Coldplay's forthcoming track, Atlas, will be 3 minutes and 56 seconds long, if today's reports citing iTunes are to be believed. [thanks coldpatrix & Tash]
Last week, prior to its release date being pushed back to 6th September (8th in the UK), Atlas was rumoured to be just 3m27s long, but today's latest sources appear as official as you get - iTunes, along with other digital retailers will be selling downloads of the song and have been taking pre-orders for a while now.
Meanwhile, the cover art has been officially revealed this week. Coldplay.com posted the cover, featuring film character Katniss Everdeen (played by Jennifer Lawrence) standing on a ledge with her trademark bow and arrow. Behind her, the clouds appear to take the shape of a Mockingjay - which becomes the unofficial symbol of rebellion in Panem (a nation risen from the ashes of a post-apocalyptic North America in the film). The words "COLDPLAY ATLAS" are placed along the top of the cover.
If you want something bigger for your PC desktop, look no further than the wallpaper in this post at the Atlas sub-forum [thanks Witfang_7]
The art is taken from the similar film cover for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The tagline for the poster is a line drawn straight from the Suzanne Collins' book: “The sun persists in rising, so I make myself stand.” Catching Fire, the second installment in Lionsgate’s four-part series, hits cinemas and theaters on 22nd November. [thanks Dicoldp]
Atlas cover art:
Atlas lyrics:
Some saw the sun
Some saw the smoke
Some heard the gun
Some bent the bow
Sometimes the wire must tense for the note
Caught in the fire say oh
We're about to explode
Carry your world, I'll carry your world
Some far away
Some search for gold
Some dragon to slay
Heaven we hope is just up the road
Show me the way, Lord because I
I'm about to explode
Carry your world
I'll carry your world
Carry your world and all your hurt
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