A Sky Full of Stars
{{Short description|2014 single by Coldplay}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox song
| name = A Sky Full of Stars
| cover = Coldplay - A Sky Full of Stars (Single).png
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| type = single
| artist = Coldplay
| album = Ghost Stories
| B-side = {{Plainlist|
- "All Your Friends"
- "Ghost Story"
- "O" (Reprise)
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| released = {{Start date|2014|05|02|df=yes}}
| recorded = 2013–2014
| studio = The Bakery and The Beehive (London, England)
| genre = {{Flatlist|
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| length = {{Plainlist|
- {{duration|m=4|s=27}} (album version)
- {{duration|m=3|s=56}} (radio edit)
- {{duration|m=5|s=38}} (extended mix)
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| label = {{Flatlist|
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| writer = {{Flatlist|
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| producer = {{Flatlist|
- Avicii
- Coldplay
- Paul Epworth
- Daniel Green
- Rik Simpson
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| prev_title = Magic
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = True Love
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Coldplay EP
| type = EP
| prev_title = Live in Madrid
| prev_year = 2011
| title = A Sky Full of Stars
| year = 2014
| next_title = Live from Spotify London
| next_year = 2016
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|VPRjCeoBqrI|"A Sky Full of Stars"}}}}
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"A Sky Full of Stars" is a song by the British rock band Coldplay. It was released on 2 May 2014 as the second single from their sixth studio album, Ghost Stories (2014). An exclusive digital EP version of it, with the B-sides "All Your Friends", "Ghost Story" and "O (Reprise)", came out in the following weeks, being considered the band's eleventh extended play.
The band co-wrote and co-produced the song with Avicii and received production assistance from Paul Epworth, Daniel Green and Rik Simpson. It was recorded at the Bakery and the Beehive in North London, England. Upon its release, "A Sky Full of Stars" garnered mostly positive reviews from music critics and charted inside the top 10 in over 16 countries such as Australia, Canada, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and United States.
A music video for the song was directed by Mat Whitecross and was released on 19 June 2014. The single peaked at number one in Italy, Israel, Luxembourg, Portugal, Lebanon, and the Walloon region of Belgium. It also topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. It was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 57th Grammy Awards.
Composition
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"A Sky Full of Stars" marks the band's first dance track, being outlined as an EDM track with house influences.{{cite web | url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/coldplay-ghost-stories | title=Coldplay – Ghost Stories | work=musicOMH | date=19 May 2014 | access-date=3 June 2014 | author=Bertok, Nina}}{{cite web|last=Kristobak|first=Ryan|title=Coldplay's 'A Sky Full Of Stars' Teams The Band With Avicii|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/29/coldplay-a-sky-full-of-stars_n_5234720.html|work=The Huffington Post|date=29 April 2014 |publisher=AOL|access-date=30 April 2014}} A piano-centric song which is written in the key of G♭ major, the track opens as a piano ballad, with progressive house-influenced electronic music that plays out in between verses. The song follows a chord progression of E♭m7– C♭maj9 –G♭–B♭m with a tempo of 125 beats per minute,{{cite web|author=Coldplay |url=http://m.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0134963 |title=Coldplay "A Sky Full of Stars" Sheet Music – Download & Print |publisher=M.musicnotes.com |date=2014-08-17 |access-date=2016-01-29}} and the vocals span from A♭3 to G♭5. The track has been described as "[falling] in line with the synth-heavy soundscapes of 'Midnight', but with more danceable flavor".{{cite web|last=Terry|first=Josh|title=Listen: Coldplay's new song "A Sky Full Of Stars", produced by Avicii|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/04/listen-coldplays-new-song-a-sky-full-of-stars-produced-by-avicii/|work=Consequence of Sound|date=29 April 2014 |access-date=30 April 2014}} The song's repeating chord sequence and varied melody was inspired by the work of American pop singer Katy Perry and Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (1991).{{cite magazine|last=Blistein|first=Jon|title=Chris Martin: Nirvana, Katy Perry, EDM Inspired 'Sky Full of Stars'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/chris-martin-nirvana-katy-perry-edm-inspired-sky-full-stars-20141118|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=18 November 2014|access-date=6 July 2015}}
Recording
File:Avicii @ London tentparty (cropped).jpg was invited by the band to produce "A Sky Full of Stars".]]
