It was released on 3 June 2011.
On 31 May 2011, Coldplay announced that “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall” was the first single for the fifth album.
In a February interview, Parlophone president Miles Leonard told HitQuarters that the band were still in the studio working on the album and that he expected the final version would appear “towards the autumn of this year”.
In an interview on 13 January 2011, Coldplay mentioned that two new songs would be included on their upcoming fifth album, ” Princess of China ” and ” Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall “.
The band presented five new songs at festivals during the summer of 2011, ” Charlie Brown “, ” Hurts Like Heaven “, “Us Against the World”, “Princess of China” and ” Major Minus “.
The band finished recording their new album in mid-2011. When Martin and Champion were interviewed by BBC Radio and asked about the album’s lyrical themes, Martin replied “It’s about love, addiction, OCD, escape and working for someone you don’t like”. When asked whether or not their fifth album would be…
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” Christmas Lights ” was released four months later.
In August 2010, Coldplay extended their publishing deal with Universal ;
Two months later, Rolling Stone readers listed the band as the fourth-best musicians of the 2000s.
In October 2009, Coldplay won Song of the Year for “Viva la Vida” at the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Awards in London.