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Revision as of 12:16, 22 January 2012

"Charlie Brown"
Song

"Charlie Brown" is a song by British alternative rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto. It was met with acclaim from music critics.

It is set to be released as the third single from Mylo Xyloto,[1] having already been released as a promotional single worldwide on 14 November 2011[2] and in Europe on 21 November 2011.[3] The single was listed by Q magazine as their track of the day on 2 December 2011.[4]

Background

According to the band, "Charlie Brown" was the first song recorded during sessions for the band's then-upcoming fifth studio album, with the intention of being included on what later became Mylo Xyloto (which, under an unofficial, working title, was simply known as LP5 at the time).

The song takes its name from the fact that it originally included lyrics inspired by the comic strip Peanuts, whose protagonist was a young boy named Charlie Brown. During the writing and recording sessions of Mylo Xyloto, the song took on other names, such as "Cartoon Heart" and "Cartoon Head", before eventually being titled "Charlie Brown".

Development

During an online interview with the Australian publication Sunday Herald Sun[5], Coldplay described the centrepiece of "Charlie Brown" in the plan for Coldplay's fifth record and lead singer Chris Martin said:

"We have a song called 'Charlie Brown', which was the centrepiece of this other record we started first... We were playing the riff on an accordion and Guy came in one morning and said 'I'm afraid I have to put my foot down. I don't want to speak out of turn, but I will not allow this song to be played on an accordion - that has to go in with the Mylo bunch'. So then we thought - let's just make one album."

Coldplay first performed "Charlie Brown" at a "friends and family" gig at The Forum, Kentish Town, London on 31 May 2011. They then continued to play it at multiple shows in 2011, beginning with the Rock im Park festival in Nürnberg, Germany on 3 June 2011 and again at Rock am Ring festival the following day, which was the first live broadcast of the song officially authorised by the band and management.

Reception

In an article published by Q magazine on 10 October 2011 entitled "First Impressions of... Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto"[6] they wrote:

The standout from their headline summer slots sounds even more monumental on record; "Charlie Brown" is one of the best things Coldplay have done. Jonny Buckland's hypnotic guitar lines lead the way, the band channeling The Joshua Tree-era, the heady holler-alongs of Arcade Fire and a teeny bit of Sigur Rós stargazing as the song launches into its adrenaline-veined climax. Whilst the music is wonderfully overblown, Chris Martin keeps the vocals cool and calculated, singing of "taking the car downtown to where the lost boys meet", which might be about nipping to Spar on Hampstead High St, but probably isn't.

Music video

Coldplay filmed the "Charlie Brown" music video with director Mat Whitecross in November and December 2011. Additional filming was made in mid to late January 2012.[7] The "Xylobands" conceptual creator for the Mylo Xyloto Tour posted on Twitter that the video would be released beginning February.

Track listing

Mainstream radio promotional single[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Charlie Brown" (Radio edit)3:46
2."Charlie Brown" (LP version)4:45
3."Charlie Brown" (Instrumental)4:45

Credits and personnel

Recording
Mastering
Personnel

Credits adapted from promotional single liner notes.[9]

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[10] 2
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[11] 5
Iceland (Lagalistinn)[12] 9
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 29
Israel (Media Forest)[14] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 25
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 55
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[17] 10

Release history

Country Release date Format
Worldwide 14 November 2011 Mainstream radio airplay
Europe 21 November 2011
United States 24 January 2012[18] Alternative radio airplay
United Kingdom 11 March 2012[19] Digital download

References

  1. ^ "Muziek Coldplay — Charlie Brown — 3FM — Serious Radio". 3FM. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  2. ^ Global Repertoire Labelcopy Document Report Date : 2 Jan 2012 - 08:12:54 ICPN: 50999 731707 2 3
  3. ^ "Coldplay — Charlie Brown". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Coldplay - Charlie Brown - Track Of The Day". Q. Bauer. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Coldplay is the playing field". The Herald Sun. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  6. ^ "First Impressions of... Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto". Coldplay.com. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Coldplay estrena vídeo del tema 'Charlie Brown' en Videos". Soniquo.com. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  8. ^ Global Repertoire Labelcopy Document Report Date : 2 Jan 2012 - 08:12:54 ICPN: 50999 731707 2 3
  9. ^ (Media notes). {{cite AV media notes}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |Format= ignored (|format= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Publisher= ignored (|publisher= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Type= ignored (|type= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Year= ignored (|year= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Coldplay – Charlie Brown" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  11. ^ "Coldplay – Charlie Brown" (in French). Ultratip.
  12. ^ "Weekly Icelandic Charts". Lagalistinn.
  13. ^ "Chart Track: Week 51, 2011". Irish Singles Chart.
  14. ^ "Media Forest: Airplay chart". mediaforest.biz. 14 January 2012.
  15. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Coldplay" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  16. ^ "Coldplay: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  17. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Chart Week: 2011-11-12)" (requires registration). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 9 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  18. ^ "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations (January 24, 2012)". Allaccess.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  19. ^ "UK Forthcoming Singles". Radio1.gr. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
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