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Ghost Stories (Coldplay album)

October 15, 2023

Ghost Stories is the sixth studio album by British rock band Coldplay. Co-produced by the band with Paul Epworth along with returning Mylo Xyloto producers Dan Green and Rik Simpson, it was released by Parlophone on 16 May 2014. The album was released by Atlantic Records in North America on 19 May 2014. It is the first album by the band in North America under Atlantic, after Coldplay were transferred from Capitol Records in 2013, following the purchase of EMI and its assets by the Universal Music Group in 2012, which required the sale of Parlophone to Warner Music Group.

Ghost Stories
Studio album by
Coldplay
Released16 May 2014 (2014-05-16)
RecordedApril–November 2013
Studio
Genre
Length42:37
Label
Producer
Coldplay chronology
Coldplay Live 2012
(2012) 		Ghost Stories
(2014) 		Ghost Stories Live 2014
(2014)
Singles from Ghost Stories
  1. "Magic"
    Released: 3 March 2014
  2. "A Sky Full of Stars"
    Released: 2 May 2014
  3. "True Love"
    Released: 14 August 2014
  4. "Ink"
    Released: 13 October 2014

The album was recorded by the band throughout 2013 and 2014 at the band's purpose-built home studios in London, England, and in Los Angeles. It features guest producers Avicii, Timbaland and Madeon, and the band's frequent collaborator Jon Hopkins. It was promoted by the band with an accompanying prime time TV special, a visual album, and a special six-date promotional tour of the album, as well as various appearances on television and radio. The album was promoted by four singles: "Magic", the lead single, released in March; "A Sky Full of Stars", released in May; "True Love", released in August; and "Ink", released in October. "Midnight" was released in April as a promotional single for Record Store Day as well. The album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 57th Grammy Awards and named Top Rock Album at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards.

The album received mixed to positive reviews, with many critics praising the band's return to the more somber and melancholy style of their earlier music, though some found the album repetitive and lacking direction. It is reported by several media outlets that Chris Martin has said that the album was inspired by his and Gwyneth Paltrow's split in 2014.[1]

Background Edit

In 2011, Coldplay released their fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto. Originally conceived by the band as a "stripped-down, more acoustic collection",[2] it became one of Coldplay's most experimental and pop-oriented records to date, being described as "luxuriously colourful"[3] where "the choruses are bigger, the textures grander [and] the optimism more optimistic."[4] Produced by Markus Dravs, Brian Eno, Rik Simpson and Dan Green, the album peaked at number one on 18 national album charts and was certified Platinum in 16 countries. Mylo Xyloto had also sold 8 million copies within the first year of release.[5] Coldplay's 2011 single, "Paradise", became the band's second UK number-one single after 2008's "Viva la Vida". Coldplay's subsequent world tour in promotion of Mylo Xyloto visited North America, Europe, Australia and Africa, raising $99.7 million in revenue.[6]

Going into the creative process for their sixth studio album, the band wanted to return to the "stripped-down, more acoustic collection" they had stated their fifth album would be, returning to the original idea of an acoustic-orientated album, with less of the production and sound that made Mylo Xyloto. At the 2013 Brit Awards, drummer Will Champion spoke to Jo Whiley of BBC Radio 2 fame, saying in response to a question about Coldplay's sixth album being more stripped-back: "Yeah, that might be nice, actually. There's only so far you can go without becoming pompous and a bit overblown, so we'll tread that line very carefully. Reset. Recalibrate."[7][8]

Composition Edit

Ghost Stories has been described as featuring electronica[9][10] and synth-pop[11] throughout. It is a spiritually driven album that revolves around two major themes mentioned by lead singer Chris Martin. The album explores the idea of past actions, and the effects they can have on your future and one's capacity for unconditional love. To him, Ghost Stories represents "a journey learning about unconditional love" (as said in the televised Making Ghost Stories with Fearne Cotton).

The idea of Ghost Stories, for me, was "how do you let the things that happen to you in the past – your ghosts – how do you let them affect your present and your future?" Because there was a time when I was feeling like they were going to drag me down and ruin my life, and the lives of those around me. I was very lucky to meet a very good sufi teacher who started to introduce the idea of "if you sit with your experiences and the things you've been through, they alchemize." At the time he said that, I didn't really know what that meant, but I trusted that it would work, and the more that I was learning about that, the more music just started flowing through.

— Chris Martin to Zane Lowe

Recording Edit

The creative process and recording sessions for the band's sixth studio album took place between 2013 and early 2014, at their purpose-built studios The Bakery and The Beehive in North London, England, then in Los Angeles for the final process. The creation of the album actually started at Guy Berryman's house in London in early 2013 where he had settled a little studio where everyone gathered to jam and try some new music during a break after the band's big tour for Mylo Xyloto. The band took a different approach for their sixth studio album in contrast to their previous studio albums.[12] Lead singer Chris Martin invited the band to contribute original songwriting material for the album, as opposed to building songs off Martin's ideas as they had done during previous recording sessions. For example, "Magic" was built off a bass riff originally conceived by bassist Guy Berryman in the studio.[13]

For a long, long time I've been begging the band, "Please could someone else start a song!" I've been given that gift from the universe, or from God or whatever you want to believe in that ideas for songs get sent through wherever they get sent from, and then I take them to the rest of the band and then we layer it up and that's how we do it. I was so grateful. It made me so happy and that was kind of a sample of the album as a whole, "We'll help each other out here". There were lots of songs but that was the first point where I thought, "Everyone is invested in this, everyone knows what we're trying to do; go a bit more personal".

