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{{Song infobox|
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#REDIRECT [[Mylo Xyloto]]
| Name = Up in Flames
| Cover =
| Caption = Artwork for "Up in Flames" taken from the pop-up edition of Mylo Xyloto.
| Artist = [[Coldplay]]
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| Album = [[Mylo Xyloto]]
| Released = 24 October 2011
| track_no = 11
| Recorded = July - September 2011
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[post-Britpop]]
| Length = 3:13
| Writer = [[Guy Berryman]], [[Jonny Buckland]], [[Will Champion]], [[Chris Martin]], [[Brian Eno]]
| Label = [[Parlophone]]
| Producer = [[Markus Dravs]], Daniel Green, [[Brian Eno]]
| prev = "[[Princess of China]]"
| prev_no = 10
| next = "A Hopeful Transmission"
| next_no = 12
}}

"'''Up in Flames'''" is a song by British rock band [[Coldplay]] and the eleventh and last recorded track from their fifth studio album, ''[[Mylo Xyloto]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coldplay.com/recordings.php|title=Coldplay - Recordings}}</ref>

==Background and Recording==
The last song to be recorded for the album, it was first conceived by [[Chris Martin]] in the hours leading up to [[Coldplay]]'s headlining performance at the [[iTunes Festival London 2011|2011]] [[iTunes Festival]] in [[London]] on 22 July 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=775&page=120|title=Roadie #42 - Blog #141}}</ref> Part of the song, including the first time [[electronic drums]] were used in a Coldplay song, were recorded backstage at the [[Roundhouse (venue)|Roundhouse]]. The track was rush-recorded to make it on the final version of the album, completed and issued to publishers on 9 September 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=780&page=100|title=We've finished the album}}</ref> a full 44 days after it was first written, the shortest known span for any of Coldplay's album recording sessions.

Chris Martin told [[Perth Now]] in about the recording of "Up In Flames":<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/perth-confidential/coldplay-honours-amy-winehouse-at-splendour-in-the-grass-2011/story-e6frg30l-1226106001108|title=Coldplay honours Amy Winehouse at Splendour in the Grass 2011}}</ref>

:''"You know when you're finished. We don't need to write any more songs now. We were feeling like we were missing one, that was it. It's basially quite a schizophrenic record. We're still putting it together. There's some very loud stuff, some very quiet stuff, it's seeing if they can live in harmony together."''

==Release==
"Up in Flames" was released on 24 October 2011, with the album. Upon release, it was received acclaim from Coldplay fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89369|title=Up in flames studio version is amazing - Colplaying.com Forums}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88479|title=I have a hunch that this song will change the album for good - Colplaying.com Forums}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=78703|title=Up In Flames the new Clocks? - Colplaying.com Forums}}</ref>

''[[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>
:''"Beginning with a reverbed, [[Massive Attack]]-esque drum sample before a plaintive piano motif and [[Chris Martin]]'s hand-on-heart vocals, Up In Flames puts [[Coldplay]] back in well-traversed ballad territory. The chorus - Martin repeating the title over and over in an echo-chamber falsetto - suggests that the days of autopilot Coldplay are over, beautifully simple and using the melody as its dynamic. Again, just when you think it might take off, it ends. Coldplay have learned to make their point a little more succinctly. Stunning."''
Idolator gave the debut Austin City Limits performance of the song a positive review, describing it as "immense" and "hypnotic in its simplicity, but devastatingly, achingly gorgeous."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idolator.com/6014492/coldplay-up-in-flames-austin|title=Watch Coldplay Debut “Up In Flames” In Austin}}</ref>

Consequence of Sound gave the track a mixed review, stating "It’s soothing, if not monotonous, but it’s no ''[[A Rush of Blood to the Head|Warning Sign]]''"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/09/video-coldplay-debuts-up-in-flames/|title=Coldplay debuts “Up In Flames” }}</ref> Additionally, in Sputnikmusic's favorable review of ''Mylo Xyloto'', they highlighted "Up in Flames" as the only misstep on the album, calling it "insipid by even Coldplay’s standards"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/46214/Coldplay-Mylo-Xyloto/|title=New Music Review:Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto}}</ref>

==Live performances==
"Up in Flames" was first performed live in a near-complete state in front of cameras at the [[Austin City Limits]] taping on September 16, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El2FV41v4fc|title=Coldplay ACL Live - Up In Flames}}</ref> It was not aired on [[PBS]] on New Year's eve, though. It was performed a second and final time before ''Mylo Xyloto'''s release on [[The Colbert Report]], which aired on [[Comedy Central]] on October 20.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/column/viralvideos/coldplay-heats-up-colbert-report-with-paradise-1005429032.story#/column/viralvideos/coldplay-heats-up-colbert-report-with-paradise-1005429032|title=Coldplay Heats Up 'Colbert Report' With 'Paradise' & 'Up in Flames': Watch - Billboard.com}}</ref> It would also later become a signature track on the setlist of all dates of the [[Mylo Xyloto Tour]], first played live in front of a global audience on October 26, 2011 at the [[American Express|AMEX]] Unstaged concert in [[Madrid]].

