October 24, 201114 yr They will not play a full set list without Charlie Brown and Us Against the World for a looooooooooong time.
October 24, 201114 yr Hm. Viva La Vida: Princess of China (that's at least in which direction it seems to go...) Fix You: maybe Up With The Birds? Clocks: Charlie Brown Yellow: Don't Let It Break Your Heart or Hurts Like Heaven If you go after the characters of the tracks.
October 24, 201114 yr the thing that is awesome is that CB,HLH,P,ETIAW or POC could be. They are like this single type of songs :D Probably betweet CB and POC...
October 24, 201114 yr When Charlie Brown gets released as a single....It will be that Just needs exposure Coldplay really f'd up when they chose Paradise over Charlie Brown I don't think so, Paradise has done very well but its probably best Charlie Brown will be the 4th single because it will be big anyway whether Paradise wouldn't of done that well after the album, basically Charlie Brown will be a Clocks type hit, won't smash the charts but will be everywhere and continue great sales of the album!
October 25, 201114 yr Author I have a feeling it might be Princess of China, even though I think Hurts Like Heaven and Charlie Brown are better tracks..
October 25, 201114 yr Yellow - DLIBYH Clocks - Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall Fix You - Princess Of China Viva La Vida - Charlie Brown And personally, Us Against The World reminds me SO MUCH of Sparks, Chris' voice, the music, everything, i definitely think it's one of the new album's highlights :)
October 25, 201114 yr There's no extremely catchy Viva/Clocks song on this album. Charlie Brown is probably going to be the most popular, but it's a Lovers in Japan/ Speed of Sound caliber song at best.
October 25, 201114 yr Even though the album has an structure and has its own style. I HIGHLY doubt that any song will get the exposure that Viva La Vida. When you're talking Coldplay here where I live, it is hardly mentioned and the fact that they haven't played live here, Viva La Vida was on repeat like every 2 or 3 days, and correct me if im wrong, but that song kept rolling #1 on iTunes. If Coldplay might've thrown 'Hurts like Heaven' after 'Every Teardrop', that would've been a total win and a probably 'Viva la Vida'-y style hit.
October 25, 201114 yr If Coldplay might've thrown 'Hurts like Heaven' after 'Every Teardrop', that would've been a total win and a probably 'Viva la Vida'-y style hit. Not a chance.
October 25, 201114 yr Mainstream: ETIAW, Paradise, POC...maybe Charlie Brown, but as an earlier poster said, "SOS or LIJ caliber"...it'll probably fade from public spotlight the way IMP or GPASUYF have even though those are great massive songs too. Coldplay fans: UATW, HLH...I think opinions will be divided on DLIBYH but in the long run people will like it. UWTB and UFO are similar to Prospekt's March but I'm not sure how people will feel about those...but I feel both will be liked universally.
October 25, 201114 yr used to think it would be charlie brown/ hurts like heaven. after a couple of listens, i think it will be up with the birds:)
October 25, 201114 yr When Charlie Brown gets released as a single....It will be that Just needs exposure Coldplay really f'd up when they chose Paradise over Charlie Brown :nod: And when they release it, it'll be too late. I'm really sorry about that, I can see Charlie wining Grammys
October 25, 201114 yr DLIBYH is ENERGY. Then, Charlie Brown! The poppiest is PoC, and I understand their choice to go with PoC as next single.
October 25, 201114 yr Charlie Brown is the hit. I know why they're releasing Princess of China but in my opinion, they should released Charlie Brown instead of Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall.
October 25, 201114 yr I was thinking about this...I don't think this album does have a "big hit." The closest thing is Charlie Brown. I think this is one of the big strengths of the album, really: there's not one stand-out single. They're all great. That is the point of MX being a concept album. Everything is important.Every song has its own role in the album.
