Expanding upon the band's question of "What would our music sound like across the universe?" they created a world filled with alien outcasts, invented languages, and fictional planets, freeing themselves from the bounds of earthly genre restrictions in the process. Topping our list of the best Coldplay songs of all time, Talk encapsulates that talent like no other.Transmitting their stadium-sized pop anthems across an imaginary solar system, Coldplay go intergalactic with their shimmering ninth set, Music of the Spheres. That humanity is what Coldplay have always been great at delivering. Computer World’s themes of human connection enabled by technology were echoed by Martin’s vulnerable lyrical sentiments urging the need for communication (“I’m so scared about the future and I want to talk to you”). Jonny Buckland’s mellifluous interpolation of the gorgeous synthesiser figure from Kraftwerk’s Computer World (done with the German band’s permission – a rare thing to be granted!) was a stroke of genius. Eventually, the song was released as the album’s third single, hitting the UK Top 10. Indeed, the band themselves didn’t initially appear to think much of it, as it was originally destined to be a B-side for Speed Of Sound before record company feedback belatedly bumped it up in their estimations and it was added, late in the day, to X&Y’s tracklist. When thinking of all the colossal singles Coldplay have released, it’s easy to overlook something as understated as Talk. It also established itself as one of the best latter-day Coldplay singles and a festival crowd-pleaser. Produced by the late EDM superstar Avicii, A Sky Full Of Stars represented a moment of peace and resolution amid the emotional turmoil of Ghost Stories, an album themed around Chris Martin’s divorce from Gwyneth Paltrow.
Listen to the best of Coldplay here, and check out our 20 best Coldplay songs, below.Ģ0: A Sky Full Of Stars (from ‘Ghost Stories’, 2014) Expect festival favourites, radio staples, deep cuts and a handful of rarities, all of which demonstrate the broad basis of the band’s enduring appeal. In an attempt to redress the balance, here’s a countdown of the 20 best Coldplay songs. Bands simply don’t get to be as big as Coldplay are, for as long as they have been, by just staying the same. Quite how and when that all started is a bit unclear, but it does a huge disservice to the range of their artistry. Just like Bono and co, they sell millions of records, pack out stadiums around the world and top the charts in many different countries, yet nobody ever seems to admit to liking them. Throughout their career, Coldplay have suffered an unfair reputation as a critics’ punching bag, similar to that of U2.
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