"A Sky Full of Stars" was recorded during the sessions for the band's sixth studio album, at their purpose-built studios the Bakery and the Beehive in North London, England. The studios were both originally constructed for work on their two previous studio albums, 2008's Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends and 2011's Mylo Xyloto.
Swedish record producer Avicii was invited by the band to collaborate on "A Sky Full of Stars". In addition to producing the track, he was also asked by lead singer Chris Martin to play and record the piano parts. However, Martin later stated in a BBC Radio 1 interview with Zane Lowe that he felt that he had "cheated" on the band by asking Avicii to play the piano instead of playing it himself.{{cite web|title=Coldplay's Chris Martin: 'I'll never write lyrics like Jay Z or Morrissey' |url=http://www.nme.com/news/coldplay/76980|work=NME|date=28 April 2014 |access-date=29 April 2014}}
Release
On 2 May 2014, "A Sky Full of Stars" was released early through Ghost Stories on the iTunes Store worldwide and on Spotify.{{cite web|date=2 May 2014|title=A Sky Full Of Stars available to download|url=http://coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=1542|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502213828/http://coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=1542|archive-date=2 May 2014|access-date=2 May 2014|publisher=Coldplay.com|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=https://play.spotify.com/album/5YErGPYkVAaEV04hVFdmvW |title=A Sky Full Of Stars |publisher=Spotify |access-date=6 May 2014}} On 5 May, the single was released at Google Play store in Australia. On 26 June, Coldplay announced the A Sky Full of Stars EP, which features the radio edit of the song and three bonus tracks from the Target version of Ghost Stories: "All Your Friends", the title track "Ghost Story" and "O (Reprise)". The extended play was then released on 29 June worldwide, with exception of the United States, given that those songs are already available through their exclusive deluxe edition,{{cite web|title=Coldplay: A Sky Full of Stars|url=https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Coldplay_A_Sky_Full_Of_Stars?id=Bdi25rgxfme5ar2ab5w3rzhfbcu |publisher=Google Play |access-date=6 May 2014}} although in 2021, the EP was made available in the United States on all streaming platforms.
Packaging
The single art for "A Sky Full of Stars" was etched by UK-based, Czech etching artist Mila Fürstová.{{cite web|last=Fürstová|first=Mila|title=My Secret Year with COLDPLAY|url=http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=25c5c7c0f024fcc5be033d7ab&id=4706cc3f3a|publisher=Mila Fürstová Etching|access-date=4 March 2014}} The artwork continues the motif of artworks in the Ghost Stories album cycle, which feature a scene occurring in a larger, enclosed body. Multiple figures such as angels with wings like of the Ghost Stories artwork, buildings such as a church, and objects such as a maze and a chair, also alluding to those in the Ghost Stories artwork, are depicted encased in a three-dimensional star chart. The artwork is reminiscent of Fürstová's earlier work, Other Skies, which also features various figures, buildings and objects imposed onto a star map.{{cite web|last=Pantovich|first=Mila|title=Buy Acclaimed Czech Artist Mila Fürstová's Incredible Etchings For Coldplay's Ghost Stories Album|url=http://www.justluxe.com/lifestyle/arts/feature-1954820.php|work=Lifestyle|publisher=Just Luxe|access-date=3 May 2014}}
Critical reception
"A Sky Full of Stars" received generally positive reviews upon release. Carl Williott of Idolator gave the track a positive review, stating: "Quite honestly it sounds more like a Zedd or Avicii offering than a Coldplay one, and it's certainly the loudest and most joyful cut we've heard from the album so far".{{cite web|last=Williott|first=Carl|title=Coldplay's "A Sky Full Of Stars": Hear The Massive Second Single From 'Ghost Stories'|url=http://www.idolator.com/7516195/coldplay-sky-full-of-stars-ghost-stories|work=Idolator|date=29 April 2014|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-date=5 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405153023/http://www.idolator.com/7516195/coldplay-sky-full-of-stars-ghost-stories?safari=1|url-status=dead}} Melinda Newman of HitFix had similar thoughts, calling the song "the most commercial and dance-y track so far" from the album.{{cite web|last=Newman|first=Melinda|title=Coldplay reveals new song, 'A Sky Full of Stars,' and love for One Direction |url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/coldplay-reveals-new-song-always-in-my-head-and-love-for-one-direction |work=HitFix |access-date=2 May 2014 |date=29 April 2014}} Chris De Ville of Stereogum gave "A Sky Full of Stars" an overwhelmingly positive comment, stating that the song is "the most energetic and classically Coldplay song we've heard from the album so far".