 Genius Meanings
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Coldplay – Champion of the World
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“Champion of the World” was released as a tribute to Scott Hutchison, the lead singer of Frightened Rabbit who took his life in May 2018 after struggling with depression. The song
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Coldplay – Champion of the World (Reimagined)
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[Verse 1: Chris Martin] / I tried my best to be just like / The other boys in school / I tried my best to get it right / And died in every duel / This mountainside is suicide
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Coldplay – Viva La Vida
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Revered as an essential rock song of the 2000s, “Viva La Vida” tells the story of a monarch who’s lost his kingdom. In another aspect, the song is also seen as a narrative on the
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Coldplay – Yellow
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“Yellow” is the fifth track and second single from Coldplay’s 2000 debut album Parachutes. It is one of their oldest and most enduring hits, continuing to be a celebrated staple of
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Coldplay – Fix You
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“Fix You” is the fourth track and second single from Coldplay’s third album X&Y. It was written by Chris Martin for his then-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, to comfort her after her father
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Coldplay – Sparks
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“Sparks” is an acoustic song by the British rock band Coldplay. It’s the fourth track off of Coldplay’s debut album, Parachutes.
This acoustic love song is about a person who
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Coldplay – Clocks
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Continuing the existential themes of A Rush of Blood to the Head, “Clocks” opens with a haunting piano melody into Chris Martin’s falsetto vocals.
The song concerns the paradox
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Coldplay – Arabesque
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The co-lead single “Arabesque” (which is the lead single for the Sunrise part of the album) is Coldplay’s way of trying to sew peace in the wake of the western fear of Islam with
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Coldplay – Paradise
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The third track and second single off Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay makes a true masterpiece of the song “Paradise”. With its jittery synths, orchestral hooks, thunderous drumming, and
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Coldplay – بنی آدم
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“بنی آدم (Children of Adam)” is a song inspired by the Persian poem of the same name (or sometimes also called “Bani Adam”) by Saadi Shirazi. The poem in English reads:
Humans (
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Coldplay – Everglow
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The most personal and emotionally-charged song on Coldplay’s enigmatic A Head Full of Dreams, “Everglow” expresses memory and loss as an ever-lasting “glow.”
Most likely inspired
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Coldplay – The Scientist
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“The Scientist” is a very mellow song about trying to analyze a broken relationship.
The song’s melody is inspired by “Don’t Look Back in Anger” by the Oasis, especially the piano
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Coldplay – Coloratura
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“Coloratura” is the twelfth and final track from Coldplay’s ninth studio album, Music of the Spheres. The 10-minute space epic takes the listener into a panoramic, multi-suite
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Coldplay – Biutyful
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The song is basically about the universal love among humans and the ability to be obsessed due to love, which is one of the things that makes the human race unique, especially in
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Coldplay – Everyday Life
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The closing track off Everyday Life showcases a slow piano ballad that describes and summarizes the band’s general album message: love, equality, pain, struggles, legacy, humanity
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Coldplay – God Put a Smile Upon Your Face
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“God Put A Smile Upon Your Face” is the third song off of Coldplay’s second studio album, A Rush Of Blood To The Head.
The song’s meaning is that one should appreciate what they
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Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head
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The title track of “A Rush of Blood to the Head” deals with revenge and loss of emotional control we experience within it.
Furthermore, the British band tackle once again
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Coldplay – Cry Cry Cry (Reimagined)
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[Intro: Chris Martin] / Cry, cry, cry, baby / Cry, cry, cry / [Verse: Chris Martin] / In a book about the world / Called "The Luminous Things" / There are trees and flowers glowing
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Coldplay – Orphans
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The co-lead single from Everyday Life and lead single from ‘Sunset’, the second part of the double album, “Orphans”, tackles the Syrian Civil War. It showcases the story of a girl
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Coldplay & Selena Gomez – Let Somebody Go
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“Let Somebody Go” serves as the fifth album track on Coldplay’s ninth studio album, Music of the Spheres, featuring Selena Gomez. The song sees Chris Martin and Selena sing about
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Coldplay – Amsterdam
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The final track of A Rush of Blood to the Head showcases the redemptive power of love. It was written while the band were in Amsterdam, hence the title.
