They're both shit but Paradise is a better shit than ETIAW.

I would argue that What If is BY FAR the worst single Coldplay has ever released.

What If and The Hardest Part are definitely some of their weaker singles, but they were singles released later in the game--not LEAD singles (as this is, technically, since ETIAW was more of a pre-album-announcement teaser). They were definitely trying to do something different by releasing Paradise instead of Charlie Brown, probably reach the Top 40 radio crew who've always hated more classic Coldplay before, but...if they're going to turn off a lot of already existing fans, especially a lot of the older ones, I wonder if their gains are as big as their losses, or potential losses.

I'm not really a fan of ETIAW...And I'm not really decided on Paradise...but I voted for Paradise on the poll. Actually I'm not exactly a fan of either of them, but Paradise is...I don't know. I just like it a little better.

 

Both of them have too many repeats as their main flaw. But I adore the strings in Paradise, so it gets a point for that, at least.

neither...both suck

For muzic I prefer Paradise... For complexity I prefer Every Teardrop...

But Paradise is better than Every Teardrop :)

Hmmm....

 

I'd have to say Paradise but they're both AWESOME!!!!

I love the two songs.

but now I really like Paradise :D

Paradise by far for me, although I've grown to really like ETIAW.

I cant vote, they're both so good <3 <3 <3

 

I LOVE BOTH OF THEM !!! ^^

 

ETIAW-"And all the kids they dance, all the kids all night

Until monday morning feels another life

I turn the music up

I'm on a roll this this time and heaven is in sight.."

 

PARADISE- "Life goes on, it gets so heavy

The wheel breaks the butterfly

Every tear a waterfall

In a night, the stormy night she closed her eyes

In a night, the stormy night away she flies

Dream of para para paradise .."

ETIAW is ahead for me, though Paradise is growing on me little by little each day.

ETIAW but Paradise is growing on me. I like everything about Paradise except the typical beats...don't all songs today use that exact sound/beat? :/

Is this poll worth a sticky maybe?

Where's the "neither" option? :sad:

Paradise :)

Paradise! :dazzled:

Where's the "neither" option? :sad:

 

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Both mediocre songs but ETIAW is significantly better.

ETIAW all the way, no doubt about it!

ETIAW

 

Paradise is shit

It's like saying which is their least worst (not counting PoC). So I chose ETIAW. Never thought I would, until September. ETIAW is a steady state dislike and Paradise is still shrinking on me.

I usually can't judge one CP song against another, but in this case Paradise wins it for me. Neither are bad songs, but I dislike the fact that ETIAW has such a reliance on a backing track whereas Paradise makes use of all the band's instrumental capabilities. If Chris had a piano part in ETIAW then I would like it a whole lot more.