"Biutyful" is a song by Coldplay from their ninth studio album, Music of the Spheres. It is the eighth track on the album and was released on 6 July 2022 through Parlophone and Atlantic Records as the album's fourth single, accompanied by an official music video. On the concept of the record, the track represents Floris, the eighth planet on The Spheres solar system.
Background and recording[]
The initial stages of "Biutyful" were developed at the beginning of the recording sessions for Coldplay's eighth studio album, Everyday Life, and was considered a strong contender for inclusion on the album for a long time. According to Phil Harvey during a broadcast on Stationhead, Chris Martin wrote the song using an app on his phone that modulates his voice, giving him the vocal effect heard in the final product; this exact vocal sound was used since the very first demo recording of the song.[2] Although Chris was determined to include it on Everyday Life, the song was ultimately saved for Music of the Spheres.[3]
Composition and concept[]
"Biutyful" was described as a “shyly blissed-out” song[4] and a “mellow, love-dazed ballad with computer processed vocals about a saccharine state of happiness.”[5][6]
Guy Berryman stated the processed, high-pitched vocals were produced in a way to change Chris' vocal identity to sound like it is an alien singing the song.[7][8] Conceptually, "Biutyful" is mainly performed by the fictional alien puppet band The Weirdos with Coldplay performing as a featured artist. The female high-pitched voice is done by The Weirdos' lead singer Angel Moon, drawing parallels with the Everyday Life track "Cry Cry Cry", which also features Angel Moon's (formerly "Angelina") vocals. Regarding the unusual spelling of the song's title, Angel Moon explained that it is how the word "Beautiful" is spelt on the planet where The Weirdos come from; she also mentioned the song is about “how there is beauty and magic in all things and all people.”[9]
Live performances[]
"Biutyful" has been performed during the Music of the Spheres World Tour as the closing song of the setlist; Coldplay are joined onstage by Angel Moon's puppet to duet her lines along with Chris. On 10 June 2022, Chris performed the song with The Weirdos on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[10]
Lyrics[]
[Intro: "Angel Moon"]
All I know
Is I love you so
[Verse 1: "Angel Moon"]
I hope that you get everything you want in this biutyful life
Change for your pocket, someone for the night
I hope they name you a rocket and take you for a ride for free
And if they tell you you're nothing, maybe you'd explain
To me, you're the summer sun after the rain
And you were there when I needed
Something for the pain, you see
[Pre-Chorus: "Angel Moon"]
When you love me, love me, lovе me
When you love mе, love me, love me
When you love me, love me, love me
When you love me, love me, love me
I'm nowhere else
I'm on top of the world, man
On top of the world
[Chorus: "Angel Moon"]
And it's so biutyful
And you're so biutyful
[Verse 2: Chris Martin]
I hope that you get everything you want in this biutyful life
Watermelon moon, so happy you're alive
And I feel like a river finally arrived at sea
[Pre-Chorus: Chris Martin & "Angel Moon"]
'Cause when you love me, love me, love me
When you love me, love me, love me
When you love me, love me, love me
When you love me, love me, love me
I know I'll be
On top of the world, man
On top of the world
[Chorus: "Angel Moon"]
And it's so biutyful
And you're so biutyful
And it's so biutyful
[Bridge: Chris Martin, Chris Martin & "Angel Moon"]
'Cause when you love me, love me, love me
When you love me, love me, love me
When you love me, love me, love me
When you love me, love me, love me
I know I'll be
On top of the world, man
On top of the world
[Chorus: "Angel Moon", Chris Martin & "Angel Moon"]
And it's so biutyful
And you're so biutyful
And it's so biutyful (Oh, oh)
And you're so biutyful
(Ah, ah)
[Outro: "Angel Moon"]
And it's so biutyfuuuulllllll
Music video[]
Coldplay - Biutyful (Official Video)
Behind the Scenes[]
Video[]
Coldplay - Biutyful (Official Behind the Scenes)
Photos[]
Lyric video[]
Coldplay - Biutyful (Official Lyric Video)
Official audio[]
Biutyful
Critical reception[]
"Biutyful" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Stereogum's Chris Deville defined the song as “too cute by several degrees”,[11] while Mark Kennedy from Associated Press compared it to “a hit of ecstasy in musical form.”[12] Ryan Dombal of Pitchfork called the track the best on Music of the Spheres and described Chris' vocal performance the “most affecting on the whole record, nostalgic and enchanting”. He concludes by praising Coldplay's “ability to turn something you've heard before — a phrase, a guitar echo — into something you want to hear over and over again.”[13]
Trivia[]
- English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has revealed "Biutyful" is his favourite track from Music of the Spheres.[14]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10906293/Chris-Martin-performs-puppet-band-planet-called-Weirdos-Tonight-Show.html
- ↑ https://coldplaying.com/files/file/136-2021-10-20-phil-harvey-alien-radio-on-stationhead/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/coldplayxtra/status/1448783228568023041
- ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/coldplay-music-spheres-1241021/
- ↑ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-10-18/coldplay-chris-martin-max-martin-music-of-the-spheres
- ↑ https://www.ft.com/content/b38800d1-9a3d-4fac-a0d2-3c4c29d226dc
- ↑ https://music.apple.com/us/album/music-of-the-spheres/1576349937
- ↑ https://twitter.com/coldplayxtra/status/1448783228568023041
- ↑ https://youtu.be/vKOzprv81kA?t=276
- ↑ https://youtu.be/utm8SQn2rRY
- ↑ https://www.stereogum.com/2163701/coldplay-music-of-the-spheres/reviews/premature-evaluation/
- ↑ https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-chris-martin-new-york-music-arts-and-entertainment-306719596637cf388e8286d1da0c497f
- ↑ https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/coldplay-music-of-the-spheres/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/coldplayxtra/status/1505943808445493260
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