— Chris Martin

According to producer Paul Epworth, the band recorded the album mostly on their own, while his direction helped in "trying to avoid going for any of their obvious clichés".[14] He also added his main influence was that Ghost Stories needed to be recorded solely with electronic drums.[14]

Packaging Edit

 
An example of Mila Fürstová's work, which are inspired by mythology, a central theme also depicted in the artwork for Ghost Stories. (Pictured: "Other Skies I" by Fürstová, 2011)

The album artwork for Ghost Stories was etched by British-based Czech etching artist Mila Fürstová.[15] The medieval art-driven artwork, measuring 100 by 100 cm, features a pair of angel wings imposed onto a painting of an ocean under a sky at night. The angel wings resemble a broken heart, representing the album's somber theme of melancholic breakups. The wings themselves also feature cryptic imagery of medieval-style drawings of fairly contemporary objects and concepts. The images include a couple in love, a man facing a mirror, a flight of white doves, a circular maze, a girl by candlelight, a window looking out onto an incoming tornado and a garden plant with a ladder, amongst other imagery depicted in the artwork. A larger, digital version of the artwork is available on Coldplay's official website, with the ability to zoom into the artwork with a screen magnifier.[16]

Fürstová had etched the artworks for all of the releases in the Ghost Stories album cycle, including the artwork for singles "Magic" and "Midnight", which all use the same motif of a scenario taking place in a larger body. Fürstová, whose work has been described as "dazzling images [that] are both contemporary and personal, searching in the surreality of dreams, tales and fables that can map the framework of our consciousness",[17] and has won numerous awards, including the Royal College of Art Society Award in 2001 and becoming the youngest academician at the Royal West of England Academy in 2009,[18] was invited by Coldplay to etch artwork for their new album in January 2013. She described the collaboration between her and the band as "a most inspiring journey and a truly humbling experience to cooperate with such talented people".[19]

There are plans for an exhibition of Fürstová's Ghost Stories artworks in the Autumn of 2014 in central London. 25 original etchings and 100 high-quality digital prints of the artwork, all hand-signed by Fürstová, are also set to go on sale on 19 May 2014, the same day Ghost Stories releases in the United Kingdom and the United States.[20]

Promotion Edit

Main article: Ghost Stories Tour
 
Coldplay performing at the televised 2014 iTunes Festival at SXSW where four Ghost Stories tracks were premiered live.

Coldplay performed on the opening night of the televised 2014 iTunes Festival at SXSW on 11 March 2014 at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas. In addition to performing "Magic" and "Midnight", the band performed "Always in My Head" and "Another's Arms"; the first live performances of the four songs.[21] The band also performed "Magic" in a pre-recorded segment of Sport Relief 2014, which aired on BBC One on 21 March 2014.[22]

In April 2014, Coldplay announced an international scavenger hunt for sheets containing lyrics to the nine songs on the album. The notes, handwritten by Martin, were placed in ghost story books in libraries around the world, with the band tweeting clues leading to their locations. One of the hidden envelopes also contained a special Golden Ticket, allowing its finder and their guest to go to London for the Coldplay concert at the Royal Albert Hall in July.[23][24] The lyric sheets were found in libraries in Mexico City, Singapore, Helsinki, Barcelona, Dartford, New York City, Tauranga, Dublin and Johannesburg.[25]

A TV special titled Coldplay: Ghost Stories was filmed 21–23 March 2014[26] by the Grammy-nominated director Paul Dugdale (Adele, The Rolling Stones) on a custom-built stage in a Sony Pictures movie soundstage in Los Angeles.[27] Coldplay performed material from the album in its entirety for the first time. The show, which included cinematic vignettes and 360-degree projections, was attended by an audience of 800 fans and press, and was broadcast in prime time in several countries in May and June 2014.[28][29][30] The special was then sold on DVD and Blu-ray in November 2014. Additional footage was shot at Paradise Cove in Malibu, California, and at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine, California, for the film.[31] Chris Martin said, "The Ghost Stories show at Sony Studios was a very special moment for our band ... This film is basically our original vision for the Ghost Stories album."[32] Coldplay was also the musical act for 3 May airing of NBC late-night sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live and performed "Magic" and "A Sky Full of Stars". It was the band's fifth appearance on the show.[33]

On 12 May 2014, seven days before its release date, the album became available to stream in full via iTunes, accompanied by an animated video revolving around Fürstová's album artwork,[34] but the band refused to allow Spotify, Beats Music, Deezer, and Rdio to stream the album until 22 September 2014, which they had previously done on their last album, Mylo Xyloto.[35][36][37]

Singles Edit

A music video for "Midnight", the fifth track on the album, was released as a teaser for the band's sixth studio album on 25 February 2014. Ghost Stories was officially unveiled by Coldplay and Parlophone a week later on 3 March 2014, along with its artwork and track listing.[38] "Magic" was released on the same day, being the album's lead single. It was made available to download through iTunes and Amazon.com by pre-ordering the album, with the track working as an "instant-grat" download.[39][40] Following the release of the song, it charted on 25 national record charts, peaking within the top ten on 18 of them. "Midnight" was then released as a promotional single by Parlophone on 17 April 2014 with a one-sided 7-inch vinyl for Record Store Day, which was limited to 3000 copies.[41][42]

"A Sky Full of Stars" was released digitally as the second official single on 2 May 2014. Within 24 hours from its iTunes release, the track had sold 121,690 units worldwide,[43] peaking at number one in 86 countries on the iTunes Store Charts.[44] The song reached number ten on the Billboard Hot 100, making it their third top 10 hit and first since "Viva la Vida" in 2008.[45] It also became their first number-one single on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart. On 4 August 2014, the band announced that "True Love" would be the third effort from the album.[46] A music video directed by Jonas Åkerlund was released on 22 August 2014, Chris Martin and Jessica Lucas stars as lovers in it.[47]

On 13 October 2014, "Ink" was served as the fourth and final single to Italian contemporary hit radio.[48] On 18 November, the track was sent to modern rock stations in the United States.[49] The music video was written, directed and animated by Blind, which worked with a company by the name "Interlude" to create over 300 possible journeys.[50]

A video for "All Your Friends" was released on 7 November 2014 for the commemoration of the first World War.[51] Although the track is not available on the standard edition of Ghost Stories, it is available on the A Sky Full of Stars EP worldwide – except for the United States where it is included on the deluxe version of Ghost Stories sold by Target. An official music video for "Ghost Story" was released as a part of the Ghost Stories Live 2014 DVD on 24 November 2014;[52] it was uploaded on the band's official YouTube channel on 9 March 2015.[53] The video was shot in black and white, and shows the band performing the song during their Ghost Stories Tour. Similar to "All Your Friends", the song is available on the A Sky Full of Stars EP and on the Target deluxe edition of the album is the U.S.

