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OMG!!! This is huge promo

WOW this is very impressive. I read about it few days ago but I didn't want to believe it because there was no source. I'm guessing they certified it Gold based on preorders. Here is what Coldplay wrote when they sent the ASFOS messenger "Hello again. The second single to be taken from Coldplay's upcoming Ghost Stories album, A Sky Full Of Stars, is now available to download on iTunes worldwide (and as we write, it's already reached #1 in 73 countries!)." Midnight was a promo single, not an official single. I'm not really sure how to explain the difference. All I know here in the US, only official singles are played on radio. Promo songs are just tracks to help iTunes preorders and create more buzz for the album. The labels don't actively promote it like they do with official singles.

Awesome! The whole band and they get to perform YAASS

Japan Hot 100: 34 [NE] - A Sky Full of Stars I'm hoping this will climb higher in few weeks. It has the potential to do so.

Midnight was never an official single. There is a difference between a promo single (Magic) and an official single (Magic)

Yes. Fans everywhere will be able to stream it.

The NY Daily News shouldn't count for Metacritic. They report a lot of gossip. Anyway, the Metacritic score is 67 so far (which is favorable) but it should go up now with the Billboard review.

^^ My pleasure :) Next week and the following will be crazy once the album drops. Numbers everywhere!

Updating with these song sales estimates in the US ASFOS: 87K Magic: 45K Midnight: 26K

Probably my new favorite song.

Maybe they finally realized that it didn't make sense for Chris to go to Ellen without the band. They need to perform on Ellen.

Just added ASFOS peak in Germany. It's #6

Thank you :) let me update.

