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Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall

January 01, 1970

"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was released as the lead single for their fifth studio album Mylo Xyloto on 3 June 2011. An exclusive digital EP version of it, with the B-sides "Major Minus" and "Moving to Mars", came out in the following weeks, being considered the band's eighth extended play. The track contains elements of the 1976 song "I Go to Rio" written by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson.[4][5] It debuted at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, selling 85,000 copies in its first week before climbing to its peak of number 14.[6] On the UK Singles Chart, the song peaked at number 6.[7]

"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
Single by Coldplay
from the album Mylo Xyloto
B-side
Released3 June 2011 (2011-06-03)
GenreArena rock[1]
Length
  • 4:01 (album version)
  • 4:03 (single version)
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Coldplay singles chronology
"Christmas Lights"
(2010) 		"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
(2011) 		"Paradise"
(2011)
EP cover
Coldplay EP chronology
Prospekt's March
(2008) 		Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall
(2011) 		iTunes Festival: London 2011
(2011)
Music video
"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" on YouTube

Its radio debut happened on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music, Absolute Radio, and Xfm.[8][9] Coldplay first performed the song live on 4 June at the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festival in Nürnberg, Germany.[10] They also played it at the Steve Jobs memorial event at Apple headquarters on 19 October 2011 in Cupertino, California, and at the opening of the MTV European Music Awards in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 6 November 2011.[7]

The track was used as the theme for the live-action film adaptation of Chūya Koyama's Uchū Kyōdai (Space Brothers) manga and scored two nominations at the 54th Grammy Awards, one for Best Rock Performance and the other for Best Rock Song.[11]

Inspiration edit

When the song was first released on Coldplay's YouTube channel, it sparked many negative comments in the comment section, saying the song was plagiarised from "Ritmo de la noche" by 1990s-era German group Chocolate, or from Peter Allen's "I Go to Rio". However, upon release of the song, the line "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall contains elements of I Go To Rio written by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson" was noted below the official lyrics to the song on Coldplay's website.[4] The Oracle (Coldplay's web site Question and Answer section) responded on 9 June 2011 to a question raised concerning its inspiration and collaboration:

I don't think people are quite understanding the song's composition. To clarify: Chris was inspired to write Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall after hearing some chords in a nightclub scene in Alejandro González Iñárritu's film Biutiful (2010). The chords in the film are part of a track that is based on I Go To Rio written by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson, released by Peter Allen in 1976. If you look at a clip on YouTube you'll hear the chords for yourself. As for other people asking if Ritmo de la Noche by The Sacados should also be credited the answer is "no". Firstly, that is a cover of Chocolate's song by the same name who sampled I Go To Rio. Secondly, they both came later in 1990 so hopefully they should have credited Peter & Adrienne.[12]

This marked Coldplay's second time using samples to write a song, having first used Kraftwerk's "Computer Love" for "Talk" (2005).[13]

Critical reception edit

"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" received generally positive reviews from critics. The Boston Herald gave a positive review, saying "Chris Martin does it again. He gives force to wimp music, beauty to base pop and the world another Coldplay anthem. Basically, the boys are joyous, and so is this stadium-rock track. 'I turn the music up, I got my records on, I shut the world outside until the lights come on' Martin sings over buoyant synths, ringing guitar and big drums. You can feel the love".[1]

Rolling Stone gave the song a three and a half stars rating out of five commenting "Chris Martin says Coldplay's upcoming album is influenced by old-school New York graffiti, and in a recent photo the bandmates are dressed in neon chillwear like they just walked off the set of Breakin' 3: A Brit-Pop Odyssey. But the first single doesn't go for the sound of early hip-hop so much as its sense of year-zero possibility. Over a rave-tinged keyboard melody, leavened by producer Brian Eno's rainforest-of-the-soul ambiance, Martin sings of kids dancing until morning and heaven inside his headphones. When the drums kick in fully, it moves like "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by way of the Velvets' "Sunday Morning," a flag-waving ode to change-as-inspiration: "I'd rather be a comma than a full stop," Martin sings. Coming from a guy whose critics take him for a human exclamation point, it's a welcome sentiment."[14]

MTV praised the song by declaring that "Modern rock behemoths Coldplay just previewed the first single off their upcoming Brian Eno-produced fifth studio album, and it's every bit as soaring as we've come to expect from the band". They also said that "In any case, 'Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall' has major summer smash potential, so teary waterfalls, be gone, Coldplay!".[15] In his review for About.com, Bill Lamb rated the song with four stars out of five and commented that "The overall effect of this song is Coldplay moving forward into new explorations while keeping the elements that endear them to their fans wholly intact. 'Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall' is unlikely to be hailed as an instant classic to match the very best of Coldplay's past work, but a strong argument could be made that the band has never released their best material as the first single from any of their albums".[16]

