With its top 10 debut on the Billboard Hot 100, Coldplay were the first British group to accomplish that feat since the Spice Girls nine years earlier with "Say You'll Be There." "Speed Of Sound" was the group's biggest chart success in the US until "Viva La Vida" hit #1 three years later. It also reached the top 10 at adult pop and alternative radio.
It reached the top 10 on the US pop singles chart becoming the band's biggest hit single to that point. The drumbeat was inspired by Kate Bush's song "Running Up That Hill." "Speed Of Sound" was released as the lead single for the album X and Y. The music video was directed by long-term Coldplay collaborator Mat Whitecross after a clip filmed with Hype Williams was discarded.Ĭhris Martin of Coldplay has said that "Speed Of Sound" was inspired by the band listening to music by Kate Bush and his own daughter Apple. The band is also shown performing in elephant costumes at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. Shot on location in London and South Africa, it earned a Best Rock Video honor from the MTV Video Music Awards. The accompanying music video features lead vocalist Chris Martin dressed as an elephant. "Paradise" went all the way to #1 on the UK pop singles chart. It also became a dance hit peaking at #7 and broke into the adult contemporary radio chart. They also performed it live on the US television show Saturday Night Live. "Paradise" became a top 5 hit in the US on the alternative, rock, and adult pop charts. They did end up performing the song live on the X Factor finale show. Chris Martin first started writing "Paradise" when approached to write a winner's single for the competition show Instead, Coldplay kept it for themselves. It earned the group a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Telegram."Paradise" was the second single released from Coldplay's album Mylo Xyloto.
Read all the Latest News, Breaking News and Coronavirus News here. Breaking their own record, "Butter" became the fastest YouTube video ever to reach 10 million views, hitting the mark in just 13 minutes. "Butter” broke multiple records within the first couple of hours of its release. BTS' "Butter” ruled the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for seven weeks. Meanwhile, BTS first reached the top position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart last year when their massive hit ‘Dynamite’ became the first song by a South Korean musical act of any kind to reach the summit on the top spot. 1, after “Viva La Vida” ruled the June 28, 2008, chart. The video is directed by Dave Meyers.Ĭoldplay had claimed its second Hot 100 No. You are my universe, and I just want to put you first,” sings Coldplay's lead singer, Chris Martin. “There’s a paradise they couldn't capture, that bright infinity inside your eyes. Both the band have also portrayed the frustration of living in a pandemic-induced world by appearing as holograms in the video. Sung in English and Korean, the music video beautifully showcases how the strength of love can transcend any boundary or world. The ‘My Universe’ video is set in the distant galaxy of The Spheres where music is forbidden, but BTS, Coldplay and an alien supergroup called Supernova 7 unite via hologram to defy the ban. The Hot 100 is widely considered the definitive all-genre singles chart in the US.īTS X Coldplay’s My Universe Music Video Shows Them Singing with Aliens in a Dystopian World 1, and first since 2008, BTS scores its sixth leader, all since September 2020. While it’s the British rock band’s second Hot 100 at No. Coldplay's new collaboration with BTS, ‘My Universe,’ has debuted at No.