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Coldplay – “Everglow” (Stripped Down Version)

LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 28: Chris Martin from Coldplay performs on stage during the Sentebale Concert at Kensington Palace on June 28, 2016 in London, England. Sentebale was founded by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho over ten years ago. It helps the vulnerable and HIV positive children of Lesotho and Botswana. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

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About a year ago, Coldplay released A Head Full Of Dreams, an overproduced mess of an album. One of its songs was "Everglow," a big, sweeping ballad with backing vocals from frontman Chris Martin's ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow. Someone in the band must've realized that the song was a bit much. So in releasing "Everglow" as a single, Coldplay have put together a whole new version of it, and it's considerably less cluttered this time. For most of its running time, the new "Everglow" is just Chris Martin's voice and piano, though a few other elements do come in toward the end. Surprise: It's a much better song this way. Listen to the new version of it and watch a video of Martin recording it below.
A Head Full Of Dreams is out now on Parlophone/Atlantic.

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