Critical reception Edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.1/10[54]
Metacritic61/100[55]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [56]
The A.V. ClubB−[57]
The Daily Telegraph     [58]
Entertainment WeeklyB[59]
The Guardian     [60]
The Independent     [61]
NME7/10[9]
Pitchfork4.4/10[62]
Rolling Stone     [63]
Spin7/10[11]

Ghost Stories received mixed to positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 61, based on 31 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[55] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard wrote the magazine's track-by-track review of the album, praising it as the band's "most listenable album in years" and describing it as "an evocative concoction of sullen phrases, sparse arrangements and powerful themes."[64] Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly commented that Ghost Stories "will likely be remembered as a transitional album" and noted that "while being solid, it feels like a prequel to something better".[59] Larry Fitzmaurice of Pitchfork wrote that the album is a "subdued work that finds Chris Martin and his band crisply moping through mid-tempo soundscapes and fuzzy electronic touches that have the visceral impact of a down comforter tumbling down a flight of stairs."[62] Nick Hasted of The Independent wrote that Martin "accepts his loss too meekly to approach the anguish of a great break-up album", but concluded that the band's "step away from grand platitudes is still one in the right direction".[61] Stephanie Benson of Spin wrote that "its deep sea of synth-encrusted pop glistens under a halo of angelic ambient touches and Martin’s ever-rosy perspective."[11]

Jerry Shriver of USA Today felt that "within the realm of memorable breakup albums", Ghost Stories lacked "the confessional gut-punch of Dylan's Blood on the Tracks, the acrimony of Richard and Linda Thompson's Shoot Out the Lights and the irresistible sonic appeal of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours", ultimately describing it as "not even a particularly memorable Coldplay album".[65] While noting that Ghost Stories "should be applauded for scaling back the gaudy excesses of their previous albums", Consequence of Sound's Josh Terry opined that its songs "suffer from a lack of direction" and "could use the vitality that launched them to the top in the first place".[66] Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "The nine songs on Ghost Stories hum gently, cultivating an effective sense of intimacy. As always, there's a lot going on in the music, sculpted by the band along with various collaborators." He added, "Coldplay's new album, 'Ghost Stories,' finds the British band setting aside its trademark grandiosity."[67]

Year-end lists Edit

Ghost Stories on selected year-end critic lists
Publisher Listicle Rank Ref.
AbsolutPunk Top Albums of 2014 21 [68]
AllMusic Favorite Rock Albums 2014 Placed [69]
GAFFA Denmark Albums of the Year 2014 18 [70]
NBHAP Emily Schennach's Favourite Albums of 2014 5 [71]
Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2014 48 [72]
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2014 So Far 35 [73]
The Telegraph Best 50 Albums of 2014 41 [74]

Accolades Edit

Year presented, name of the award ceremony, category and result
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2014 UK Music Video Awards Best Live Coverage[a] Nominated [76]
2015 Billboard Music Awards Top Rock Album Won [77]
Broadcast Awards Best Music Programme[a] Won [78]
Grammy Awards Best Pop Vocal Album Nominated [79]
Hungarian Music Awards Modern Pop/Rock Album of the Year Nominated [80]
People's Choice Awards Favorite Album Nominated [81]
Swiss Music Awards Best International Album Won [82]
TEC Awards Record Production / Album Nominated [83]

Commercial performance Edit

Ghost Stories went number number-one in over 100 countries on iTunes.[84] In the UK Albums Chart, the album sold 168,048 copies during its opening week, becoming the second biggest debut of the year and Coldplay's sixth consecutive number-one album.[85] With 375,000 copies sold by July, it became the best-selling album of the first half of 2014.[86] In the United States, the album opened with 383,000 copies and earned the band's fourth number-one on Billboard 200. It has sold 853,500 copies on the country as of November 2015.[87] Meanwhile, on the Canadian Albums Chart, Ghost Stories sold 49,000 copies during its first week,[88] becoming the fifth-best-selling album of 2014 by selling 117,000 throughout the year.[89] As of August 2017, it has sold over 160,000 copies on the country.[90] Worldwide, the album sold over 3.7 million copies, being the best-selling project of 2014 by a group.[91]

Track listing Edit

Coldplay's songwriting members are Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.

Ghost Stories
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Always in My Head"
  • Coldplay
3:36
2."Magic"
  • Coldplay
  • Coldplay
  • Epworth
  • Green
  • Simpson
4:45
3."Ink"
  • Coldplay
  • Coldplay
  • Epworth
  • Green
  • Simpson
3:48
4."True Love"
  • Coldplay
  • Coldplay
  • Epworth
  • Green
  • Simpson
4:05
5."Midnight"
4:54
6."Another's Arms"
  • Coldplay
  • Coldplay
  • Epworth
  • Green
  • Simpson
3:54
7."Oceans"
  • Coldplay
  • Coldplay
  • Epworth
  • Green
  • Simpson
5:21
8."A Sky Full of Stars"
4:28
9."O" (Includes a hidden song, "Fly On")
  • Coldplay
  • Coldplay
  • Epworth
  • Green
  • Simpson
7:47
Total length:42:47
Ghost Stories – Japanese edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
10."Midnight" (Jon Hopkins remix)
  • Coldplay
  • Hopkins
  • Coldplay
  • Epworth
  • Green
  • Simpson
  • Hopkins
10:05
Total length:52:42
Ghost Stories – Target edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
10."All Your Friends"
  • Coldplay
  • Coldplay
  • Green
  • Simpson
3:32
11."Ghost Story"
  • Coldplay
  • Coldplay
  • Green
  • Simpson
4:17
12."O (Reprise)"
  • Coldplay
  • Coldplay
  • Epworth
  • Green
1:37
Total length:50:54

