Ghost stories
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May 16, 2014 |
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CD, digital |
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Title (number) |
9 |
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Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion, Paul Epworth, Daniel Green, Jon Hopkins, Chris Martin, Rik Simpson |
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The Bakery and The Beehive , London, United Kingdom |
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Ghost Stories (. English for " ghost stories ") is the sixth studio album of the British alternative rock - band Coldplay . The album was released in Germany on May 16, 2014. On May 19, 2014, the album was released in the UK and USA. The album was preceded by three singles: Magic , released March 3, 2014, Midnight , released April 19, 2014, and A Sky Full of Stars , released May 2, 2014.
background
In 2011, Coldplay released the group's fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto . Originally intended as a "set back, acoustically-influenced" album, it became Coldplay's most experimental and pop-oriented album. It was described as "luxuriously colorful" - the refrains are "bigger, the textures more pompous and the optimism even more optimistic". Produced by Markus Draws, Brian Eno, Rik Simpson and Dan Green, the album reached number 1 on the charts in eighteen countries and went platinum in sixteen countries . Coldplay's subsequent world tour of North America, Europe, Australia and Asia raised $ 110 million. In the creative process of their sixth studio album, Coldplay wanted to go back to the "stripped, more acoustic" sound that was originally intended to make their fifth studio album - back to the simple style that was envisaged before Mylo Xyloto was overproduced . Drummer Will Champion told the BBC about this idea:
“Yeah, that might be nice, actually. There's only so far you can go without becoming pompous and a bit overblown, so we'll treat that line very carefully. Reset. Recalibrate. "
“Yes, that would be really nice. You can only go to a certain point without looking pompous or cluttered, so we'll be very careful with that limit. Reset to default. Recalibrate. "
admission
The creative process and the recording for Ghost Stories took place between the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2014 in the studio The Bakery and The Beehive in London, which had been built for the two previous albums.
Cover
The cover for Ghost Stories was designed by the UK-based Czech etcher Mila Fürstová.
promotion
On February 25, 2014, a music video for Midnight was released as a teaser for Ghost Stories . The name of the album, including artwork and track list, was made public a week later, on March 3, 2014, by Coldplay and Parlophone . Magic was released on March 3, 2014 as a debut release from Ghost Stories . The first single was also made available for download on iTunes and Amazon.com . So far, Magic has made it into the charts of 25 countries, including 18 in the top ten. The second single, Midnight , was released on April 19th as a 7-inch vinyl record. At a live event, the iTunes Festival on the occasion of SXSW , Coldplay played two more songs from the album Ghost Stories , Always in My Head and Another's Arms . With the third single A Sky Full of Stars , on May 2, 2014, Coldplay made it to number 1 on the iTunes charts in 86 countries. The single sold 121,690 times within 24 hours. As part of the promotion, the television station NBC is broadcasting the television special Coldplay - Ghost Stories , a recording from three concerts that were recorded on March 21, 22 and 23, 2014 at Sony Music Studios in Los Angeles. For the release of the album Ghost Stories , the band is giving smaller concerts in six cities between April and July 2014, including a performance at the E-Werk in Cologne. Shortly after the release of Ghost Stories on May 19, 2014, Coldplay rose to number 1 on the iTunes charts in over 100 countries. The band announced this news on their official Twitter page.
Track list
| # | title | length | comment |
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| 1 | Always in My Head | 3:36 | |
| 2 | Magic | 4:45 | first single (March 3, 2014) |
| 3 | Ink | 3:48 | fifth single (October 13, 2014) |
| 4th | True love | 4:05 | fourth single (August 14, 2014) |
| 5 | Midnight | 4:54 | second single (April 19, 2014) |
| 6th | Another's arms | 3:54 | |
| 7th | Oceans | 5:21 | |
| 8th | A Sky Full of Stars | 4:28 | third single (May 2, 2014) |
| 9 | O | 7:46 | |
| 10 | All your friends | 3:32 | only deluxe version |
| 11 | Ghost story | 4:17 | only deluxe version |
| 12 | O (recapitulation) | 1:37 | only deluxe version |
Limited deluxe digipack edition (bonus tracks)
- 10. "All Your Friends" 3:32 am
- 11. "Ghost Story" 4:17
- 12. "O (recapitulation)" 1:37
- 13. "Midnight" (Jon Hopkins remix) 10:05 am
- 14. "Midnight" (Giorgio Moroder remix) 8:37
- 15. "Midnight" (Phones 4AM remix) 10:56
Limited deluxe digipack edition (bonus DVD: Live at iTunes Festival)
- 1. "Always in My Head"
- 2. "Charlie Brown"
- 3. "Paradise"
- 4. "Magic"
- 5. "Clocks"
- 6. "Another's Arms"
- 7. "Viva la Vida"
- 8. "Atlas"
- 9. "Every teardrop is a waterfall"
- 10. "Fix You" (Dedicated to those affected in Malaysia Airline Disappearance)
- 11. "Midnight"
Sales figures and awards
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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 2 × platinum
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140,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
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platinum
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30,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
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platinum
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20,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
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 3 × gold
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300,000 |
 Europe (IFPI)
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platinum
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(1,000,000) |
 France (SNEP)
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3 × platinum
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300,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
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3 × platinum
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150,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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2 × platinum
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160,000 |
 Mexico (AMPROFON)
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gold
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30,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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gold
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7,500 |
 Austria (IFPI)
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platinum
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20,000 |
 Poland (ZPAV)
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2 × platinum
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40,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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2 × platinum
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40,000 |
 Spain (Promusicae)
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gold
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20,000 |
 Hungary (MAHASZ)
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2 × platinum
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12,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
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platinum
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1,000,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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2 × platinum
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600,000 |
| All in all |
4 × gold 24 × platinum |
2,869,500 |
Main article: Coldplay / Music Sales Awards
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Coldplay: Paul Epworth as producer for new album . rollingstone.de; accessed on May 16, 2014.
- ↑ Coldplay and their “Ghost Stories” . weser-kurier.de; accessed on May 16, 2014.
- ↑ Mila Fürstová has created the album art for Coldplay's 6th studio album Ghost Stories . ( Memento of the original from April 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. albumartists.co.uk; accessed on May 16, 2014.
- ↑ Coldplay announce new album “Ghost Stories” for May 2014 . musikexpress.de; accessed on May 16, 2014.
- ↑ Coldplay debuts new songs “Always in my Head” & “Another's Arms” live at SXSW . fuse.tv; accessed on May 16, 2014.
- ↑ Biggest Selling iTunes Artists Within Last 24 Hours. kingsofar.com; accessed on May 11, 2014.
- ↑ Album has hit no.1 on iTunes in over 100 countries. twitter.com/coldplay; Retrieved May 20, 2014.
