 2) *
Davide Rossi Davide Rossi (born 7 August 1970) is an Italian violinist, string arranger, orchestrator, songwriter, composer and conductor, perhaps best known for having been the electric violinist and multi-instrumentalist for the British electronic music d ...
– cello,
contrabassoon The contrabassoon, also known as the double bassoon, is a larger version of the bassoon, sounding an octave lower. Its technique is similar to its smaller cousin, with a few notable differences. Differences from the bassoon The Reed (mouthpie ...
, viola, violin (track 3); strings (4) *
Ilya Salmanzadeh Ilya Salmanzadeh (; ; born 19 September 1986), known mononymously as Ilya, is an Iranian-born Swedish songwriter, producer, and singer. He rose to prominence outside of Sweden after co-writing and producing Ariana Grande's hit single "Problem" ...
– percussion, programming (tracks 3, 4, 9); keyboards (3, 9) * Bryony James – strings (track 3) * Charles Jenson – strings (track 3) * Ellie Stanford – strings (track 3) * Emma Owens – strings (track 3) * Hetty Snell – strings (track 3) * Jenny Sacha – strings (track 3) * Jessie Ann Richardson – strings (track 3) * Jordan Bergmans – strings (track 3) * Kerenza Peacock – strings (track 3) * Martyn Jackson – strings (track 3) * Meghan Cassidy – strings (track 3) * Michael Trainor – strings (track 3) * Miles Brett – strings (track 3) * Natalia Bonner – strings (track 3) * Natalie Klouda – strings (track 3) * Richard Pryce – strings (track 3) * Rosie Danvers – strings (track 3) * Sarah Sexton – strings (track 3) * Stephen Morris – strings (track 3) * Tony Woollard – strings (track 3) * Victoria Harrild – strings (track 3) * Zahra Benyounes – strings (track 3) *
Davide Rossi Davide Rossi (born 7 August 1970) is an Italian violinist, string arranger, orchestrator, songwriter, composer and conductor, perhaps best known for having been the electric violinist and multi-instrumentalist for the British electronic music d ...
– strings arrangement (tracks 3, 4) *
Mattias Bylund Bengt Axel Mattias Bylund (born 16 June 1970) is a Swedish musician, music arranger and music producer who lives in Gothenburg. In 2016 he received a Grammy Award for string arrangement on Taylor Swift's ''1989'' and he is also Musical director ...
– strings, string synthesizer, violin (track 4) * Mikkel Eriksen – keyboards (track 4) * Tor Hermansen – keyboards (track 4) * Alison Martin –
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(track 4) *
Orlando le Fleming Antony Orlando Frank le Fleming (born 7 July 1976) is a jazz musician and English cricketer. Biography Cricket Orlando le Fleming made his county debut for Devon in the 1992 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. At the age of 15, he ...
–
upright bass The double bass (), also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, the bull fiddle, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched string instrument, chordophone in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding rare additions ...
(track 4) *
Erik Arvinder Erik Mikael Arvinder, born in 1984 in Stockholm, Sweden, is a Swedish violinist, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, orchestrator and conductor. He is known for his work across Europe and the United States, and for collaborations with interna ...
– violin (track 4) * Alex Pall – keyboards, programming (track 5) * Drew Taggart – keyboards, programming (track 5) * Bateria Vanguarda – percussion, sound effects (track 5) * David Bukovinszky – cello (track 4) *
Nile Rodgers Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. The co-founder of Chic, he has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 750 million albums and 1 ...
– guitar (track 5) *
Kaori Muraji is a Japanese classical guitarist.Lee Hyo-won''Kaori Muraji Brings People Back to Classical Guitar'' Korean Times, 2008-03-18 She is the first Japanese artist to have signed an exclusive international contract with Decca Music Group.classical guitar The classical guitar, also known as Spanish guitar, is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string (music), string instrument with strings made of catgut, gut or nylon, it is a precursor of the ...
(track 6) * BabeTruth – keyboards (track 8) *
Brian Eno Brian Peter George Jean-Baptiste de la Salle Eno (, born 15 May 1948), also mononymously known as Eno, is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, visual artist, and activist. He is best known for his pioneering contributions to ambien ...
– keyboards, programming (track 10) Additional vocalists *
Apple Martin Apple Blythe Alison Martin (born 14 May 2004) is an English media personality, model, and singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of singer Chris Martin and actress Gwyneth Paltrow. She and her brother Moses sing together with their father on his b ...
– backing vocals (track 2) *
Burna Boy Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. He gained recognition in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album '' ...
