Was anyone else completely shocked by the lyrics at first? I hated the song at first, I don't know now. I could definitely listen to it and I'd sing to it live but it's definitely not my favourite. But it's kinda fun and the tune is funky too

 

Me too, but i find it.... "Interesting" listening Chris singing that. It fits with his voice.

MinceSpies - respectfully disagree. Princess of china is massive and a great driving beat. Hymn for the Weekend sounds like Chris desperately trying to be an R&B singer. Plus i guess he owed a favor to Jay-Z because Beyonce was avg at best on this track. Really disappointed in this one. Probably will be avg at best for me after a few more listens but the mix on this just irks me like no other.

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Yeah I'm pretty sure the majority of this forum is still on anger lol

Say what you will about the song, it will get stuck in your head. It's the song I've kept humming unwillingly.

Say what you will about the song, it will get stuck in your head. It's the song I've kept humming unwillingly.

 

I love the song. The production is clean, the beats awesome, the piano's sick. The lyrics are cool. [emoji2][emoji106]

Not that it really matters, but because of the radio premiere does it mean HFTW will be released on iTunes soon? It would nice to get another song from the pre-order, I want to hear it in somewhat higher quality. I think it will sound sublime.

I'm learning to play guitar for this song but the chords are in a difficult C minor key :\

Well I freaking love this song ! To each their own !

I think it's a very original song. But other then that I don't like it. It just doesn't sound like Coldplay. It doesn't even sound like them evolving. It just sounds like they are trying to cater to the R&B crowd.

This could have been a good upbeat song with that melody and chorus, but unfortunately the timing is off at several points.

Poor choices in terms of buildup. Also the end "lemme shoot across the skyyy" drains the energy out somehow at the end of the song...

I mean, first Jay Z, then Rhianna and now Beyoncé! Like, geez, Chris we get it you're friends w/ Jay Z and Beyoncé! You're "cool"! No need to feature them on Coldplay albums, though.

This could have been a good upbeat song with that melody and chorus, but unfortunately the timing is off at several points.

Poor choices in terms of buildup. Also the end "lemme shoot across the skyyy" drains the energy out somehow at the end of the song...

It just doesn't flow well

Also, the repetition of the chorus melody with "Lalalallala tadaaa tadaaaaaaa" sounds awkward. Not even sure whether this is Beyonce or her kid singing, but it really destroys the momentum...

^^^^Agree. This song has really strong individual parts that don't fit together. I love brassy "put your wings on me" and "drink from me" but then it just blows up into this boring 4/4 chorus with like no instrumentation? Why didn't they just blast a bunch of horns and strings and wailing guitars at this part, that would make for a better song that is still catchy and radio-worthy.

Just hear this song for the third time on BBC1,i like it alot more, surely better then POC.

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Ah, the Master of not letting anybody dislike anything by Coldplay ever.

You know, I like this song. It's strange, unusual. At first I hated the chourus (come on, Chris you can't sing: I'm feeling drunk and high!) but, if you link this lyrics to "Life is a drink, and love's a drug", in the first verse, it makes sense a lot. The entire song makes sense. Again and again, thank you, Coldplay.

I don't mind the chorus (DO NOT LIKE the lyrics though!) but is anyone else thinking that this sounds....dated? Sounds like something I'd hear from 10-15 years ago.

 

to me, quite a lot of the album does actually sound pretty 1998-2000ish...

Everglow, Fun, HFTW...

As bad as "Princess of China". Holy crap.

Good song also known as 'Drunk & High'.

What a masterpiece

Love this song already gonna be a huge radio hit

I love this song and I must admit I only own one Beyoncé song, so it´s not like I am a fan hehe

 

She does a wonderful job on this track playing the part of the "angel". No denying her wonderful talent! The lyrics are again at once nuanced and direct, a combination Chris manages to pull off each time on the tracks we´ve heard so far.

 

And finally an R&B song I like...I had to wait for Coldplay to write it *lol*

First listen: Pretty good, not great.

 

Second listen: Woah, this is rad.

 

Third listen: I am in love. Help. I didn't expect to like this so much.

First listen: Pretty good, not great.

 

Second listen: Woah, this is rad.

 

Third listen: I am in love. Help. I didn't expect to like this so much.

Same