Magic (Coldplay song)

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Magic
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publication March 3, 2014
length 4:16 (Radio Edit)
4:45 (Album Version)
Genre (s) Alternative rock
text Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
Label Parlophone
album Ghost stories

Magic is a song by the British pop rock , alternative rock band Coldplay .

Album and production

The song is the second single from their upcoming album Ghost Stories and was released on March 3, 2014 by Parlophone. The track was co-produced by Paul Epworth, Rik Simpson and Daniel Green.

Music video

The music video produced by Jonas Åkerlund is about the sorceress Cecile (played by Ziyi Zhang ), her husband Claude (played by Chris Martin ), a famous but alcohol-addicted magician and her assistant Christophe (also played by Chris Martin) and plays at a fair. Cecile is oppressed and tormented by Claude. He also makes it clear to her again and again that she will never be as good as him. She seeks consolation from her assistant Christophe, who, through a flash of inspiration and trial and error, gains the ability to let objects (including himself) fly. When Cecile is once again tormented by Claude, Christophe intervenes. It comes to a duel between the two magicians, in which Christophe Cecile's husband Claude, with the help of his ability, lets him soar into the sky. Christophe and Cecile admit their love. Undisturbed, happy and celebrated, they then put on their sensational magic show together at the fair.

reception

The world recognizes the song as a terrific single . The newspaper praises that the polyphonic, shifting bass riff is minimalistic and yet tenderly simple. Rolling Stone magazine says Magic is a casual, romantic pop song.

Charts

Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 14th (24 weeks) 24
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 21st (17 weeks) 17th
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 5 (29 weeks) 29
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 10 (26 weeks) 26th
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 14th (14 weeks) 14th

Track list

Download 
No. title Songwriter Producers length
1. Magic Guy Berryman , Jonny Buckland , Will Champion , Chris Martin Coldplay, Paul Epworth , Daniel Green, Rik Simpson 4:45

Individual evidence

  1. As if whales were crying for Gwyneth . In: The world . Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  2. Kory Grow: Coldplay Work 'Magic' on New Song, Name New Album 'Ghost Stories' . In: Rolling Stone . March 3, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  3. Coldplay - Magic. In: charts.de. GfK Entertainment, accessed December 18, 2014 .
  4. Coldplay - Magic. In: austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, accessed December 18, 2014 .
  5. Coldplay - Magic. In: hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed December 18, 2014 .
  6. Coldplay chart history. In: officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014 .
  7. Coldplay chart history. In: Billboard . Retrieved December 18, 2014 .