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"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
Song
B-side"Major Minus"
Untitled

"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" is a song by British alternative rock band Coldplay. It was released on 3 June 2011, as a digital download except in the United Kingdom where it was released on 5 June 2011.[1] It was released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto. The song contains elements of the 1976 song "I Go to Rio" written by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson.[2] The song made its radio debut on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music, Absolute Radio, and Xfm.[3][4] They first performed the song live at the 2011 Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festival in Nürnberg, Germany.[5]

The song debuted at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, selling 85,000 copies in its first week, and has since climbed to peak at number 14.[6] It peaked at number 6 on the UK singles chart.[7]

The song was played live at the Steve Jobs memorial/celebration-of-life event at Apple headquarters on 19 October 2011 in Cupertino, CA. The song was also played as they opened the MTV European Music Awards in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 6 November 2011. On 30 November 2011, this song was nominated for two Grammy Awards: Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song.[7]

The song was used as the theme for the live-action film adaptation of Chūya Koyama's Uchū Kyōdai (Space Brothers) manga.[8]

Inspiration

When the song was first released on Coldplay's YouTube channel, it sparked many negative comments in the comment section, saying the song was plagiarised from "Ritmo de la Noche" by an Argentinian 1990´s dance group The Sacados or from Peter Allen's "I Go to Rio". However, upon release of the song, the line "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall contains elements of I Go To Rio written by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson" was noted below the official lyrics to the song on Coldplay's website.[2] The Oracle (Coldplay's web site Question and Answer section) responded on 9 June 2011 to a question raised concerning its inspiration and collaboration:

I don't think people are quite understanding the song's composition. To clarify: Chris was inspired to write Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall after hearing some chords in a nightclub scene in Alejandro González Iñárritu's film Biutiful (2010). The chords in the film are part of a track that is based on I Go To Rio written by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson, released by Peter Allen in 1976. If you look at a clip on YouTube you'll hear the chords for yourself. As for other people asking if Ritmo de la Noche by The Sacados should also be credited the answer is "no". Firstly, that is a cover of Chocolate's song by the same name who sampled I Go To Rio. Secondly, they both came later in 1990 so hopefully they should have credited Peter & Adrienne.[9]

This is not the first time that Coldplay have used samples to write a new song, having used a Kraftwerk motif for their X&Y single "Talk".[10]

Critical reception

The song received a positive reception from critics.

The Boston Herald gave a positve review, saying "Chris Martin does it again. He gives force to wimp music, beauty to base pop and the world another Coldplay anthem. Basically, the boys are joyous, and so is this stadium-rock track. 'I turn the music up, I got my records on, I shut the world outside until the lights come on' Martin sings over buoyant synths, ringing guitar and big drums. You can feel the love and hear the band’s next chart-topper all at once."[11]

Rolling Stone gave the song a three and a half stars rating out of five commenting "Chris Martin says Coldplay's upcoming album is influenced by old-school New York graffiti, and in a recent photo the bandmates are dressed in neon chillwear like they just walked off the set of Breakin' 3: A Brit-Pop Odyssey. But the first single doesn't go for the sound of early hip-hop so much as its sense of year-zero possibility. Over a rave-tinged keyboard melody, leavened by producer Brian Eno's rainforest-of-the-soul ambience, Martin sings of kids dancing until morning and heaven inside his headphones. When the drums kick in fully, it moves like "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by way of the Velvets' "Sunday Morning," a flag-waving ode to change-as-inspiration: "I'd rather be a comma than a full stop," Martin sings. Coming from a guy whose critics take him for a human exclamation point, it's a welcome sentiment."[12]

MTV praised the song, stating "Modern rock behemoths Coldplay just previewed the first single off their upcoming Brian Eno-produced fifth studio album, and it's every bit as soaring as we've come to expect from the band." and finished up saying "In any case, "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" has major summer smash potential, so teary waterfalls, be gone, Coldplay!"[13]

Bill Lamb of About.com gave the song a four stars rating out of five explaining "The overall effect of this song is Coldplay moving forward into new explorations while keeping the elements that endear them to their fans wholly intact. "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" is unlikely to be hailed as an instant classic to match the very best of Coldplay's past work, but a strong argument could be made that the band has never released their best material as the first single from any of their albums. As an appetizer, "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" is very pleasing."[14]

Music video

Screenshot from the video

The video was released to the public on 28 June 2011. It shows the band playing across various backdrops sprayed with colourful graffiti painted by the band's artist "Paris". The video was shot between 14 and 15 June 2011 at Millennium Mills in east London, close to London City Airport, but begins with a shot of the Downtown Los Angeles skyline. The music video, which features the band, uses a stop motion technique and was directed by Mat Whitecross, who has worked with the band since 1999 and was responsible for the videos for "Lovers in Japan" and "Christmas Lights", among others.

The video received positive reviews by critics who noted its colourful visual. Rolling Stone said: "The vibrant, colorful clip is well-suited to the song, which has a shaky, excited energy and the sort of optimistic, romantic lyrics that have made Coldplay one of the world's most crowd-pleasing rock bands".[15] The New York Post wrote "the clip proves that the boys are just as interested in pushing boundaries with their videos as they are with their music"[16] while The Sun called it "a colourful affair".[17]

Remixes

The song has been remixed several times most notably by the Swedish House Mafia. They played their remix as a major part of many of their shows during 2011 and 2012 and has been well received by most critics and fans. It is due to finally be released on the Swedish House Mafia's upcoming album, Until Now (Swedish House Mafia album). Another notable remix was by Avicii, whose version whilst not as well received by the majority, like the Swedish House Mafia's, has been noted for enhancing Avicii's style and pleasing his fans.

Track listing

Digital single[18][19]
No.TitleLength
1."Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"4:03
CD/7" vinyl/Standard digital bundle
No.TitleLength
1."Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"4:03
2."Major Minus"3:30
iTunes exclusive digital EP
No.TitleLength
1."Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" (Single Edit)4:03
2."Major Minus"3:30
3."Moving to Mars"4:19
Official Remix
No.TitleLength
1."Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" (Swedish House Mafia Remix)5:23

Credits and personnel

Source:[20]

Charts and certifications

Release history

Region Date Format
Worldwide[19] 3 June 2011 Digital download
United Kingdom[18] 5 June 2011
United States[66][67] 21 June 2011 Hot/Modern adult contemporary and mainstream radio airplay
Worldwide[68] 27 June 2011 CD single, 7" vinyl, digital EP
France[69] 4 July 2011 CD single

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