Notes[92]

  • ^a signifies a co-producer.
  • "Midnight" contains samples of the track "The Fourth State II" by Jon Hopkins.
  • "Another's Arms" contains a vocal sample from "Silver Chord" by Jane Weaver.
  • "O" contains the hidden track "Fly On" (0:00–3:51), which is followed by approximately 2 minutes and 26 seconds of silence; "O" begins at 6:18.
  • There is no silence between "Fly On" and "O" in the Target deluxe edition, which sets the track's duration to 5:24. This version also appears on the digital release from Spotify.

Personnel Edit

Credits are adapted from Ghost Stories liner notes.[92]

Additional musicians

  • Timbaland – extra drums (track 4)
  • Apple Martin – additional vocals (track 9)
  • Moses Martin – additional vocals (track 9)
  • Mabel Krichefski – additional vocals (track 9)
  • John Metcalfe – strings arrangement, conductor
  • Davide Rossi – individual arrangement and strings (track 4)
  • Tim Bergling (Avicii) – piano (track 8)

Design

  • Mila Fürstová – artwork
  • Tappin Gofton – design, art direction
  • Phil Harvey – photography

Technical

  • Paul Epworth – production
  • Coldplay – production
  • Dan Green – production, mixing (track 7)
  • Rik Simpson – production, mixing (track 7)
  • Jon Hopkins – co-production (track 5), "extra magic" [sic]
  • Tim Bergling – co-production (track 8)
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (track 1–6, 8, 9)
  • Geoff Swan – assistant mixing (track 1–6, 8, 9)
  • Mike Dean – "extra magic" (track 6)[93]
  • Madeon – "extra magic" (track 1, 9)[94]
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Olga FitzRoy – engineering
  • Matt Wiggins – engineering
  • Jaime Sickora – engineering
  • Chris Owens – engineering
  • Joe Visciano – engineering
  • Tom Bailey – additional studio assistance
  • Fiona Cruickshank – additional studio assistance
  • Nicolas Essig – additional studio assistance
  • Jeff Gartenbaum – additional studio assistance
  • Christian Green – additional studio assistance
  • Joseph Hartwell Jones – additional studio assistance
  • Pablo Hernandez – additional studio assistance
  • Neil Lambert – additional studio assistance
  • Matt McGinn – additional studio assistance
  • Adam Miller – additional studio assistance
  • Roxy Pope – additional studio assistance
  • John Prestage – additional studio assistance
  • Bill Rahko – additional studio assistance
  • Kyle Stevens – additional studio assistance
  • Dave Holmes – management

Charts Edit

Certifications Edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[169] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[170] Platinum 15,000*
Belgium (BEA)[171] Platinum 30,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[172] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[173] Platinum 20,000‡
France (SNEP)[174] 3× Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[175] 3× Gold 300,000‡
Hungary (MAHASZ)[176] 2× Platinum 4,000^
Italy (FIMI)[177] 3× Platinum 150,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[178] 2× Platinum 120,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[179] Gold 7,500^
Poland (ZPAV)[180] 2× Platinum 40,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[181] Gold 7,500^
Singapore (RIAS)[182] Platinum 10,000*
South Korea — 6,127[183][184]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[185] Gold 20,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[186] 2× Platinum 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[187] 2× Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[188] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[189] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history Edit

Region Date Format Label Catalog no.
Australia[190] 16 May 2014 Digital download Parlophone none
Austria[191]
Belgium[192]
Finland[193]
Germany[194]
India[195]
Ireland[196]
Netherlands[197][198] CD 0825646305919
Digital download none
New Zealand[199] none
Canada[200] 19 May 2014 CD Atlantic Records 2-305919
Digital download none
France[201] Digital download Parlophone
Greece[202]
Poland[203][204][205] CD Warner Music 0825646305919
LP 0825646298815
Digital download none
United Kingdom[206][207][208] CD Parlophone B00IQE4NUK (ASIN)
LP B00J0H0YN2 (ASIN)
Digital download none
United States[209][210] CD Atlantic Records B00IQE4NUK (ASIN)
LP 542279-1
Digital download none
Mexico[211][212] CD Parlophone unknown
20 May 2014 Digital download none
Brazil[213]
Italy[214]
Spain[215]
Japan[216] 21 May 2014
Deluxe Edition
Region Date Format Label Catalog no.
United States[217] 19 May 2014 CD Atlantic Records 542280-2

See also Edit

Notes Edit

  1. ^ a b For Coldplay: Ghost Stories, a special Sky Arts premiere of the album which included an exclusive programme, interview and performance.[75]

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External links Edit

  • Ghost Stories at Discogs (list of releases)