Rankings edit

"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" on select critic rankings
Publisher Year Listicle Rank Ref.
Boston Herald 2011 The Top 111 Songs of 2011 47 [17]
New York Post Musical Tweets 2011 37 [18]
NPO Radio 2 Top 2000 248 [19]
Popjustice The Top 45 Singles of 2011 Placed [20]
PopMatters The 75 Best Songs of 2011 57 [21]
Rolling Stone 2019 100 Best Songs of the 2010s 100 [22]

Music video edit

 
Screenshot from the music video, which shows the band playing across various backdrops sprayed with colourful graffiti paint.

The video was released to the public on 28 June 2011. It shows the band playing across various backdrops sprayed with colourful graffiti painted by the band's artist "Paris". The video was shot between 14 and 15 June 2011 at Millennium Mills in east London, close to London City Airport, but begins with a shot of the Downtown Los Angeles skyline. The music video, which features the band, uses a stop motion technique and was directed by Mat Whitecross, who has worked with the band since 1999 and was responsible for the videos for "Lovers in Japan" and "Christmas Lights", among others. The video was edited by Nick Allix of The Whitehouse Post based in London Soho.

The video received positive reviews by critics who noted its colourful visual. Rolling Stone said: "The vibrant, colorful clip is well-suited to the song, which has a shaky, excited energy and the sort of optimistic, romantic lyrics that have made Coldplay one of the world's most crowd-pleasing rock bands".[23] The New York Post wrote "the clip proves that the boys are just as interested in pushing boundaries with their videos as they are with their music."[24]

Covers and remixes edit

See also: List of cover versions of Coldplay songs

Swedish singer Robyn covered the song in July 2011.[25] The Swedish House Mafia played their remix during many of their shows during 2011 and 2012; the remix was well received by most critics and fans. It was included on the Swedish House Mafia's album, Until Now, with the artist's name listed as 'Coldplay vs. Swedish House Mafia' with the title as in the original, rather than putting on a remix credit. The song has also been remixed by Swedish DJ Avicii.

Track listing edit

Digital download[26][27]
No.TitleLength
1."Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"4:03
CD single[28] / 7" vinyl[29]
No.TitleLength
1."Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"4:03
2."Major Minus"3:30
Digital download – EP[30]
No.TitleLength
1."Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"4:03
2."Major Minus"3:30
3."Moving to Mars"4:19
Digital download - live version[31]
No.TitleLength
1."Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" (Live from Glastonbury, 2011)4:38

Personnel edit

Credits adapted from the single's liner notes.[32]

Charts and certifications edit

Release history edit

Release dates for "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
Region Date Format Label
United States[27] 3 June 2011 Digital download Parlophone
United Kingdom[26] 5 June 2011
United States[92][93][94] 13 June 2011 Modern rock radio Capitol Records
20 June 2011 Hot adult contemporary radio
21 June 2011 Contemporary hit radio
Worldwide[95] 27 June 2011 Digital download bundle Parlophone
United Kingdom[95] Compact disc
7"
France[96] 4 July 2011 Compact disc EMI

