True Love (Coldplay song)

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"True Love"
Coldplay - True Love.jpg
Single by Coldplay
from the album Ghost Stories
Released14 August 2014 (2014-08-14)
Recorded2013–14
Studio The Bakery and The Beehive (London, England)
Genre
Length
  • 4:05(album version)
  • 3:36(radio edit)
Label Parlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Coldplay singles chronology
"A Sky Full of Stars"
(2014)		"True Love"
(2014)		"Ink"
(2014)
Alternative cover
Coldplay - True Love (Davide Rossi Remix).png
Alternative cover for the version remixed by Davide Rossi
Digital download [10]
No.TitleLength
1."True Love"4:06
Digital download (Davide Rossi Remix) [28]
No.TitleLength
1."True Love" (Davide Rossi Remix)4:42

Personnel

Adapted from Ghost Stories liner notes. [12]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "True Love"
Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [29] 3
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [30] 12
France (SNEP) [31] 146
Iceland (RÚV) [32] 12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [33] 6
Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade) [34] 77
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [35] 180
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [36] 42

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
Australia14 August 2014Digital download Parlophone [10]
1 December 2014Digital download (Davide Rossi Remix) [28]

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