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{{Song infobox|
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#REDIRECT [[Mylo Xyloto]]
| Name = U.F.O.
| Cover = UFOcoldplay.jpg
| Caption = Artwork for "U.F.O." taken from the pop-up edition of Mylo Xyloto.
| Artist = [[Coldplay]]
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| Album = [[Mylo Xyloto]]
| Released = 24 October 2011
| track_no = 9
| Recorded = 2009-2010
| Genre = [[Acoustic rock]], [[post-Britpop]]
| Length = 2:18
| Writer = [[Guy Berryman]], [[Jonny Buckland]], [[Will Champion]], [[Chris Martin]], [[Brian Eno]]
| Label = [[Parlophone]]
| Producer = [[Markus Dravs]], Daniel Green, [[Brian Eno]]
| prev = "[[Major Minus]]"
| prev_no = 8
| next = "[[Princess of China]]"
| next_no = 10
}}

"'''U.F.O.'''" is a song by British alternative rock band [[Coldplay]] and the ninth track from their fifth studio ''[[Mylo Xyloto]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coldplay.com/recordings.php|title=Coldplay - Recordings}}</ref>. The song was first mentioned upon unveiling the track listing for ''Mylo Xyloto'' on 9 September 2011 after the album was officially completed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=780&page=100|title=We've finished the album}}</ref>. It was released along with the album on 24 October.

==Recording==
The song basses itself around the "[[Mylo Xyloto (song)|Mylo Xyloto]]" melody, the main guitar riff reprising the 4-note structure. The song itself was written in the same time as [[Charlie Brown (Coldplay song)|Charlie Brown]], being one of the earliest songs recorded for the album. Both the song ''Mylo Xyloto'' and ''A Hopeful Transmission'' would be written afterwards, having shared the same melody with each other. There have been 3 different recorded versions of the song, all recorded throughout 2009 and 2010.<ref>''Mylo Xyloto'' Pop-Up Edition liner notes</ref>

==Reception==
''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' published in their preview of ''Mylo Xyloto'':<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.qthemusic.com/2011/10/first_impressions_of_coldplays.html|title=First Impressions of... Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto}}</ref>
:''"Harking back to the title track of their debut album, U.F.O is a melancholic interlude, [[Chris Martin]]'s acoustic plucks joined by the swirl of strings halfway through, resembling a more saccharine take on [[Radiohead]]'s [[Faust Arp]]. The escapism-themed lyrics ("let's fly/ split the sky...") explain the title, just in case you were wondering if Chris Martin was about to grow a beard and start picketing outside [[Area 51]] with [[Robbie Williams]]."''

==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Chart (2011)
!scope="col"|Peak</br> Position
|-
!scope="row"|[[Gaon Chart|South Korean Gaon Chart]]<ref name="gaon">{{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/list.gaon|title=South Korean Gaon Chart - Week: October 23, 2011 to October 29, 2011|accessdate=2011-10-29|language=Korean|publisher=[[Gaon Chart]]}}</ref>
|align="center"|32
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* Coldplay [http://www.coldplay.com/ official website]
* [http://www.wikicoldplay.com/U.F.O. Wikicoldplay entry]

{{Mylo Xyloto}}

[[Category:Songs written by Chris Martin]]
[[Category:English-language songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Jonny Buckland]]
[[Category:Songs written by Guy Berryman]]
[[Category:Songs written by Will Champion]]
[[Category:Coldplay songs]]
[[Category:2011 songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Brian Eno]]
[[Category:Songs produced by Brian Eno]]

Revision as of 23:48, 3 February 2012

"U.F.O"
Song

"U.F.O." is a song by British alternative rock band Coldplay and the ninth track from their fifth studio Mylo Xyloto.[1]. The song was first mentioned upon unveiling the track listing for Mylo Xyloto on 9 September 2011 after the album was officially completed.[2]. It was released along with the album on 24 October.

Recording

The song basses itself around the "Mylo Xyloto" melody, the main guitar riff reprising the 4-note structure. The song itself was written in the same time as Charlie Brown, being one of the earliest songs recorded for the album. Both the song Mylo Xyloto and A Hopeful Transmission would be written afterwards, having shared the same melody with each other. There have been 3 different recorded versions of the song, all recorded throughout 2009 and 2010.[3]

Reception

Q published in their preview of Mylo Xyloto:[4]

"Harking back to the title track of their debut album, U.F.O is a melancholic interlude, Chris Martin's acoustic plucks joined by the swirl of strings halfway through, resembling a more saccharine take on Radiohead's Faust Arp. The escapism-themed lyrics ("let's fly/ split the sky...") explain the title, just in case you were wondering if Chris Martin was about to grow a beard and start picketing outside Area 51 with Robbie Williams."

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
Position
South Korean Gaon Chart[5] 32

References

  1. ^ "Coldplay - Recordings".
  2. ^ "We've finished the album".
  3. ^ Mylo Xyloto Pop-Up Edition liner notes
  4. ^ "First Impressions of... Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto".
  5. ^ "South Korean Gaon Chart - Week: October 23, 2011 to October 29, 2011" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2011-10-29.

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