– vocals (track 3) *
Little Simz Simbiatu "Simbi" Abisola Abiola Ajikawo (born 23 February 1994), better known by her stage name Little Simz, is a British Rapping, rapper and Acting, actress. She rose to prominence with the independent release of her first three albums: ''A Cur ...
– vocals (track 3) *
Elyanna Elian Amer Marjieh (sometimes credited as Margieh; ; born January 22, 2002), known professionally as Elyanna (), is a Palestinian and Chilean singer-songwriter, merging Arabic music with Latin rhythms to create an experimental Arab-pop sound th ...
– vocals (track 3) * Tini – vocals (track 3) *
Victoria Canal Victoria Canal Tinius (born August 11, 1998), known professionally as Victoria Canal, is a Spanish-American singer and songwriter. Early life and education Canal was born in Munich, Germany, to Gwen Tinius, an architect and artist, and Francis ...
– backing vocals (tracks 4, 6) *
H.E.R. Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson (born June 27, 1997), known professionally as H.E.R. (pronounced "her" and standing for "Having Everything Revealed") is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer. She has won an Academy Awards, Academy Award, a Child ...
– backing vocals (tracks 4, 9) *
Jacob Collier Jacob Collier (born 2 August 1994) is a British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and educator. His music incorporates a combination of jazz and elements from other musical genres, and often features extensive use of reharmo ...
– backing vocals (track 4) *
Livvi Franc Olivia Charlotte Waithe (born 31 May 1988), better known by her stage name Livvi Franc, is a British Barbadian singer-songwriter. Early life Franc was born in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England to an English mother and a Bajan father. Franc ...
– backing vocals (track 4) *
Lous and the Yakuza Marie-Pierra Kakoma (; born 27 May 1996), known professionally as Lous and the Yakuza, is a Congolese- Belgian singer, rapper, songwriter, model, and artist. She rose to prominence after the release of her debut single "Dilemme" in September 201 ...
– backing vocals (track 4) * Moses Martin – backing vocals (track 4) *
Ayra Starr Sarah Oyinkansola Aderibigbe (born 14 June 2002), known professionally as Ayra Starr, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter born in Benin Republic. She achieved mainstream international recognition in 2022, with the release of her hit song "Ru ...
– vocals (track 5) *
Maya Angelou Maya Angelou ( ; born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 â€“ May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credi ...
– voice (track 6) * Brian Eno – additional vocals (track 10) * Bill Rahko – additional vocals (tracks 5, 7) * Love Choir – choir arrangement and performance (tracks 3, 4, 5, 8, 10) ** Denise Carite – choir vocals (tracks 4, 5), vocals (10) **
Dorian Holley Dorian Jose Holley is an American musician, backing singer and a vocal coach. He began his professional career as an on-stage backing vocalist for American entertainer Michael Jackson during his Bad world tour in 1987. He staged a series of live c ...
– choir vocals (tracks 4, 5), vocals (10) ** Neka Hamilton – choir vocals (tracks 4, 5), vocals (10) **
Stevie Mackey Stephen D. Mackey II (born October 18, 1981), professionally known as Stevie Mackey, is an American singer, vocal coach, and vocal producer. He is known for his vocal coachwork on NBC's reality-competition television show '' The Voice'' fo ...
– choir vocals (tracks 4, 5), vocals (10) * Brandon Winbush – choir vocals (tracks 4, 5), vocals (10) * Sharlotte Gibson – choir vocals (tracks 4, 5), vocals (10) * Toni Scruggs – choir vocals (tracks 4, 5), vocals (10) * Mzansi Youth Choir – backing vocals (track 4) * Antonio Sol – choir vocals (track 4) * Baraka May Williams – choir vocals (track 4) * David Loucks – choir vocals (track 4) * Jarrett Johnson – choir vocals (track 4) * Nelson Beato – choir vocals (track 4) * Tim Crompton – additional vocals (track 7) * Alice Backham – additional vocals (track 10) * Arlene Moon – additional vocals (track 10) * Byron Schwartz – additional vocals (track 10) * Connor Panayi – additional vocals (track 10) * Duncan Fuller – additional vocals (track 10) * Eme Boucher – additional vocals (track 10) * Emma Jane Randall – additional vocals (track 10) * Gili Portal – additional vocals (track 10) * Jessie Collins – additional vocals (track 10) * Kordian Moskala – additional vocals (track 10) * Kylie Morris – additional vocals (track 10) * Marguerite Nguyen – additional vocals (track 10) * Nick Gibbons – additional vocals (track 10) * Sam Button – additional vocals (track 10) * Tegan Nicholls – additional vocals (track 10) * Thomas Fletcher – additional vocals (track 10) * Tomas Crow – additional vocals (track 10) * Valeska Voiges – additional vocals (track 10) Technical *
Randy Merrill Randy Merrill is an American mastering engineer who has worked with international artists including Blink-182, DAY6, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Harry Styles, One Direction, Adele, Imagine Dragons, Beck, Liam Gallagher, Jonas Brothers, Muse ...
