Kaleidoscope EP

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Kaleidoscope EP
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EP by
Coldplay
Released14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)
Genre
Length24:57
Label
Producer
Coldplay chronology
A Head Full of Dreams
(2015)		Kaleidoscope EP
(2017)		 Global Citizen – EP 1
(2018)
Singles from Kaleidoscope
  1. "Something Just Like This"
    Released: 22 February 2017 [2]

Kaleidoscope EP is the thirteenth extended play by British rock band Coldplay. [3] It was released worldwide on 14 July 2017 and serves as a companion piece to Coldplay's seventh studio album, A Head Full of Dreams (2015). [4] The EP was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. [5]

Contents

Background

On 21 November 2016, Chris Martin announced the EP title on the band's official Twitter account, it is the same as an interlude track from A Head Full of Dreams (2015). [6] The release was originally due to 2 June, but it was delayed to 30 June and then 14 July without any previous announcement from the band.

Singles

Commercial singles

The Chainsmokers and Coldplay collaborated on the lead single "Something Just Like This", which was made available on 22 February 2017. For the extended play, a new version titled "Tokyo Remix" was recorded live in Tokyo, Japan in April and released on 23 June.

Promotional singles

The band revealed "Hypnotised" and the track listing of the EP on 2 March 2017. [7] "All I Can Think About Is You" came out on 15 June as the second offering, with an accompanying lyric video directed by I Saw John First. [4] On 7 July, following Coldplay's performance at Global Citizen Festival Germany, they launched "Aliens" as a charity single. All profits were donated to Migrant Offshore Aid Station, an international non-governmental organisation which rescues refugees. [8] The animated lyric video was directed by Diane Martel and Ben Jones. On 14 July, "Miracles (Someone Special)", featuring Big Sean, was sent to Italian radio stations as a promotional single. [9] A visualiser debuted in the following day. [10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 63/100 [11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Pitchfork 5.8/10 [15]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [17]

Upon release, Kaleidoscope received positive reaction from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 63 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [18] Reviewing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine comments "Coldplay haven’t entirely been sucked into the machinery while trying to subvert pop music from within", giving the EP three and a half stars. [19]

Harriet Gibson of The Guardian gave the EP three stars, writing "This EP is nothing but on-brand, however; euphoric emotion, an earnest, universal message and a coating of tacky charm". [20] Mark Beaumont of the NME wrote "Coldplay don’t just churn out anthems. On their surprise-filled new EP, they test the waters and see what floats", and gave the EP four stars. [21] Pitchfork 's Jamieson Fox gave the EP 5.8 out of 10, writing "Kaleidoscope isn’t going to kickstart Coldplay’s critical reappraisal, nor does it deserve to. But it rewards those of us who’ve stuck around with a few songs that capture the band at its best". [22]

Writing for PopMatters , Mike Schiller comments "There’s no story to be told, just a small collection of tunes, some of which work beautifully, some of which fall utterly flat", giving the EP five stars out of ten, [23] and Jon Dolan, reviewing for Rolling Stone wrote "Titled after a soothing interlude from the band's 2015 LP, A Head Full of Dreams, this five-song EP continues that album's mood of tranquil satisfaction" giving it three and a half stars. [24]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Coldplay (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin) except where noted.

Kaleidoscope EP track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."All I Can Think About Is You"
  • Coldplay
 Rik Simpson 4:34
2."Miracles (Someone Special)"
  • Coldplay
  • Simpson
  • Bill Rahko
4:36
3."Aliens"
4:42
4."Something Just Like This" (Tokyo remix)
 The Chainsmokers 4:34
5."Hypnotised" (EP mix)
  • Coldplay
Simpson6:31
Total length:24:57

Notes

Personnel

Coldplay
Additional musicians

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Kaleidoscope EP
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [50] Gold25,000*
United Kingdom—46,510 [c]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ↑ As per OCC rules, Kaleidoscope EP was not eligible for the UK Albums Chart.
  2. ↑ As per ARIA rules, Kaleidoscope EP was not eligible for the Australian Albums Chart. [25]
  3. ↑ United Kingdom total sales figures for Kaleidoscope EP as of December 2018. [51]

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