gustavothehuman Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 12 hours ago, pansonic said: hot take: my universe > higher power It has grown on me. my 2 favorite parts: the robotic voice that says 'my universe' (silly, I know) and the ambient noises before the outro. the bts parts actually blend in really well, I low key expected the collab to be a disaster, but it works! Agreed. My Universe will thrive in the long run because it's a grower, I loved Higher Power since the first listen but got tired of it quickly duo to massive overplaying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gustavothehuman Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 7 hours ago, Yes? said: I've heard the full track a few times now, but I'm gonna stop until the September release - at that point I'll be hearing it everywhere, so I don't want to tire of it! My thoughts: I really like the production. I LOVE the funky bass. Chris' voice is great, and the hook is VERY catchy. The BTS boys also blend in really well, and I'm happy that there are parts in Korean. The final drop is great too (as heard in the trailer)... Critiques? The lyrics are indeed very simple, but then again this is clearly one of a couple tracks from the album designed to be a charting single, and this makes its success more likely in 2021. For the song, I think it still works. Like I said, the hook is great. The only thing I would've changed is to maybe take out one rendition of the chorus (it's repeated a lot) and replace it with longer verses to flesh out the main lyrical content a bit more. All in all, I'm sure it won't be my favourite on the album, but it's a strong single. As far as pop Coldplay goes, I think they're on good form here. It is much better than the likes of Hymn for the Weekend, and (as much as I love it) it doesn't sound as dated as ASFOS did when that came out. I hope the boys get another no.1 from this. It means nothing if they don't, and they're clearly not bothered, but I'd be happy for them. Plus, whilst success isn't the most important thing at all (music is), we all love to boast about our band being the biggest in the world, don't we? Not every fan can say that. I have my fingers crossed for #1s, I'm not gonna lie. On the United States, My Universe will join Viva la Vida as the only songs by a British group to top Billboard's Hot 100 in this century. Meanwhile in the United Kingdom, Coldplay will join the Bee Gees, Queen, U2 and Take That as the only groups to have a #1 song in three different decades (Viva la Vida - 2000s, Paradise - 2010s, My Universe - 2020s). 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42Escapist Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 I'm not a fan of this at all. I don't know what the Korean lyrics are but the English ones are some of the most cheesy stuff I've ever heard in a Coldplay song. Oftentimes when Chris's lyrics are nothing special, I'll still like the song just because of the instrumentals and the vocal melody. But even those are just so... generic. That weird robotic voice that you hear a couple of times sounds so out of place. The intro is weird. The outro is decent but the false ending after the last chorus is weird. I suppose the best things about this song are Guy's bass groove, the ambient bits toward the end, and Will's drumming in the outro. Nothing else stands out to me. What a shame... maybe this will grow on me eventually, but the song is bad enough in my opinion that after several listens, I can't see myself coming back to it until it's officially released. Oh well, maybe the BTS fanbase will enjoy My Universe. If they do, I'll be glad for them. And I do hope it does well in terms of charts and streaming. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Crieff Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 yes @raisethisnoise, asking for links of a leak in this thread is against the rules actually (no worries, you know now) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous Old Painter Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 It definitely feels like the cheesiest song Coldplay have released but it makes perfect business sense, a collaboration with BTS is an easy way to get to #1. And if they're willing then why not? And if I squint It kinda sounds like a Carly Rae Jepsen song so maybe it's not all bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarkovsky2 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 This song has grown on me, it is broken in a way, choruses over and over again, atmosphere in the middle of the song, structurally broken song and it is really nice in that way, has a funky vibe as much as it is cheesy. Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nature Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Simply too repititive, dont like it . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Lai Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) Edited September 3, 2021 by Jason Lai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteShadow7 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 On 7/22/2021 at 10:32 PM, 42Escapist said: I'm not a fan of this at all. I don't know what the Korean lyrics are but the English ones are some of the most cheesy stuff I've ever heard in a Coldplay song. Oftentimes when Chris's lyrics are nothing special, I'll still like the song just because of the instrumentals and the vocal melody. But even those are just so... generic. That weird robotic voice that you hear a couple of times sounds so out of place. The intro is weird. The outro is decent but the false ending after the last chorus is weird. I suppose the best things about this song are Guy's bass groove, the ambient bits toward the end, and Will's drumming in the outro. Nothing else stands out to me. What a shame... maybe this will grow on me eventually, but the song is bad enough in my opinion that after several listens, I can't see myself coming back to it until it's officially released. Oh well, maybe the BTS fanbase will enjoy My Universe. If they do, I'll be glad for them. And I do hope it does well in terms of charts and streaming. I totally agree with you. Last part reminded me a little to the intro instrumentals of Princess of China. That's for me the only part where those generic tones come into its own. Intro feels they wanted to give this song a kind of stadium vibe or pretended being played in a stadium somewhere in the universe. I think all the extras, including the robotic vocal effects, do make this song just less boring. But actually I don't think these effects are all right placed. But I'll give it another judge on October 15 when we've got some more context. In the meantime, I will enjoy listening to Human Heart, Higher Power and Coloratura. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaFeehily Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) On 7/22/2021 at 10:32 PM, 42Escapist said: That weird robotic voice that you hear a couple of times sounds so out of place. Honestly, the first time I listened to the song when that robotic voice came up my very first though was that it sounded like someone was burping or something! ? Melodically, I like My Universe slightly better than HP. There's really not much to say about it though, it's not a song that would catch my attention if it didn't have Coldplay on it. Edited July 30, 2021 by LisaFeehily 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gustavothehuman Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) Just gave it a few more listens. Crazy how this collab had pretty much everything to go wrong and somehow managed to be my favorite after HFTW and Princess of China. Edited July 31, 2021 by gustavothehuman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom043 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Hey, can somebody maybe pm me the link? haven't heard it yet and can't find it anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnymax8652 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 rumours say that chris will sing My Universe at the Kelly Clarkson Show that will premiere on Sept 13th ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gustavothehuman Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 They're coming either on the 3rd or 10th, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisonrules Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 49 minutes ago, gustavothehuman said: They're coming either on the 3rd or 10th, for sure. Most likely 10th Kelly Clarkson show on 13th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous Old Painter Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 I’ve surprised they’ve held off releasing this for so long. They must have a solid marketing plan in place 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gustavothehuman Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Famous Old Painter said: I’ve surprised they’ve held off releasing this for so long. They must have a solid marketing plan in place Coldplay: We have a tight schedule. Also Coldplay: Vacation in Paris, Madrid and New York in the middle of the era. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therox23 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, gustavothehuman said: Coldplay: We have a tight schedule. Also Coldplay: Vacation in Paris, Madrid and New York in the middle of the era. they aren't even in the middle yet Edited September 2, 2021 by therox23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous Old Painter Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 10 hours ago, gustavothehuman said: Coldplay: We have a tight schedule. Also Coldplay: Vacation in Paris, Madrid and New York in the middle of the era. They need to carefully plan the release of all those Higher Power remixes 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnymax8652 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 tonight they will be with BTS on Youtube... just imagine if they still don't say anything ... everyone will go crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaFeehily Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Imagine if they announced Higher Power BTS remix instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nature Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 So tommorow a New single? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarkovsky2 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 or next friday, or next next friday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typicalcitrus Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Tomorrow BTS is releasing an interview with Chris and some kind of a YouTube challenge, so that seems like an announcement or release coming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dherlax Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/8/2021 at 9:18, tom043 said: Oye, ¿alguien puede enviarme un mensaje de correo electrónico con el enlace? aún no lo he escuchado y no puedo encontrarlo en ningún lado. X2 ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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