October 15, 2023
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Ghost Stories is the sixth studio album by British rock band Coldplay Co produced by the band with Paul Epworth along with returning Mylo Xyloto producers Dan Green and Rik Simpson it was released by Parlophone on 16 May 2014 The album was released by Atlantic Records in North America on 19 May 2014 It is the first album by the band in North America under Atlantic after Coldplay were transferred from Capitol Records in 2013 following the purchase of EMI and its assets by the Universal Music Group in 2012 which required the sale of Parlophone to Warner Music Group Ghost StoriesStudio album by ColdplayReleased16 May 2014 2014 05 16 RecordedApril November 2013StudioThe Bakery and The Beehive London England GenreElectronicasynth poppop rockLength42 37LabelParlophoneAtlanticProducerColdplayPaul EpworthDan GreenRik SimpsonColdplay chronologyColdplay Live 2012 2012 Ghost Stories 2014 Ghost Stories Live 2014 2014 Singles from Ghost Stories Magic Released 3 March 2014 A Sky Full of Stars Released 2 May 2014 True Love Released 14 August 2014 Ink Released 13 October 2014The album was recorded by the band throughout 2013 and 2014 at the band s purpose built home studios in London England and in Los Angeles It features guest producers Avicii Timbaland and Madeon and the band s frequent collaborator Jon Hopkins It was promoted by the band with an accompanying prime time TV special a visual album and a special six date promotional tour of the album as well as various appearances on television and radio The album was promoted by four singles Magic the lead single released in March A Sky Full of Stars released in May True Love released in August and Ink released in October Midnight was released in April as a promotional single for Record Store Day as well The album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 57th Grammy Awards and named Top Rock Album at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards The album received mixed to positive reviews with many critics praising the band s return to the more somber and melancholy style of their earlier music though some found the album repetitive and lacking direction It is reported by several media outlets that Chris Martin has said that the album was inspired by his and Gwyneth Paltrow s split in 2014 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Composition 3 Recording 4 Packaging 5 Promotion 5 1 Singles 6 Critical reception 6 1 Year end lists 6 2 Accolades 7 Commercial performance 8 Track listing 9 Personnel 10 Charts 10 1 Weekly charts 10 2 Year end charts 10 3 Decade end charts 10 4 All time charts 11 Certifications 12 Release history 13 See also 14 Notes 15 References 16 External linksBackground EditIn 2011 Coldplay released their fifth studio album Mylo Xyloto Originally conceived by the band as a stripped down more acoustic collection 2 it became one of Coldplay s most experimental and pop oriented records to date being described as luxuriously colourful 3 where the choruses are bigger the textures grander and the optimism more optimistic 4 Produced by Markus Dravs Brian Eno Rik Simpson and Dan Green the album peaked at number one on 18 national album charts and was certified Platinum in 16 countries Mylo Xyloto had also sold 8 million copies within the first year of release 5 Coldplay s 2011 single Paradise became the band s second UK number one single after 2008 s Viva la Vida Coldplay s subsequent world tour in promotion of Mylo Xyloto visited North America Europe Australia and Africa raising 99 7 million in revenue 6 Going into the creative process for their sixth studio album the band wanted to return to the stripped down more acoustic collection they had stated their fifth album would be returning to the original idea of an acoustic orientated album with less of the production and sound that made Mylo Xyloto At the 2013 Brit Awards drummer Will Champion spoke to Jo Whiley of BBC Radio 2 fame saying in response to a question about Coldplay s sixth album being more stripped back Yeah that might be nice actually There s only so far you can go without becoming pompous and a bit overblown so we ll tread that line very carefully Reset Recalibrate 7 8 Composition EditGhost Stories has been described as featuring electronica 9 10 and synth pop 11 throughout It is a spiritually driven album that revolves around two major themes mentioned by lead singer Chris Martin The album explores the idea of past actions and the effects they can have on your future and one s capacity for unconditional love To him Ghost Stories represents a journey learning about unconditional love as said in the televised Making Ghost Stories with Fearne Cotton The idea of Ghost Stories for me was how do you let the things that happen to you in the past your ghosts how do you let them affect your present and your future Because there was a time when I was feeling like they were going to drag me down and ruin my life and the lives of those around me I was very lucky to meet a very good sufi teacher who started to introduce the idea of if you sit with your experiences and the things you ve been through they alchemize At the time he said that I didn t really know what that meant but I trusted that it would work and the more that I was learning about that the more music just started flowing through Chris Martin to Zane LoweRecording EditThe creative process and recording sessions for the band s sixth studio album took place between 2013 and early 2014 at their purpose built studios The Bakery and The Beehive in North London England then in Los Angeles for the final process The creation of the album actually started at Guy Berryman s house in London in early 2013 where he had settled a little studio where everyone gathered to jam and try some new music during a break after the band s big tour for Mylo Xyloto The band took a different approach for their sixth studio album in contrast to their previous studio albums 12 Lead singer Chris Martin invited the band to contribute original songwriting material for the album as opposed to building songs off Martin s ideas as they had done during previous recording sessions For example Magic was built off a bass riff originally conceived by bassist Guy Berryman in the studio 13 For a long long time I ve been begging the band Please could someone else start a song I ve been given that gift from the universe or from God or whatever you want to believe in that ideas for songs get sent through wherever they get sent from and then I take them to the rest of the band and then we layer it up and that s how we do it I was so grateful It made me so happy and that was kind of a sample of the album as a whole We ll help each other out here There were lots of songs but that was the first point where I thought Everyone is invested in this everyone knows what we re trying to do go a bit more