Birds (Coldplay song)

"Birds"

Promotional single by Coldplay from the album A Head Full of Dreams

Released

2 January 2016

Recorded

2014–15

Genre

Post-Britpop

Length

3:49

Music video
"Birds" on YouTube

"Birds" is a song by British alternative rock band Coldplay. It was produced by the band's long-time record producer Rik Simpson along with Norwegian production duo Stargate. It appears as the second track on their seventh studio album, A Head Full of Dreams (2015).

Music video

Salvation Mountain, where the video was filmed.

An official music video was also released by the band.^[1]^[2]^[3] The video was directed by Marcus Haney. It was set to the back drop of Colorado Desert's famous Salvation Mountain. The entire video was shot on a Super 8mm camera. The director wrote on Instagram: "It's a tribute of thanks to the late artist Leonard Knight for creating Salvation Mountain and bringing so much joy to everyone who's come across it."^[4]

Critical reception

Stuart Berman of Pitchfork called the song "a shot of taut, Phoenix-styled motorik pop that provides a rare moment of intensity on an album that’s all about arm-swaying, Super Bowl-crashing bombast".^[5]

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[6]	83
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[7]	156
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)^[8]	31

References

↑ "Coldplay - Birds (Official music video)". YouTube, Coldplay Official. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
↑ "Coldplay (official facebook page)". Coldplay Facebook. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
↑ "Coldplay Gets Psychedelic in the Desert for 'Birds' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
↑ "Coldplay explore Colorado's Salvation Mountain in their colourful Birds music video". DailyMail.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
↑ Berman, Stuart (4 December 2015). "Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Coldplay – Birds" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
↑ "Chart Log UK - New Chart Entries - 19.12.2015". zobbel.de. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
↑ "Coldplay – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Coldplay.

External links

Coldplay songs

Parachutes	"Don't Panic" "Shiver" "Yellow" "Trouble"

A Rush of Blood to the Head	"In My Place" "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" "The Scientist" "Clocks"

Coldplay Live 2003	"Moses"

X&Y	"White Shadows" "Fix You" "Talk" "Speed of Sound" "The Hardest Part"

Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends	"Life in Technicolor" "Cemeteries of London" "Lost!" "42" "Lovers in Japan" "Yes" "Viva la Vida" "Violet Hill" "Strawberry Swing" "Death and All His Friends"

Prospekt's March	"Life in Technicolor II" "Glass of Water" "Prospekt's March/Poppyfields"

Mylo Xyloto	"Hurts Like Heaven" "Paradise" "Charlie Brown" "Us Against the World" "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" "Major Minus" "U.F.O." "Princess of China" "Up in Flames" "Up with the Birds"

Ghost Stories	"Always in My Head" "Magic" "Ink" "True Love" "Midnight" "Another's Arms" "Oceans" "A Sky Full of Stars" "O"

A Head Full of Dreams	"A Head Full of Dreams" "Birds" "Hymn for the Weekend" "Everglow" "Adventure of a Lifetime" "Fun" "Up & Up"

Other songs	"Brothers & Sisters" "Gravity" "Lhuna" "Christmas Lights" "Moving to Mars" "Atlas" "Miracles"

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