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External links edit

  • Official website

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Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall is a song by British rock band Coldplay It was released as the lead single for their fifth studio album Mylo Xyloto on 3 June 2011 An exclusive digital EP version of it with the B sides Major Minus and Moving to Mars came out in the following weeks being considered the band s eighth extended play The track contains elements of the 1976 song I Go to Rio written by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson 4 5 It debuted at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States selling 85 000 copies in its first week before climbing to its peak of number 14 6 On the UK Singles Chart the song peaked at number 6 7 Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall Single by Coldplayfrom the album Mylo XylotoB side Major Minus Moving to Mars Released3 June 2011 2011 06 03 GenreArena rock 1 Length4 01 album version 4 03 single version LabelParlophoneSongwriter s Peter Allen Adrienne Anderson Guy Berryman Jonny Buckland Harry Castioni 2 3 Will Champion Alex Christensen 2 3 Brian Eno 2 3 B Lagonda 2 3 Chris Martin Wycombe 2 3 Producer s Markus Dravs Daniel Green Rik SimpsonColdplay singles chronology Christmas Lights 2010 Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall 2011 Paradise 2011 EP coverColdplay EP chronologyProspekt s March 2008 Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall 2011 iTunes Festival London 2011 2011 Music video Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall on YouTube Its radio debut happened on BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 2 BBC 6 Music Absolute Radio and Xfm 8 9 Coldplay first performed the song live on 4 June at the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festival in Nurnberg Germany 10 They also played it at the Steve Jobs memorial event at Apple headquarters on 19 October 2011 in Cupertino California and at the opening of the MTV European Music Awards in Belfast Northern Ireland on 6 November 2011 7 The track was used as the theme for the live action film adaptation of Chuya Koyama s Uchu Kyōdai Space Brothers manga and scored two nominations at the 54th Grammy Awards one for Best Rock Performance and the other for Best Rock Song 11 Contents 1 Inspiration 2 Critical reception 2 1 Rankings 3 Music video 4 Covers and remixes 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Charts and certifications 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 7 3 Certifications 8 Release history 9 References 10 External linksInspiration editWhen the song was first released on Coldplay s YouTube channel it sparked many negative comments in the comment section saying the song was plagiarised from Ritmo de la noche by 1990s era German group Chocolate or from Peter Allen s I Go to Rio However upon release of the song the line Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall contains elements of I Go To Rio written by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson was noted below the official lyrics to the song on Coldplay s website 4 The Oracle Coldplay s web site Question and Answer section responded on 9 June 2011 to a question raised concerning its inspiration and collaboration I don t think people are quite understanding the song s composition To clarify Chris was inspired to write Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall after hearing some chords in a nightclub scene in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu s film Biutiful 2010 The chords in the film are part of a track that is based on I Go To Rio written by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson released by Peter Allen in 1976 If you look at a clip on YouTube you ll hear the chords for yourself As for other people asking if Ritmo de la Noche by The Sacados should also be credited the answer is no Firstly that is a cover of Chocolate s song by the same name who sampled I Go To Rio Secondly they both came later in 1990 so hopefully they should have credited Peter amp Adrienne 12 This marked Coldplay s second time using samples to write a song having first used Kraftwerk s Computer Love for Talk 2005 13 Critical reception edit Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall received generally positive reviews from critics The Boston Herald gave a positive review saying Chris Martin does it again He gives force to wimp music beauty to base pop and the world another Coldplay anthem Basically the boys are joyous and so is this stadium rock track I turn the music up I got my records on I shut the world outside until the lights come on Martin sings over buoyant synths ringing guitar and big drums You can feel the love 1 Rolling Stone gave the song a three and a half stars rating out of five commenting Chris Martin says Coldplay s upcoming album is influenced by old school New York graffiti and in a recent photo the bandmates are dressed in neon chillwear like they just walked off the set of Breakin 3 A Brit Pop Odyssey But the first single doesn t go for the sound of early hip hop so much as its sense of year zero possibility Over a rave tinged keyboard melody leavened by producer Brian Eno s rainforest of the soul ambiance Martin sings of kids dancing until morning and heaven inside his headphones When the drums kick in fully it moves like Sunday Bloody Sunday by way of the Velvets Sunday Morning a flag waving ode to change as inspiration I d rather be a comma than a full stop Martin sings Coming from a guy whose critics take him for a human exclamation point it s a welcome sentiment 14 MTV praised the song by declaring that Modern rock behemoths Coldplay just previewed the first single off their upcoming Brian Eno produced fifth studio album and it s every bit as soaring as we ve come to expect from the band They also said that In any case Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall has major summer smash potential so teary waterfalls be gone Coldplay 15 In his review for About com Bill Lamb rated the song with four stars out of five and commented that The overall effect of this song is Coldplay moving forward into new explorations while keeping the elements that endear them to their fans wholly intact Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall is unlikely to be hailed as an instant classic to match the very best of Coldplay s