October 25, 201114 yr Yellow - DLIBYH Clocks - Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall Fix You - Princess Of China Viva La Vida - Charlie Brown And personally, Us Against The World reminds me SO MUCH of Sparks, Chris' voice, the music, everything, i definitely think it's one of the new album's highlights :) Us Against The World reminds me MUCH MORE of Til Kingdom Come. I always have to think of this performance: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBXvl7thiDM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBXvl7thiDM[/ame]
October 25, 201114 yr Us Against The World reminds me MUCH MORE of Til Kingdom Come. Yes, it's reminiscent of Til Kingdom Come also, i'm glad they didn't 'enoxificate' it and it kept it's old-school feel :)
October 25, 201114 yr I don't think there's a single song on this record that'll reach the popular heights Viva la Vida did. "Paradise" was an obvious choice for the first single. It's extremely catchy and vibrant. But it's also a bit too plodding for its own choice. "Viva la Vida" was extremely immediate in terms of structure. "Paradise" takes a bit too long to get to its chorus to be the same level of single. It's also a bit too slow. "Charlie Brown" is the obvious comparison, but its chorus in no way compares to that of "Viva la Vida." Even down to the way he sings "we'll be glow-in-in the da-a-ark" – it's jagged. It doesn't lend itself to the sort of easy, steady listening that did the chorus of "Viva la Vida." As well, the "all the girls all the boys" is another somewhat odd, jagged turn that I personally enjoy but, again, doesn't lend itself nearly as well for the radio. And lest we forget the famous "oh oh oh" of Viva la Vida – there is absolutely NOTHING that immediately catchy on this album. And while I do sort of enjoy the fact there's not a world-conquering single on here ("Viva la Vida" got SO huge, and I heard it SO much, that I sort of got tired of it and to this day can't really listen to anything other than the remix), I think it'll hurt Mylo Xyloto as an album in the long run. You don't have something that will really conquer anyone immediately. And as a result, you're not necessarily gonna have something that is gonna force (by way of its incredible immediacy) someone who's never bought a Coldplay album to go buy this one. Viva la Vida has sold an incredible 11 million copies in just three years. Mark my words, Mylo Xyloto won't sell half that. At least, not in the same amount of time. This is due both to less immediately-catchy singles, and already notably-worse critical reception. And, one might justify this by saying MX isn't supposed to have a song like that. Hence the title track being just a short introduction, etc. On this, I call bullshit. Mylo Xyloto is hands down the most pop thing Coldplay's ever done (and that takes some determination, honestly, 'cause Coldplay's through-and-through a pop band). This isn't some Radiohead The King of Limbs minimalist affair (not playing the Radiohead card here; I fucking hated that album and generally dislike that band). Coldplay absolutely wanted another "Viva la Vida"-level pop masterpiece on here. They didn't quite get it. Even when collaborating with ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR FEMALE POP ARTISTS OF TODAY (obviously talking about "Princess of China"), they still don't come up with something that lends itself to the same level of radio rotation. Think about it: it's got a catchy "oh" hook, but where's the chorus? The song really doesn't have one. The "I would have been a princess" should have been the massive chorus, but it never returns. And of course, you might say: neither does "Clocks." But that piano riff has become so associated with the piano pop movement that its lack of a vocal chorus doesn't even matter. It's the exception to this general rule. So, to conclude, I don't think there's really a song that will reach the same cultural level as any of those. But to answer your question, I'd say "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall." It was the first thing we heard, it's got a pretty undeniably catchy opening riff (albeit it's more of a sample than an honest creation), and it really does signify Coldplay's shift to a more electronic and aggressive sound. I think that's the thing that we as Coldplay fans will remember the most as a touchstone of this album era. I realize I just wrote a lot. And I sound really critical. But I actually quite enjoy Mylo Xyloto, even though I do think it's Coldplay's weakest album.
October 27, 201114 yr Viva la Vida = Charlie Brown Fix you = Up with the Birds Clocks = Dont let it break your Heart Yellow = Hurts like Heaven :nod: I agree with this!
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