personal Chris MartinAccording to producer Paul Epworth the band recorded the album mostly on their own while his direction helped in trying to avoid going for any of their obvious cliches 14 He also added his main influence was that Ghost Stories needed to be recorded solely with electronic drums 14 Packaging Edit nbsp An example of Mila Furstova s work which are inspired by mythology a central theme also depicted in the artwork for Ghost Stories Pictured Other Skies I by Furstova 2011 The album artwork for Ghost Stories was etched by British based Czech etching artist Mila Furstova 15 The medieval art driven artwork measuring 100 by 100 cm features a pair of angel wings imposed onto a painting of an ocean under a sky at night The angel wings resemble a broken heart representing the album s somber theme of melancholic breakups The wings themselves also feature cryptic imagery of medieval style drawings of fairly contemporary objects and concepts The images include a couple in love a man facing a mirror a flight of white doves a circular maze a girl by candlelight a window looking out onto an incoming tornado and a garden plant with a ladder amongst other imagery depicted in the artwork A larger digital version of the artwork is available on Coldplay s official website with the ability to zoom into the artwork with a screen magnifier 16 Furstova had etched the artworks for all of the releases in the Ghost Stories album cycle including the artwork for singles Magic and Midnight which all use the same motif of a scenario taking place in a larger body Furstova whose work has been described as dazzling images that are both contemporary and personal searching in the surreality of dreams tales and fables that can map the framework of our consciousness 17 and has won numerous awards including the Royal College of Art Society Award in 2001 and becoming the youngest academician at the Royal West of England Academy in 2009 18 was invited by Coldplay to etch artwork for their new album in January 2013 She described the collaboration between her and the band as a most inspiring journey and a truly humbling experience to cooperate with such talented people 19 There are plans for an exhibition of Furstova s Ghost Stories artworks in the Autumn of 2014 in central London 25 original etchings and 100 high quality digital prints of the artwork all hand signed by Furstova are also set to go on sale on 19 May 2014 the same day Ghost Stories releases in the United Kingdom and the United States 20 Promotion EditMain article Ghost Stories Tour nbsp Coldplay performing at the televised 2014 iTunes Festival at SXSW where four Ghost Stories tracks were premiered live Coldplay performed on the opening night of the televised 2014 iTunes Festival at SXSW on 11 March 2014 at the Moody Theater in Austin Texas In addition to performing Magic and Midnight the band performed Always in My Head and Another s Arms the first live performances of the four songs 21 The band also performed Magic in a pre recorded segment of Sport Relief 2014 which aired on BBC One on 21 March 2014 22 In April 2014 Coldplay announced an international scavenger hunt for sheets containing lyrics to the nine songs on the album The notes handwritten by Martin were placed in ghost story books in libraries around the world with the band tweeting clues leading to their locations One of the hidden envelopes also contained a special Golden Ticket allowing its finder and their guest to go to London for the Coldplay concert at the Royal Albert Hall in July 23 24 The lyric sheets were found in libraries in Mexico City Singapore Helsinki Barcelona Dartford New York City Tauranga Dublin and Johannesburg 25 A TV special titled Coldplay Ghost Stories was filmed 21 23 March 2014 26 by the Grammy nominated director Paul Dugdale Adele The Rolling Stones on a custom built stage in a Sony Pictures movie soundstage in Los Angeles 27 Coldplay performed material from the album in its entirety for the first time The show which included cinematic vignettes and 360 degree projections was attended by an audience of 800 fans and press and was broadcast in prime time in several countries in May and June 2014 28 29 30 The special was then sold on DVD and Blu ray in November 2014 Additional footage was shot at Paradise Cove in Malibu California and at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine California for the film 31 Chris Martin said The Ghost Stories show at Sony Studios was a very special moment for our band This film is basically our original vision for the Ghost Stories album 32 Coldplay was also the musical act for 3 May airing of NBC late night sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live and performed Magic and A Sky Full of Stars It was the band s fifth appearance on the show 33 On 12 May 2014 seven days before its release date the album became available to stream in full via iTunes accompanied by an animated video revolving around Furstova s album artwork 34 but the band refused to allow Spotify Beats Music Deezer and Rdio to stream the album until 22 September 2014 which they had previously done on their last album Mylo Xyloto 35 36 37 Singles Edit A music video for Midnight the fifth track on the album was released as a teaser for the band s sixth studio album on 25 February 2014 Ghost Stories was officially unveiled by Coldplay and Parlophone a week later on 3 March 2014 along with its artwork and track listing 38 Magic was released on the same day being the album s lead single It was made available to download through iTunes and Amazon com by pre ordering the album with the track working as an instant grat download 39 40 Following the release of the song it charted on 25 national record charts peaking within the top ten on 18 of them Midnight was then released as a promotional single by Parlophone on 17 April 2014 with a one sided 7 inch vinyl for Record Store Day which was limited to 3000 copies 41 42 A Sky Full of Stars was released digitally as the second official single on 2 May 2014 Within 24 hours from its iTunes release the track had sold 121 690 units worldwide 43 peaking at number one in 86 countries on the iTunes Store Charts 44 The song reached number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 making it their third top 10 hit and first since Viva la Vida in 2008 45 It also became their first number one single on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart On 4 August 2014 the band announced that True Love would be the third effort from the album 46 A music video directed by Jonas Akerlund was released on 22 August 2014 Chris Martin and Jessica Lucas stars as lovers in it 47 On 13 October 2014 Ink was served as the fourth and final single to Italian contemporary hit radio 48 On 18 November the track was sent to modern rock stations in the United States 49 The music video was written directed and animated by Blind which worked