{{cite web|last=De Ville|first=Chris |title=Coldplay – "A Sky Full Of Stars" |url=http://www.stereogum.com/1678810/coldplay-a-sky-full-of-stars/mp3s/ |work=Stereogum |date=29 April 2014 |access-date=30 April 2014}} Chris Martins of Spin magazine also commented relatively positively, writing that "The big-tent EDM offering is pretty satisfying in all of the ways that those things are".{{cite web|last=Martins|first=Chris |title=Hear Coldplay and Avicii's 'A Sky Full of Stars'|url=https://www.spin.com/2014/04/coldplay-a-sky-full-of-stars-stream-always-in-my-head/|work=Spin |date=29 April 2014 |access-date=30 April 2014}}
Consequence of Sound's wrote the song "starts off as a heartfelt piano ballad before flourishes of pounding electronics take over the chorus" and noted that it "falls in line with the synth-heavy soundscapes of 'Midnight', but with more danceable flavor."{{cite web|last=Terry|first=Josh|title=Listen: Coldplay's new song "A Sky Full Of Stars", produced by Avicii |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/04/listen-coldplays-new-song-a-sky-full-of-stars-produced-by-avicii/|publisher=Consequence of Sound|access-date=2 May 2014|date=29 April 2014}} Zane Lowe of BBC Radio 1 named the track his 'Hottest Record' for 29 April 2014.{{cite web|title=Coldplay – A Sky Full Of Stars |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01y69cw |work=BBC Radio 1|publisher=BBC |access-date=30 April 2014}} However, a negative review came from Carolyn Menyes of Music Times who criticized the song for "lack[ing] a personality or heart, something that the best Coldplay songs are chock full of".{{cite web|last=Menyes|first=Carolyn |title=Genres Rock REVIEW: Coldplay new single 'A Sky Full Of Stars' falls flat despite Avicii's glitzy production [LISTEN] |url=http://www.musictimes.com/articles/5799/20140429/review-coldplay-new-single-sky-full-stars-falls-flat-despite.htm |work=Music Times |access-date=2 May 2014 |date=29 April 2014}} Josh Modell of The A.V. Club panned it as a "blatantly pandering, album-interrupting, mood-f*cking-up [track]".{{cite web |url=http://www.avclub.com/review/coldplay-goes-quiet-ghost-stories-one-terrible-not-204733 |title=Coldplay goes quiet on Ghost Stories, with one terrible, notable exception |work=The A.V. Club |date=19 May 2014 |access-date=21 May 2014 |author=Modell, Josh}}
= Rankings =
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|+"A Sky Full of Stars" on select critic rankings ! scope="col" |Publisher ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Listicle ! scope="col" |Rank ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" |3voor12
| 2014 | style="text-align:left;" |Songs of the Year 2014 | 32 |
|---|
| scope="row" |Glamour
| 2014 | style="text-align:left;" |{{Sort|22 Best Songs of Summer 2014|The 22 Best Songs of Summer 2014}} | 15 |
| scope="row" |iHeartRadio
| 2019 | style="text-align:left;" |30 Alternative Rock Songs That Defined the 2010s | Placed |
| scope="row" |Jenesaispop
| 2014 | style="text-align:left;" |Best Songs 2014 | 8 |
| scope="row" |KROQ-FM
| 2024 | style="text-align:left;" |Top 500 Songs from the Last 30 Years | 345 |
| scope="row" |NPO Radio 2
| 2023 | style="text-align:left;" |Top 2000 | 68 |
| scope="row" |Panorama
| 2014 | style="text-align:left;" |{{Sort|25 Best Songs of 2014|The 25 Best Songs of 2014}} | 6 |
Chart performance
Within 24 hours of its iTunes release, the track had sold 121,690 units worldwide,{{cite web|title=Biggest Selling iTunes Artists within last 24 hours|url=http://www.kingsofar.com/2014/05/02/biggest-selling-itunes-artists-within-last-24-hours/|publisher=Kings of A&R|access-date=2 May 2014}} peaking at number one in 86 countries on the iTunes Store Charts.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} The song would reach the top 10 of nearly every country it charted in, including the bands' homeland country, the United Kingdom where it reached number 9 on UK Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20140706/7501/|title=2014-07-12 Top 40 Official Singles Chart UK Archive - Official Charts|website=Official Charts |access-date=30 September 2014}} The single enjoyed massive commercial success in Australia and New Zealand. In Australia, the song reached number two on the ARIA Charts,{{cite web |url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/46909/justice-crew's-eighth-week-at-the-top |title=Justice Crew's EIGHTH week at the top |publisher=ARIA Charts |date=29 June 2014 |access-date=25 Dec 