Champion of the World (song)

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"Champion of the World"
Champion Of The World (Live at NPR's Tiny Desk).png
Live version cover artwork
Promotional single by Coldplay
from the album Everyday Life
Released24 February 2020 (2020-02-24)
Genre
Length4:17
Label Parlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Music video
"Champion of the World" on YouTube

"Champion of the World" is a song by British rock band Coldplay from their eighth studio album Everyday Life . It was first released on 20 November 2019 along with "Daddy" in anticipation for the record. [3] Despite being sent to selected radio stations in the United States and Italy, the song was not marketed as an official single. [4]

Contents

Background

"Champion of the World" is the seventh track of the Sunset part of the album and was written by the all members of Coldplay. [5] The song contains elements from "Los Angeles, Be Kind" by Scott Hutchison's Owl John, as explained by Chris Martin: "When I first heard it, I thought it was going to go one way; but it went another. Anyway 'Champion of the World' is the song that came from following the other path, and that’s why Scott is a co-writer on this song". [3]

Music video

On 25 February 2020, a music video directed by Cloé Bailly was made available on Coldplay's YouTube channel. It was filmed in Los Angeles and expressed the "magic power that kids have to switch off from reality and jump into their own world. [6]

Reception

While reviewing Everyday Life (2019), Ella Kemp from the British GQ declared that "Champion of the World" was the best song from the album. [7] Similarly, Jenesaispop ranked it among the best tracks of 2019. [8]

Track listing

  • Digital download
  • streaming
No.TitleLength
1."Champion of the World"4:17
Digital download – Live at NPR's Tiny Desk
No.TitleLength
1."Champion of the World" (Live at NPR's Tiny Desk)3:36

Charts

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
United States24 February 2020 Adult album alternative radio Atlantic [21]
25 February 2020 Alternative radio [22]
Italy1 May 2020 Contemporary hit radio Warner [23]

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