with a company by the name Interlude to create over 300 possible journeys 50 A video for All Your Friends was released on 7 November 2014 for the commemoration of the first World War 51 Although the track is not available on the standard edition of Ghost Stories it is available on the A Sky Full of Stars EP worldwide except for the United States where it is included on the deluxe version of Ghost Stories sold by Target An official music video for Ghost Story was released as a part of the Ghost Stories Live 2014 DVD on 24 November 2014 52 it was uploaded on the band s official YouTube channel on 9 March 2015 53 The video was shot in black and white and shows the band performing the song during their Ghost Stories Tour Similar to All Your Friends the song is available on the A Sky Full of Stars EP and on the Target deluxe edition of the album is the U S Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 6 1 10 54 Metacritic61 100 55 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 56 The A V ClubB 57 The Daily Telegraph nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 58 Entertainment WeeklyB 59 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 60 The Independent nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 61 NME7 10 9 Pitchfork4 4 10 62 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 63 Spin7 10 11 Ghost Stories received mixed to positive reviews At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album received an average score of 61 based on 31 reviews which indicates generally favorable reviews 55 Jason Lipshutz of Billboard wrote the magazine s track by track review of the album praising it as the band s most listenable album in years and describing it as an evocative concoction of sullen phrases sparse arrangements and powerful themes 64 Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly commented that Ghost Stories will likely be remembered as a transitional album and noted that while being solid it feels like a prequel to something better 59 Larry Fitzmaurice of Pitchfork wrote that the album is a subdued work that finds Chris Martin and his band crisply moping through mid tempo soundscapes and fuzzy electronic touches that have the visceral impact of a down comforter tumbling down a flight of stairs 62 Nick Hasted of The Independent wrote that Martin accepts his loss too meekly to approach the anguish of a great break up album but concluded that the band s step away from grand platitudes is still one in the right direction 61 Stephanie Benson of Spin wrote that its deep sea of synth encrusted pop glistens under a halo of angelic ambient touches and Martin s ever rosy perspective 11 Jerry Shriver of USA Today felt that within the realm of memorable breakup albums Ghost Stories lacked the confessional gut punch of Dylan s Blood on the Tracks the acrimony of Richard and Linda Thompson s Shoot Out the Lights and the irresistible sonic appeal of Fleetwood Mac s Rumours ultimately describing it as not even a particularly memorable Coldplay album 65 While noting that Ghost Stories should be applauded for scaling back the gaudy excesses of their previous albums Consequence of Sound s Josh Terry opined that its songs suffer from a lack of direction and could use the vitality that launched them to the top in the first place 66 Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times wrote The nine songs on Ghost Stories hum gently cultivating an effective sense of intimacy As always there s a lot going on in the music sculpted by the band along with various collaborators He added Coldplay s new album Ghost Stories finds the British band setting aside its trademark grandiosity 67 Year end lists Edit Ghost Stories on selected year end critic lists Publisher Listicle Rank Ref AbsolutPunk Top Albums of 2014 21 68 AllMusic Favorite Rock Albums 2014 Placed 69 GAFFA Denmark Albums of the Year 2014 18 70 NBHAP Emily Schennach s Favourite Albums of 2014 5 71 Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2014 48 72 Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2014 So Far 35 73 The Telegraph Best 50 Albums of 2014 41 74 Accolades Edit Year presented name of the award ceremony category and result Year Award Category Result Ref 2014 UK Music Video Awards Best Live Coverage a Nominated 76 2015 Billboard Music Awards Top Rock Album Won 77 Broadcast Awards Best Music Programme a Won 78 Grammy Awards Best Pop Vocal Album Nominated 79 Hungarian Music Awards Modern Pop Rock Album of the Year Nominated 80 People s Choice Awards Favorite Album Nominated 81 Swiss Music Awards Best International Album Won 82 TEC Awards Record Production Album Nominated 83 Commercial performance EditGhost Stories went number number one in over 100 countries on iTunes 84 In the UK Albums Chart the album sold 168 048 copies during its opening week becoming the second biggest debut of the year and Coldplay s sixth consecutive number one album 85 With 375 000 copies sold by July it became the best selling album of the first half of 2014 86 In the United States the album opened with 383 000 copies and earned the band s fourth number one on Billboard 200 It has sold 853 500 copies on the country as of November 2015 87 Meanwhile on the Canadian Albums Chart Ghost Stories sold 49 000 copies during its first week 88 becoming the fifth best selling album of 2014 by selling 117 000 throughout the year 89 As of August 2017 it has sold over 160 000 copies on the country 90 Worldwide the album sold over 3 7 million copies being the best selling project of 2014 by a group 91 Track listing EditColdplay s songwriting members are Guy Berryman Jonny Buckland Will Champion and Chris Martin Ghost StoriesNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Always in My Head ColdplayColdplayPaul EpworthDan GreenRik Simpson3 362 Magic ColdplayColdplayEpworthGreenSimpson4 453 Ink ColdplayColdplayEpworthGreenSimpson3 484 True Love ColdplayColdplayEpworthGreenSimpson4 055 Midnight ColdplayJon HopkinsColdplayEpworthGreenSimpsonJon Hopkins a 4 546 Another s Arms ColdplayColdplayEpworthGreenSimpson3 547 Oceans ColdplayColdplayEpworthGreenSimpson5 218 A Sky Full of Stars ColdplayTim BerglingColdplayEpworthGreenSimpsonAvicii a 4 289 O Includes a hidden song Fly On ColdplayColdplayEpworthGreenSimpson7 47Total length 42 47 Ghost Stories Japanese editionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length10 Midnight Jon Hopkins remix ColdplayHopkinsColdplayEpworthGreenSimpsonHopkins10 05Total length 52 42 Ghost Stories Target editionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length10 All Your Friends ColdplayColdplayGreenSimpson3 3211 Ghost Story ColdplayColdplayGreenSimpson4 1712 O Reprise ColdplayColdplayEpworthGreen1 37Total length 50 54 Notes 92 a signifies a co producer Midnight contains samples of the track The Fourth State II by Jon Hopkins Another s Arms contains a vocal sample from Silver Chord by Jane