Released on May 16th in many countries and May 19th worldwide through Parlophone and Atlantic Records, Coldplay's sixth album "Ghost Stories is an introspective, bittersweet meditation on love and loss that sounds every bit as spectral as its name sounds." WORLDWIDE PEAKS & CERTIFICATIONS Argentina 1 Australia 1 PLATINUM 70K Austria 2 GOLD 7,5K Belgium (Flanders & Wallonia) 1 GOLD 10K Canada 1 PLATINUM 80K & GOLD 40K Chile 1 Czech Republic 1 Croatia 2 Denmark 1 Estonia 3 Finland 1 France 1 GOLD 50K Germany 1 GOLD 100K Greece 6 Hungary 1 GOLD 1K Ireland 1 Israel 1 Italy 1 PLATINUM 50K Japan 7 Mexico 1 GOLD 30K Netherlands 2 GOLD 25K New Zealand 1 GOLD 7,500 Norway 1 Poland 1 GOLD 10K Portugal 1 Russia 1 South Africa 7 South Korea International Albums 1 Spain 1 GOLD 20K Sweden 1 Switzerland 1 PLATINUM 20K United Kingdom 1 PLATINUM 300K United States 1 GOLD 500K ACHIEVEMENTS •• Magic became Coldplay's 11th Triple A #1 hit in the United States, tying them with U2 with the most #1 on the format. •• A Sky Full Of Stars topped 86 iTunes stores. •• 2 weeks before its release, Ghost Stories had already topped 66 iTunes stores. •• Ghost Stories was certified GOLD in Switzerland and in Netherlands before the official release based on preorders alone. •• Ghost Stories topped over 100 iTunes Stores •• Ghost Stories sold 82K copies in one day in the UK, making it the fastest selling album of the year •• A Sky Full Of Stars became Coldplay's third top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The first one since Viva La Vida (2008) •• A Sky Full Of Stars became Coldplay's first #1 song on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs •• Ghost Stories became the fastest selling album of the year of the US Billboard 200. •• Ghost Stories became the fastest selling Rock Album since 2012. •• First album to be certified Platinum in Switzerland. •• Top Selling Rock Album in the Billboard 2014 Mid Year Charts. MEDIATRAFFIC Week 01: 1,023,000 (#1) Week 02: 339K (#1) Week 03: 196K (#2) Week 04: 166K (#2) Week 05: 118K (#5) Week 06: 104K (#4) Week 07: 91K (#4) Week 08: 83K (#4) Week 09: 73K (#6) Week 10: 68K (#5) Week 11: 65K (#6) Week 12: 59K (#8) TOTAL: 2,385,000 MUSICHARTS Week 01: 1,003,900 (#1) Week 02: 357,000 (#1) Week 03: 224,700 (#2) Week 04: 206,700 (#2) Week 05: 150,700 (#4) Week 06: 140,100 (#3) Week 07: 131,900 (#4) Week 08: 118,200 (#3) Week 09: 107,200 (#5) Week 10: 101,300 (#5) TOTAL: 2,541,700 US SALES HDD & Billboard Week 01: 386K (#1) & 383K (#1) Week 02: 85K (#1) & 83K (#1) Week 03: 44K (#4) & 46K (#5) Week 04: 32K (#7) & 34K (#7) Week 05: 25K (#12) Week 06: 19K (#13) Week 07: 17K (#14) Week 08: 14K (#15) Week 09: 13K (#23) Week 10: 12K (#19) Week 11: 12K (#19) & 12K Week 12: 10K (#24) & 10K TOTAL: 669K & 666K (after 12 weeks) UK SALES Week 01: 168,048 (1) Week 02: 75,032 (2) Week 03: 46,315 (2) Week 04: 48,361 (2) Week 05: 20,827 (4) Week 06: 16,857 (4) Week 07: 15,015 (#8) Week 08: 11,684 (#7) Week 09: 9,456 (#8) Week 10: 8,416 (#5) Week 11: 8,241 (#6) Week 12: 8.086 (#4) Week 13: 6,962 (#11) TOTAL: 443,336 MAGIC, the first single off Ghost Stories was released on March 3rd 2014. Worldwide peaks & Certifications WW iTunes Tracks: 2 US iTunes Tracks: 3 Australia (ARIA): 5 Platinum (x2) 35,000 (x2) Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40): 22 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders): 9 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia): 7 Brazil (Billboard Brasil Hot 100): 57 Brazil Hot Pop Songs: 17 Canada (Canadian Hot 100): 13 Gold 40,000 Chile Singles Chart: 3 Czech Republic (IFPI): 21 Denmark (Tracklisten): 2 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista): 7 France (SNEP): 6 Germany (Media Control AG): 8 Greece Digital Songs (Billboard): 5 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40): 37 Hungary (Single Top 20): 7 Ireland (IRMA): 4 Israel (Media Forest): 4 Italy (FIMI): 2 PLATINUM 30000 Japan (Japan Hot 100): 35 Luxemburg Digital Songs (Billboard): 2 Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100): 2 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ): 10 Norway (VG-lista): 12 Portugal Digital Songs (Billboard): 1 Scotland (Official Charts Company): 10 Slovakia (IFPI): 44 Spain (PROMUSICAE): 3 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan): 31 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade): 6 GOLD 15K UK Singles (Official Charts Company): 10 SILVER US Billboard Hot 100: 14 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard): 32 US Alternative Songs (Billboard): 7 US Rock Songs (Billboard): 3 Mediatraffic: 9 US sales estimates & Mediatraffic points Week 01: 114K & 176K Week 02: 52K & 133K Week 03: 38K & 122K Week 04: 36K & 122K Week 05: 35K & 117K Week 06: 32K & 121K Week 07: 35K & 126K Week 08: 36K & 133K Week 09: 44K & 147K Week 10: 45K & 140K Week 11: 52K & 138K Week 12: 37K & 116K Week 13: 23K & 89K Week 14: 17K & 78K Week 15: 15K & 68K Week 16: 13K & Week 17: TOTAL US: 750K. As of May 2nd 2014, the WW sales total was at 877K. Total Mediatraffic Points: 1,710,000 US Airplay peak 12M Streaming YOUTUBE: 62M SPOTIFY: 100M A SKY FULL OF STARS, the second single off Ghost Stories was released on May 2th 2014. Worldwide peaks & Certifications WW iTunes Tracks: 1 US iTunes Tracks: 1 Australia 2 PLATINUM Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 2 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders) 10 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 1 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia) 31 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 4 GOLD 40K Chile 8 Denmark (Tracklisten) 3 Dutch (Mega Top 50) 6 Euro Digital Songs (Billboard) 3 Finland (Suomen virallinen latauslista) 8 France 5 Germany (Media Control AG) 6 Hungary (Single Top 20) 2 Ireland 6 Israel (Media Forest) 9 Italy (FIMI) 1 PLATINUM 25K Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard) 1 Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100) 2 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 2 Portugal Digital Songs (Billboard) 1 Spain 3 Swiss (Single Charts) 2 GOLD 15K United Kingdom 9 US Billboard Hot 100 10 US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) 1 US Billboard Dance Club Songs 1 US sales & Mediatraffic points Week 01: 139K (peak 5 on HDS) & 159K Week 02: 87K & 170K (peak #7 WW) Week 03: 81K & 149K Week 04: 101K & 169K Week 05: 51K & 145K Week 06: 32K & 133K Week 07: 26K & 122K Week 08: 25K & 145K Week 09: 29K & 166K Week 10: 26K & 174K Week 11: 29K & 163K Week 12: 30K & 156K Week 13: 30K & 165K Week 14: 36K & 152K Week 15: 36K & 146K TOTAL US: 756K & 2,314,000 US Airplay peak: 55M Streaming YOUTUBE: 51M SPOTIFY: 83M TRUE LOVE, the third and final single off Ghost Stories was released on August 18th, 2014 Worldwide peaks & Certifications US sales & Mediatraffic points TOTAL US Airplay Peak: Streaming YOUTUBE: SPOTIFY: MIDNIGHT, the promo single off Ghost Stories was released on April 19th 2014 on iTunes and with a special vinyl edition for Record Store Day. Worldwide peaks & Certifications WW iTunes Tracks: 2 US iTunes Tracks: 2 Australia (ARIA): 25 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 8 Canada (Canadian Hot 100): 27 Chile 25 Denmark Singles Chart: 3 France (SNEP): 5 Hungary (Single Top 20): 3 Italy Singles Chart: 2 Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard): 1 Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100): 8 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ): 11 Portugal Digital Songs (Billboard): 1 Spain (Promusicae): 3 Swiss Singles Chart: 20 US Billboard Hot 100: 29 US Billboard Digital Songs: 11 US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard): 6 Mediatraffic: 27 US sales estimates & Mediatraffic points Week 01: 80K & 95K Week 02: 46K & 72K Week 03: 26K & Week 04: 35K Week 05: 15K TOTAL US: 202K US Airplay peak: 0M Streaming YOUTUBE: 21M SPOTIFY: 5M

