Perhaps the most commercially polarizing track on the album, "Hymn for the Weekend" was described by Chris Martin as "a drunk gospel song." Featuring a booming hook from , the song weaves Indian string arrangements (sampled from "Bari Kudi" by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan) with a trap-lite beat. Lyrically, it’s about feeling so high on life that you become a spiritual experience for someone else: “Drinks on me / From the devil’s cup.” The music video, shot in Mumbai, cemented this track as a global streaming giant.
A one-minute ambient instrumental that sounds like the score to a sunrise. It bridges the intimacy of "Amazing Day" with the epic scale of "Up&Up." It is a palate cleanser—a wash of synthesized strings and electronic hums. coldplay a head full of dreams tracklist
Featuring Swedish pop sensation , "Fun" is the morning after "Everglow." It’s a subdued, mid-tempo reflection on a relationship that burned out. Tove Lo’s voice adds a layer of melancholic sharpness to Martin’s airy tenor. The lyric “Not everything is fun / But we can still have fun” is a mature admission that endings don’t have to be bitter. Perhaps the most commercially polarizing track on the
| # | Song Title | Featured Artist(s) | Length | |---|------------|--------------------|--------| | 1 | "A Head Full of Dreams" | None | 3:43 | | 2 | "Birds" | None | 3:49 | | 3 | "Hymn for the Weekend" | Beyoncé | 4:18 | | 4 | "Everglow" | Gwyneth Paltrow (uncredited piano) | 4:42 | | 5 | "Adventure of a Lifetime" | None | 4:23 | | 6 | "Fun" | Tove Lo | 4:27 | | 7 | "Kaleidoscope" | Barack Obama / Christmas Lights | 1:51 | | 8 | "Army of One" | None | 6:16 | | 9 | "Amazing Day" | None | 4:31 | | 10 | "Colour Spectrum" | None | 1:00 | | 11 | "Up&Up" | Noel Gallagher | 6:45 | It bridges the intimacy of "Amazing Day" with