==Charts==
Upon the release of ''Mylo Xyloto'', "Up in Flames" debuted at number 34 on the [[Gaon Chart|South Korea Gaon International Chart]] for the issue dated October 23, 2011.<ref name="gaon">{{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/list.gaon|title=South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: October 23, 2011 to October 30, 2011)|accessdate=2011-10-29|language=Korean|publisher=[[Gaon Chart]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!scope="col"| Chart (2011)
!scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| [[Gaon Chart|South Korea Gaon International Chart]]<ref name="gaon"/>
| 34
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* Coldplay [http://www.coldplay.com/ official website]

{{Mylo Xyloto}}
{{Coldplay singles}}

[[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 produced by Brian Eno]]
[[Category:Songs written by Brian Eno]]

Revision as of 04:48, 8 April 2012

"Up in Flames"
Song

"Up in Flames" is a song by British rock band Coldplay and the eleventh and last recorded track from their fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto.[1]

Background and Recording

The last song to be recorded for the album, it was first conceived by Chris Martin in the hours leading up to Coldplay's headlining performance at the 2011 iTunes Festival in London on 22 July 2011.[2] Part of the song, including the first time electronic drums were used in a Coldplay song, were recorded backstage at the Roundhouse. The track was rush-recorded to make it on the final version of the album, completed and issued to publishers on 9 September 2011,[3] a full 44 days after it was first written, the shortest known span for any of Coldplay's album recording sessions.

Chris Martin told Perth Now in about the recording of "Up In Flames":[4]

"You know when you're finished. We don't need to write any more songs now. We were feeling like we were missing one, that was it. It's basially quite a schizophrenic record. We're still putting it together. There's some very loud stuff, some very quiet stuff, it's seeing if they can live in harmony together."

Release

"Up in Flames" was released on 24 October 2011, with the album. Upon release, it was received acclaim from Coldplay fans.[5][6][7]

Q published in their preview of Mylo Xyloto:[8]

"Beginning with a reverbed, Massive Attack-esque drum sample before a plaintive piano motif and Chris Martin's hand-on-heart vocals, Up In Flames puts Coldplay back in well-traversed ballad territory. The chorus - Martin repeating the title over and over in an echo-chamber falsetto - suggests that the days of autopilot Coldplay are over, beautifully simple and using the melody as its dynamic. Again, just when you think it might take off, it ends. Coldplay have learned to make their point a little more succinctly. Stunning."

Idolator gave the debut Austin City Limits performance of the song a positive review, describing it as "immense" and "hypnotic in its simplicity, but devastatingly, achingly gorgeous."[9]

Consequence of Sound gave the track a mixed review, stating "It’s soothing, if not monotonous, but it’s no Warning Sign"[10] Additionally, in Sputnikmusic's favorable review of Mylo Xyloto, they highlighted "Up in Flames" as the only misstep on the album, calling it "insipid by even Coldplay’s standards"[11]

Live performances

"Up in Flames" was first performed live in a near-complete state in front of cameras at the Austin City Limits taping on September 16, 2011.[12] It was not aired on PBS on New Year's eve, though. It was performed a second and final time before Mylo Xyloto's release on The Colbert Report, which aired on Comedy Central on October 20.[13] It would also later become a signature track on the setlist of all dates of the Mylo Xyloto Tour, first played live in front of a global audience on October 26, 2011 at the AMEX Unstaged concert in Madrid.

Charts

Upon the release of Mylo Xyloto, "Up in Flames" debuted at number 34 on the South Korea Gaon International Chart for the issue dated October 23, 2011.[14]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
South Korea Gaon International Chart[14] 34

References

  1. ^ "Coldplay - Recordings".
  2. ^ "Roadie #42 - Blog #141".
  3. ^ "We've finished the album".
  4. ^ "Coldplay honours Amy Winehouse at Splendour in the Grass 2011".
  5. ^ "Up in flames studio version is amazing - Colplaying.com Forums".
  6. ^ "I have a hunch that this song will change the album for good - Colplaying.com Forums".
  7. ^ "Up In Flames the new Clocks? - Colplaying.com Forums".
  8. ^ "First Impressions of... Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto".
  9. ^ "Watch Coldplay Debut "Up In Flames" In Austin".
  10. ^ "Coldplay debuts "Up In Flames"".
  11. ^ "New Music Review:Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto".
  12. ^ "Coldplay ACL Live - Up In Flames".
  13. ^ "Coldplay Heats Up 'Colbert Report' With 'Paradise' & 'Up in Flames': Watch - Billboard.com".
  14. ^ a b "South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: October 23, 2011 to October 30, 2011)" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2011-10-29.

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