Abifail

A few members (I think two?) of the band don't like the song - that's why it hasn't been played live very often.

7/10. It's catchy and fun, but the lyrics are horseshit and the song never really elevates.

All your Friends sounds like an improved song off X&Y, Ghost Story sounds like old school Radiohead.

The instrumental at the end is fucking perfect. The bass riff is like an old school Death Cab for Cutie bass line and the synths and harmonies are like Sigur Ros. It's beautiful. I can see why Chris said it was the best piece of music they've done.

Is it just me and my untrained ears, but are the boys slightly out of time with each other for a few seconds during the song? It sounds like the take they used was slightly off. I realise that it is deliberate and done like that on purpose, but it really was like Zane Lowe said and you can hear them kind of falling apart but they pick it back up.

Hi all, I've seen a few posts from people who are ranking Ghost Stories alongside Coldplay's other five records. I just wanted to make a point about this. Music is such an amazingly beautiful thing in the way that it lingers with us and our souls. It is carried inside us for years and sometimes decades. You can't possibly judge an album that is only a few hours old. AROBTTH, Parachutes and Viva has been inside some of you and has become a part of your lives - how can you compare those records to something that is so new? I'm not trying to be critical here - I'm genuinely curious as to whether or not you realise this. I personally thought Ghost Stories was flawless after my first listen. But I can't truly judge it until I evaluate the way that it will affect my life and the way it will stay with me. For example: I absolutely adored X&Y after my first listen, but after a few weeks I didn't really feel a connection to the record and today - almost ten years later - I barely have any attachment to it at all. On the flip side, I didn't really like Mylo Xyloto after my first listen but a few songs on there have become really dear friends to me and a few songs that I didn't like at first have really affected me. We just can't tell whether or not things will stay with us and our judgement on something as intricate as music cannot be valid unless enough time has passed for it to sink in. Some of you may be hating specific songs on the record, but you never know, you might grow and develop and hear them again five years later and fall in love. I hope that made sense.

Not only do I think this song is the strongest on the record, I think it is one of the best things they've ever done. It's beautiful and there are so many elements in there that work perfectly.

Bear with me here. Just after the first verse and chorus, chris sings: Got a tattoo and the pain's alright Just want a way of keeping you inside Then a female sings: Ooooohooo. It sounds a hell of a lot like Rihanna. Chris has said repeatedly that he is a huge fan of her voice, so I thought maybe this could be her? Do me a favour and have a listen to the part I'm referring to. It's definitely similar to her.

If I start yelling at the people who are uploading this song against Chris' wishes maybe Chris will marry me and we will be best friends and go to buy potatoes and milk and bread from the store on Fridays.

I'm a Pringles enthusiast.

It goes zrroooooomo chsssschhh hcssssschhhhh ba ba ba ba zroooom chruuuccsssssh da da pa pa pa zip zip ooooh my body on ma hhoooohh chrrsssh ya body mah body csshhh REMEMBER? Jeez...

The song is fucking beautiful. It's their best opener. I'm absolutely in love with it. The lyrics are really strong. They're simple as hell but they perfectly capture that kind of longing feeling you get when you are grieving or missing something (in Chris' case, the breakup). Oh and the guitar riff and the ambient sounds and the synths, yeah I love this song. "This, I guess, is to tell you you're chosen out from the rest." Fantastic.

The song reminds me a lot of the tune "Itsy Bitsy Spider". It is also reminiscent of "Mary had a Little Lamb", especially in the chorus. But also they kind of ripped off "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". Overall I'd give the song 3/10. It would be a great song if it was a great song, but it is just not my cup of tea. It kind of goes dadadadad dda da da da Instead of da dadadada, da dada Which is probably why I personally hate it.

I would call myself: Always Feels Amazing Girl. Basically, the power is simple. I always feel amazing. Never tired, never light headed, never weak, never having to go to the toilet, never flat, always energetic and enthusiastic and ready to learn. I'd take that any day over any other power.

Thanks for all the kind welcomings my friends. I'm an Irish person who lives in Australia.

Ghost Stories won't be promoted as heavily, so we can strike that out. MX and VLV were both promoted heavily. VLV had the song VLV which was MASSIVE and they also had that itunes ad. MX had rihanna on it - as well as songs like Paradise and Charlie Brown which both did pretty well. MX also had those intoxicating live shows, a glastonbury headline and more of a pop feel to it. It also had a lot of TV adds.

Ah my mistake! I had 17 in my head for some reason :D Thanks

Mylo Xyloto has only been out for a few years and it has already sold far more than VLV did. MX has sold over 17 million.

Hi! Introducing myself. I'm Abigail. I'm 19. I like the band. Hopefully I can meet some friendly people on here. Well, that's it. Hi everyone. :D

Viva la Vida is the bands best selling and most popular single, but Viva la Vida (the album) is not the bands best selling album. So it isn't all dependent on the singles. It's all about marketing and exposure. I don't think Ghost Stories will have the same exposure a record like MX had. I think Coldplay have deliberately made this a smaller key release. They might not even be playing arena shows with it.

Ya body on mah body

Parachutes - Spies AROBTTH - Politik X&Y - Fix You Viva La Vida - Death and all his Friends. MX - Charlie Brown