Weaver O contains the hidden track Fly On 0 00 3 51 which is followed by approximately 2 minutes and 26 seconds of silence O begins at 6 18 There is no silence between Fly On and O in the Target deluxe edition which sets the track s duration to 5 24 This version also appears on the digital release from Spotify Personnel EditCredits are adapted from Ghost Stories liner notes 92 Chris Martin lead vocals acoustic guitar keyboards Guy Berryman bass guitar keyboards Jonny Buckland electric guitar slide guitar keyboards Will Champion drum pad percussion reactable backing vocals electric guitar on O Additional musicians Timbaland extra drums track 4 Apple Martin additional vocals track 9 Moses Martin additional vocals track 9 Mabel Krichefski additional vocals track 9 John Metcalfe strings arrangement conductor Davide Rossi individual arrangement and strings track 4 Tim Bergling Avicii piano track 8 Design Mila Furstova artwork Tappin Gofton design art direction Phil Harvey photographyTechnical Paul Epworth production Coldplay production Dan Green production mixing track 7 Rik Simpson production mixing track 7 Jon Hopkins co production track 5 extra magic sic Tim Bergling co production track 8 Mark Spike Stent mixing track 1 6 8 9 Geoff Swan assistant mixing track 1 6 8 9 Mike Dean extra magic track 6 93 Madeon extra magic track 1 9 94 Ted Jensen mastering Olga FitzRoy engineering Matt Wiggins engineering Jaime Sickora engineering Chris Owens engineering Joe Visciano engineering Tom Bailey additional studio assistance Fiona Cruickshank additional studio assistance Nicolas Essig additional studio assistance Jeff Gartenbaum additional studio assistance Christian Green additional studio assistance Joseph Hartwell Jones additional studio assistance Pablo Hernandez additional studio assistance Neil Lambert additional studio assistance Matt McGinn additional studio assistance Adam Miller additional studio assistance Roxy Pope additional studio assistance John Prestage additional studio assistance Bill Rahko additional studio assistance Kyle Stevens additional studio assistance Dave Holmes managementCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2014 PeakpositionArgentine Albums CAPIF 95 1Australian Albums ARIA 96 1Austrian Albums O3 Austria 97 2Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 98 1Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 99 1Brazilian Albums ABPD 100 4Canadian Albums Billboard 101 1Croatian International Albums HDU 102 1Czech Albums CNS IFPI 103 1Danish Albums Hitlisten 104 1Dutch Albums Album Top 100 105 2Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 106 1French Albums SNEP 107 1German Albums Offizielle Top 100 108 1Greek Albums IFPI 109 6Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 110 1Indian Albums IMI 111 5Irish Albums IRMA 112 1Italian Albums FIMI 113 1Japanese Albums Oricon 114 7Mexican Albums Top 100 Mexico 115 3New Zealand Albums RMNZ 116 1Norwegian Albums VG lista 117 1Polish Albums ZPAV 118 1Portuguese Albums AFP 119 1Scottish Albums OCC 120 1Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 121 1South African Albums RiSA 122 7South Korean Albums Gaon 123 6Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 124 1Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 125 1UK Albums OCC 126 1US Billboard 200 127 1US Top Alternative Albums Billboard 128 1US Top Rock Albums Billboard 129 1US Top Tastemaker Albums Billboard 130 2 Year end charts Edit Chart 2014 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 131 5Austrian Albums IFPI 132 19Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 133 2Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 134 6Canadian Albums Billboard 135 9Dutch Albums Album Top 100 136 2French Albums SNEP 137 13German Albums Offizielle Top 100 138 13Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 139 8Irish Albums IRMA 140 15Italian Albums FIMI 141 8Mexican Albums AMPROFON 115 27New Zealand Albums RMNZ 142 7Polish Albums ZPAV 143 10South Korean Albums International Gaon 144 22Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 145 17Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 146 44Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 147 3UK Albums OCC 148 5US Alternative Albums Billboard 149 3US Billboard 200 150 14US Billboard Digital Albums 151 8US Billboard Rock Albums 152 3Worldwide Albums IFPI 153 4Chart 2015 PositionBelgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 154 61Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 155 103Dutch Albums Album Top 100 156 62French Albums SNEP 157 71Italian Albums FIMI 158 90South Korean Albums International Gaon 159 96Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 160 92Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 161 71Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 162 81UK Albums OCC 163 97US Billboard Rock Albums 164 58Chart 2017 PositionSouth Korean International Albums Gaon 165 88Decade end charts Edit Chart 2010 2019 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 166 97UK Albums OCC 167 94All time charts Edit Chart PositionSwitzerland Schweizer Hitparade 168 192Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 169 2 Platinum 140 000 Austria IFPI Austria 170 Platinum 15 000 Belgium BEA 171 Platinum 30 000 Canada Music Canada 172 2 Platinum 160 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 173 Platinum 20 000 France SNEP 174 3 Platinum 300 000 Germany BVMI 175 3 Gold 300 000 Hungary MAHASZ 176 2 Platinum 4 000 Italy FIMI 177 3 Platinum 150 000 Mexico AMPROFON 178 2 Platinum 120 000 New Zealand RMNZ 179 Gold 7 500 Poland ZPAV 180 2 Platinum 40 000 Portugal AFP 181 Gold 7 500 Singapore RIAS 182 Platinum 10 000 South Korea 6 127 183 184 Spain PROMUSICAE 185 Gold 20 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 186 2 Platinum 40 000 United Kingdom BPI 187 2 Platinum 600 000 United States RIAA 188 2 Platinum 2 000 000 SummariesEurope IFPI 189 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history EditRegion Date Format Label Catalog no Australia 190 16 May 2014 Digital download Parlophone noneAustria 191 Belgium 192 Finland 193 Germany 194 India 195 Ireland 196 Netherlands 197 198 CD 0825646305919Digital download noneNew Zealand 199 noneCanada 200 19 May 2014 CD Atlantic Records 2 305919Digital download noneFrance 201 Digital download ParlophoneGreece 202 Poland 203 204 205 CD Warner Music 0825646305919LP 0825646298815Digital download noneUnited Kingdom 206 207 208 CD Parlophone B00IQE4NUK ASIN LP B00J0H0YN2 ASIN Digital download noneUnited States 209 210 CD Atlantic Records B00IQE4NUK ASIN LP 542279 1Digital download noneMexico 211 212 CD Parlophone unknown20 May 2014 Digital download noneBrazil 213 Italy 214 Spain 215 Japan 216 21 May 2014Deluxe EditionRegion Date Format Label Catalog no United States 217 19 May 2014 CD Atlantic Records 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