It is NOT, as many have
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Coldplay – Politik
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The opening track of A Rush of Blood to the Head, “Politik” was written shortly after the 9/11 attacks and was meant to be reflective of the state of the world.
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Coldplay – Church
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The chord progression for “Church"— F#m – A – Em – Bm—bookends the album. It is recalled for the closing track, Everyday Life.
The song draw a thin parallelism between the beauty
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Coldplay – Spies
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The third track of Parachutes. The song was inspired by the band’s love of the James Bond films and longtime composer John Barry – The World is Not Enough was also in production at
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Coldplay – A Sky Full of Stars
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One of Coldplay’s most hyped tracks ever, described by attendees of Coldplay’s secret Ghost Stories shows as “wonderfully produced” and “upbeat, happy, makes you want to stand up
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Coldplay – Old Friends
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[Verse] / Tony was a friend of mine / We were together all the time / He had my back / Once he really saved my life / [Pre-Chorus] / Sometimes I wanna call him / Say, "Hey, let's
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Coldplay – In My Place
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The second track and first single of A Rush of Blood to the Head, “In My Place” won the award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 45th Annual Grammy
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Coldplay – Humankind
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“Humankind” is the third track on Coldplay’s 9th studio album Music of the Spheres.
The song is from the perspective of an alien citizen on one of the planets in The Sphere, which
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Coldplay – 'Til Kingdom Come
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The hidden track of X&Y, “‘Til Kingdom Come” was originally intended to be a collaboration with Johnny Cash, but he died before his part could be recorded – this explains why the
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Coldplay – Atlas
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Coldplay release a song from the official soundtrack of the highly anticipated sequel in the The Hunger Games franchise, Catching Fire. The single was released on iTunes on August
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The Chainsmokers & Coldplay – Something Just Like This
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“Something Just Like This” is about a relationship that doesn’t need to be superhumanly perfect.
On February 21, 2017, Spotify teased the song by displaying a banner advertisement
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Coldplay – We Never Change
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The ninth track of Parachutes. Like many songs on the album, the track is layered in metaphors and can readily describe either a relationship or the world as a whole. The song
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Coldplay – Trouble
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“Trouble” (originally titled “Spiderwebs”) is the sixth track and third single of Parachutes. This song actually has two music videos: the first video was done in the UK, but
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Coldplay – Violet Hill
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“Violet Hill” is off of Coldplay’s album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. It was their first attempt at a protest/political song.
The first line “It was a long and dark
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Coldplay – Strawberry Swing
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“Strawberry Swing” is the penultimate track on Viva La Vida. It was almost left off the album, but Chris Martin was adamant that the track should be included.
The track plays with
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Coldplay – Don't Panic
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The rather simplistic (but beautiful) opening track of Parachutes. An earlier version of the song is also the second track on The Blue Room EP, released in October 1999. The title
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Coldplay – Warning Sign
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The eighth track of A Rush of Blood to the Head describes an epiphany after a breakup that maybe she is “The One” after all.
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Coldplay – Green Eyes
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The seventh track of the album, “Green Eyes” has a country-rock vibe to it.
Chris Martin wrote the song as a ballad for a former girlfriend who, obviously, had green eyes. When
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Coldplay – Ink
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The emotionally scarring, yet suprisingly catchy third track off Coldplay’s sixth studio album, Ghost Stories, truly gives us an insight into the narrator’s obsession with the love
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Coldplay – Life in Technicolor ii
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“Life in Technicolor” was originally written as the opening track for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, but the band stripped it down to an instrumental after someone
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Coldplay – Charlie Brown
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With it’s coming-of-age background and lively beat, “Charlie Brown”, the fourth track and third single off Mylo Xyloto, takes its inspiration from the famous star of Charles M
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Coldplay – People of the Pride
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[Intro] / People on the left / People on the right / You got a lion inside / People are the pride / Let's go / [Verse 1] / There's a man who swears he's God / Unbelievers will be
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Coldplay (Ft. Beyoncé) – Hymn For The Weekend
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Coldplay’s Queen B duet is an ode to enjoying a significant other you love and cherish. In an interview, Martin described the origins of the collaboration and its sound:
I thought
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