Everglow (song)

"Everglow"
Single by Coldplay
from the album A Head Full of Dreams
Released11 November 2016 (2016-11-11) (single version)
Recorded2014–15
GenreSoft rock
Length
  • 4:43 (album version)
  • 5:01 (single version)
  • 3:48 (single version radio edit)
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Coldplay singles chronology
"A Head Full of Dreams"
(2016) 		"Everglow"
(2016) 		"Something Just Like This"
(2017)
Music video
"Everglow" on YouTube

"Everglow" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It is the fourth track from their seventh studio album, A Head Full of Dreams.[1] It features uncredited vocals by Gwyneth Paltrow, who at the time was married to Chris Martin despite their separation being announced in 2014.[2] The track premiered during Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show on 26 November 2015,[3] and originally made available as a promotional single for the album on 27 November 2015.[4] Variance ranked it among the best songs of the year.[5]

On 11 November 2016, the song was released as the fifth and final single from A Head Full of Dreams through a new stripped-down version, which was inspired by Martin's unrehearsed solo performance of the song at the Glastonbury Festival.[6] This recording ends with a sample of Muhammad Ali's 1977 speech in Newcastle upon Tyne.[7]

  1. ^ "Hear Coldplay's Heartfelt New Ballad 'Everglow'". Rolling Stone.
  2. ^ "Coldplay Debuts 'Everglow,' Featuring Gwyneth Paltrow". Variety. November 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "Listen to new song Everglow". Coldplay.com. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "Everglow on Soundcloud".
  5. ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2015". Variance. December 14, 2015. Archived from the original on April 21, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "New single version of everglow out today".
  7. ^ Reed, Ryan (November 11, 2016). "Hear Coldplay's Tender, Stripped-Back Version of 'Everglow'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 18, 2017.