past work but a strong argument could be made that the band has never released their best material as the first single from any of their albums 16 Rankings edit Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall on select critic rankings Publisher Year Listicle Rank Ref Boston Herald 2011 The Top 111 Songs of 2011 47 17 New York Post Musical Tweets 2011 37 18 NPO Radio 2 Top 2000 248 19 Popjustice The Top 45 Singles of 2011 Placed 20 PopMatters The 75 Best Songs of 2011 57 21 Rolling Stone 2019 100 Best Songs of the 2010s 100 22 Music video edit nbsp Screenshot from the music video which shows the band playing across various backdrops sprayed with colourful graffiti paint The video was released to the public on 28 June 2011 It shows the band playing across various backdrops sprayed with colourful graffiti painted by the band s artist Paris The video was shot between 14 and 15 June 2011 at Millennium Mills in east London close to London City Airport but begins with a shot of the Downtown Los Angeles skyline The music video which features the band uses a stop motion technique and was directed by Mat Whitecross who has worked with the band since 1999 and was responsible for the videos for Lovers in Japan and Christmas Lights among others The video was edited by Nick Allix of The Whitehouse Post based in London Soho The video received positive reviews by critics who noted its colourful visual Rolling Stone said The vibrant colorful clip is well suited to the song which has a shaky excited energy and the sort of optimistic romantic lyrics that have made Coldplay one of the world s most crowd pleasing rock bands 23 The New York Post wrote the clip proves that the boys are just as interested in pushing boundaries with their videos as they are with their music 24 Covers and remixes editSee also List of cover versions of Coldplay songs Swedish singer Robyn covered the song in July 2011 25 The Swedish House Mafia played their remix during many of their shows during 2011 and 2012 the remix was well received by most critics and fans It was included on the Swedish House Mafia s album Until Now with the artist s name listed as Coldplay vs Swedish House Mafia with the title as in the original rather than putting on a remix credit The song has also been remixed by Swedish DJ Avicii Track listing editDigital download 26 27 No TitleLength1 Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall 4 03 CD single 28 7 vinyl 29 No TitleLength1 Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall 4 032 Major Minus 3 30 Digital download EP 30 No TitleLength1 Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall 4 032 Major Minus 3 303 Moving to Mars 4 19 Digital download live version 31 No TitleLength1 Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall Live from Glastonbury 2011 4 38Personnel editCredits adapted from the single s liner notes 32 Guy Berryman bass guitar keyboards songwriter Jonny Buckland electric guitar backing vocals songwriter Will Champion backing vocals acoustic guitar drums songwriter Chris Martin lead vocals acoustic guitar songwriter Peter Allen songwriter Adrienne Anderson songwriter Markus Dravs producer Daniel Green producer and mixing Rik Simpson producer and mixing Mark Spike Stent mixing Davide Rossi strings 33 Jon Hopkins additional programming Brian Eno enoxification and additional compositionCharts and certifications editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall Chart 2011 2012 Peakposition Australia ARIA 34 14 Austria O3 Austria Top 40 35 21 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 36 4 Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 37 3 Canada Canadian Hot 100 38 9 Canada Canadian rock alternative chart 39 5 Czech Republic Radio Top 100 40 69 Denmark Tracklisten 41 8 Finland Suomen virallinen lista 42 16 France SNEP 43 20 Germany Official German Charts 44 24 Iceland RUV 45 1 Ireland IRMA 46 9 Israel Media Forest 47 9 Italy FIMI 48 3 Japan Japan Hot 100 49 6 Luxembourg Billboard 50 5 Mexico Ingles Airplay 51 5 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 52 1 Netherlands Single Top 100 53 1 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 54 13 Norway VG lista 55 8 Scotland OCC 56 5 Slovakia Radio Top 100 57 18 South Korea International Gaon 58 1 Spain PROMUSICAE 59 4 Spain Airplay Chart 60 6 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 61 47 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 62 6 UK Singles OCC 63 6 US Billboard Hot 100 64 14 US Adult Alternative Songs Billboard 65 1 US Adult Contemporary Billboard 66 23 US Adult Top 40 Billboard 67 8 US Alternative Airplay Billboard 68 4 US Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 69 5 US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 70 25 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall Chart 2011 Position Belgium Ultratop Flanders 71 30 Belgium Ultratop Wallonia 72 49 Canada Canadian Hot 100 73 88 France SNEP 74 47 Japan Japan Hot 100 75 22 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 76 46 Netherlands Single Top 100 77 37 Spain PROMUSICAE 78 40 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 79 71 UK Singles Official Charts Company 80 83 US Adult Top 40 Billboard 81 28 US Hot Rock Songs Billboard 82 23 US Alternative Songs Billboard 83 27 US Triple A Billboard 84 12 Certifications edit See Tfd Certifications and sales for Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall Region Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 85 Platinum 70 000 Belgium BEA 86 Gold 15 000 Italy FIMI 87 Platinum 30 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 88 Gold 15 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 89 Gold 30 000 United Kingdom BPI 90 Platinum 600 000 Streaming Denmark IFPI Danmark 91 Gold 50 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Streaming only figures based on certification alone Release history editRelease dates for Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall Region Date Format Label United States 27 3 June 2011 Digital download Parlophone United Kingdom 26 5 June 2011 United States 92 93 94 13 June 2011 Modern rock radio Capitol Records 20 June 2011 Hot adult contemporary radio 21 June 2011 Contemporary hit radio Worldwide 95 27 June 2011 Digital download bundle Parlophone United Kingdom 95 Compact disc 7 France 96 4 July 2011 Compact disc EMIReferences edit a b Jed Gottlieb 4 June 2011 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