Fun (Coldplay song)

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"Fun"
Song by Coldplay featuring Tove Lo
from the album A Head Full of Dreams
Released4 December 2015 (2015-12-04)
Recorded2014–2015
Genre Pop rock
Length4:27
Label
Songwriters
Producers

"Fun" is a song by British rock band Coldplay, featuring Swedish singer Tove Lo. It is the sixth track from the group's seventh studio album, A Head Full of Dreams (2015). [1] The song was produced by the band's long-time record producer Rik Simpson along with Norwegian production duo Stargate. [2]

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Composition

"Fun" is a mid-tempo pop song built as a duet between Chris Martin and Swedish singer Tove Lo, with production by longtime collaborator Rik Simpson and Norwegian pop architects Stargate. [3] The song features "electronic heartbeats" under a mid-tempo framework "a Cure-style darkness towards the end." [4]

The title also echoes an earlier, unrelated Coldplay composition: Martin and his bandmates wrote a different song called "Fun" for Natalie Imbruglia's 2009 album Come to Life . [5] [4]

Reception

Critics were divided but frequently singled out the duet in album overage, considering it a reference to the end of Martin's marriage to Gwyneth Paltrow. [3] [6] AllMusic remarked that Tove Lo "eases right into" the song's atmosphere, while Consequence noted the song "palpitates like an unbroken heart". [7] [8] NME praised the track's narrative, calling it a "refreshing change" compared to the expected slow tempos and minor keys of a stereotypical Coldplay song. [6] Pitchfork considered the collaboration emblematic of the album's guest-driven approach. [3]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from A Head Full of Dreams liner notes. [2]

Coldplay
Additional musicians

Charts

Chart performance for "Fun"
Chart (2015–16)Peak
position
France (SNEP) [9] 118
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] 86
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [11] 10
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 164
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [13] 28

Certifications

Certifications for "Fun"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [14] Gold25,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Coldplay, A Head Full of Dreams: 'Too much emotional laundry', album review". The Independent. December 4, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  2. 1 2 A Head Full of Dream (booklet). Coldplay. Parlophone. 2015. 1053933969.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. 1 2 3 Berman, Stuart. "Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Adams, Cameron (December 2, 2015). "Coldplay's new album features Chris Martin's ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow and his new girlfriend on vocals". news.com.au.
  5. ↑ Michaels, Sean (August 21, 2009). "Natalie Imbruglia's album written by Chris Martin and Brian Eno. Sort of". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Nicolson, Barry (December 7, 2015). "The NME Verdict: Coldplay - 'A Head Full Of Dreams'". NME. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  7. ↑ A Head Full of Dreams - Coldplay | Album | AllMusic , retrieved October 13, 2025
  8. ↑ Schaults, Janine (December 4, 2015). "Album Review: Coldplay - A Head Full of Dreams" . Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Coldplay – Fun" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Coldplay – Fun" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 51, 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Coldplay Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Coldplay – Fun" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved July 2, 2019.
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