– mastering * Michael Ilbert – mixing (all tracks),
engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...
(tracks 1, 3–10) * Dan Green – engineering * Bill Rahko – engineering (tracks 1, 3–10) * Joe Nino-Hernes – engineering (tracks 1, 6, 9, 10) * Tate McDowell – engineering (track 1), additional mixing (6), additional engineering (2–4), engineering assistance (7–10) * Rik Simpson – engineering (track 1), additional engineering (2) * Jake Jackson – engineering (track 3) * Rebecca Horden – engineering (track 3) * Mattias Bylund – strings engineering, strings
arrangement In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orchestr ...
(track 4) *
Peter Chilvers Peter Chilvers was an inventor, engineer and promoter of sailing and windsurfing. He is credited with an early version of a sail powered surfboard. He died from lung cancer on 26 February 2015. Life Chilvers had been an engineer for Lotus an ...
– vocal engineering, additional engineering (track 10) * Niamh O'Sullivan – additional engineering (track 2), engineering assistance (3–5, 9, 10) * Johnny Drill – additional engineering (track 5) * Gianluca Massimo – additional engineering (track 7), engineering assistance (1–6, 9, 10) * Eric Eylands – engineering assistance * Tomas Crow – engineering assistance (tracks 1–5, 7, 8–10) * Matt Latham – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6–8) * Kai Fujita – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 6) * Eugene Takino – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 6) * Bernd Pfeffer – engineering assistance (track 1) * Emma Marks – engineering assistance (track 1) * Lewis Jones – engineering assistance (track 1) * Matt Cooke – engineering assistance (track 1) * Nils Hahmann – engineering assistance (track 1) * Ulli Schiller – engineering assistance (track 1) * Jed Rimmell – engineering assistance (tracks 2–7, 9, 10) * Wil Jones – engineering assistance (tracks 2–7, 9, 10) * Fran Edwards – engineering assistance (tracks 2–5, 7, 9, 10) * Miguel Lara – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8) * Bella Corich – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8) * Maxx Iwamasa – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8) * Austin Brown – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 4, 7, 9, 10) * Tandra "MixedByLytes" Jhagroo – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 4, 9) * Timothy Kahwa – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 4, 9) * Sam Holland – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 5, 7, 9) * Ettore Gilardoni – engineering assistance (track 2) * Roberto Gramegna – engineering assistance (track 2) * Ashley Poh – engineering assistance (track 3) * Bryant Tan – engineering assistance (track 3) * Leonard Soosay – engineering assistance (track 3) * Rennie Gomes – engineering assistance (track 3) * Connor Panayi – engineering assistance (tracks 4, 5, 8, 10) * Duncan Fuller – engineering assistance (tracks 4, 5, 8, 10) * Braden Bursteen – engineering assistance (track 4) * Bradley Post – engineering assistance (track 4) * David Pac Urresta – engineering assistance (track 4) * Eva Reistad – engineering assistance (track 4) * Mark Aguilar – engineering assistance (track 4) * Navneeth Balachanderan – engineering assistance (track 4) * Kian Moghaddamzadeh – engineering assistance (track 5) * Simon Salabim – engineering assistance (track 5) * Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm – engineering assistance (tracks 6, 9) * Aleks Von Korff – engineering assistance (track 7) * Nick Valentin – engineering assistance (track 8) * Eve Morris – engineering assistance (track 9) * John Metcalfe – strings arrangement (tracks 1, 9, 10) * Davide Rossi – strings arrangement (tracks 3, 4) Visual * Matias Alonso Revelli – album cover photography * Pilar Zeta – art design *Victor Storrano – assistance


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* List of number-one albums of 2024 (Spain) * List of number-one hits of 2024 (Austria) * List of number-one hits of 2024 (Germany) * List of number-one hits of 2024 (Italy) * List of number-one hits of 2024 (Sweden) * List of number-one hits of 2024 (Switzerland) *
List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2020s A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...


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* * * digital booklet liner notes {{Authority control Coldplay albums 2024 albums Albums produced by Max Martin Albums produced by Oscar Holter Albums produced by Jon Hopkins Albums produced by Ilya Salmanzadeh Atlantic Records albums Parlophone albums Sequel albums