Something Just Like This

"Something Just Like This"
Single by The Chainsmokers and Coldplay
from the album Memories...Do Not Open and Kaleidoscope EP
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2017 (2017-02-22)
Recorded2017
Genre
Length4:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers singles chronology
"Paris"
(2017)
"Something Just Like This"
(2017)
"Honest"
(2017)
Coldplay singles chronology
"Everglow"
(2016)
"Something Just Like This"
(2017)
"Miracles (Someone Special)"
(2017)
Music video
"Something Just like This" (Lyric video) on YouTube

"Something Just Like This" is a song by American electronic music duo the Chainsmokers and British rock band Coldplay.[3] It was released on February 22, 2017, as the second single from the former's debut album Memories...Do Not Open and as the lead single of the latter's Kaleidoscope EP.[4]

It reached the Top 10 of various charts around the world, including number two in the UK Singles Chart and the ARIA Charts and three on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards,[5] being listed as one of the best songs of the year by Uproxx,[6] and 3voor12 as well.[7]

  1. ^ Sartor, Terry (March 15, 2017). "The Chainsmokers Awesomely Continue Their Epic EDM Adventure With Coldplay Collab". The Odyssey Online. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2018. "Something Just This" is a perfect winter anthem for the radio waves and dance floors alike. It glistens with the inspired signature alt-rock and uplifting indie-pop vibe of Coldplay fused with the dubstep-laced EDM sound that Chainsmokers have come to be known for.
  2. ^ Coffey, Kevin (March 2, 2017). "Song of the week: "Something Just Like This"". Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "The Chainsmokers Are Working With Coldplay's Chris Martin". Billboard. September 14, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "Kaleidoscope EP". Coldplay Timeline. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Kreps, Daniel (November 28, 2017). "Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars Lead 2018 Grammy Nominees". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "The 50 Best Songs Of 2017, Ranked". UPROXX. December 4, 2017. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "Everything Now van Arcade Fire is de Song van Het Jaar 2017" [Arcade Fire's Everything Now is the 2017 Song of the Year]. 3voor12 (in Dutch). December 8, 2017. Archived from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023.