None. It think it's perfect. It's so good that when I listen to it, it feels like it's only 10min long. Their best album to date.

Stunning visuals

This is their best album ever.

UGH, dont they know that there is an entire continent between LA and NYC? They dont have to come to my city but anything under 5 hours drive, I'll go. It's a little unfair.

Send it to me but I can't guarantee that I'll send it to you :D Why did you even enter the competition?

It will be available all week long for you to listen anytime. And once it's on iTunes Radio, people will have illegal download links

I love it. It's amazing. Oh wow. They keep amazing me with every album.

I agree that it sounds like We Found Love a little but then again many EDM songs sound similar.

I don't know where you get your informations or where you live but here in the US, ASFOS sent Ghost Stories to #1 and it stayed there for quite some times. Yes the preorders took the song to #1 but the preorder effect was gone after the first day and ASFOS managed to stay #1 for almost 2 more days and it's still in the top10 on iTunes. It's also on path to outsell Magic before the end of the month. The fact that the band didn't perform ASFOS on Jimmy Fallon was a pretty bad move but I think that had more to do with the band being tired (they played 2 shows the day before and they had to tape those performances the very next morning) They probably didn't have the energy to perform ASFOS which is understandable. And with the Target and NBA commercial set to air in the next week, this song will do amazing. ASFOS has the potential to become one of their biggest hits.

Nowadays, a proper single, is just a song with solicited radio airplay and has a video.

I think the third single will come out in late summer. No one knows which song it will be. We'll have an idea when we hear the album. I personally want Midnight to become a proper single .