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912180555/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/46909/justice-crew's-eighth-week-at-the-top |archive-date=12 September 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} their highest-charting single since 2008's "Viva La Vida",{{cite web |url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/46943/chartifacts-tuesday-1st-july-2014 |title=Chartifacts Tuesday 1st July 2014 |publisher=ARIA Charts |date=1 July 2014 |access-date=25 Dec 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225064340/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/46943/chartifacts-tuesday-1st-july-2014 |archive-date=25 December 2015 |url-status=dead }} and became one of their three highest-charting singles in the country.{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=coldplay&cat=s|title=Search for: Coldplay|access-date=8 February 2018}} In the week starting 27 November 2023, the single once again returned to the same charts, entering at number 43.{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2023-11-27|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles for week of 27 November 2023|publisher=ARIA Charts|date=24 November 2023|accessdate=24 November 2023}} In New Zealand, the song reached number two on New Zealand Singles Chart,{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2014-05-09 |title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart |publisher=Recorded Music NZ |date=12 May 2014 |access-date=9 May 2014}} becoming the band's highest-charting single to date and their fifth top-ten single in the country.{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Coldplay&titel=A+Sky+Full+Of+Stars&cat=s |title=Coldplay – A Sky Full of Stars |publisher=charts.nz. Hung Medien |access-date=9 May 2014}}
On 31 May 2014, the song reached its peak of #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it their third American top 10 hit and first since their number-one single "Viva la Vida" in 2008.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6092276/michael-jackson-coldplay-hot-100-top-10-john-legend-no-1|magazine=Billboard|title=Michael Jackson, Coldplay Hit Hot 100's Top 10; John Legend Still No. 1|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=2014-05-21|access-date=2014-05-21}} It also became their first number-one single on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart. "A Sky Full of Stars" was the band's second number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2014-07-12/dance-club-play-songs|title=Hot Dance Club Songs |magazine=Billboard|date= 12 July 2014|access-date=3 June 2014}} The song has sold over a million digital copies in the U.S. as of November 2014.{{cite web |url=https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-shake-it-off-back-on-top-221932843.html |title=Chart Watch: 'Shake It Off' Back On Top |author= Paul Grein |date=5 November 2014 |work=Yahoo! Music (Chart Watch)}}
Music video
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The official music video was directed by Mat Whitecross and the shooting took place on King Street, Newtown, Sydney, on 17 June 2014.{{cite web|title=Video for new Coldplay single stars King St in Newtown and 250 extras|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/inner-west/video-for-new-coldplay-single-stars-king-st-in-newtown-and-250-extras/story-fngr8h4f-1226961021308|publisher=Daily Telegraph|access-date=18 August 2014}} It was released on 19 June 2014.
At the beginning of the video, Martin walks down King Street dressed as a one-man band, singing the first verse of the song. Then he reaches the other members of the band (also dressed as one-man bands) and, together, they play the instrumental refrain. Martin is then seen walking through the street, without the other members, while he sings the second verse. At the end of the video the band reunites in a square, singing and playing the final part of the song with a crowd of fans. While Martin is singing the final part, many paper-made stars are blown into the square.
An alternate music video, produced by design studio Artisan, shows the band performing the song in a dark room where an animation of stars is projected onto the floor. The musicians interact with the projection and the stars swirl and fly around following their movements.{{cite web|url=https://www.bildstudios.com/works/coldplay-sky-full-of-stars|title=Coldplay - A Sky Full of Stars (alternate music video)|website=bildstudios|accessdate=26 August 2021}} During an interview, Martin revealed this version was actually the original idea for the music video, but was later scrapped and they decided to shoot a new video in Sydney.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrlvOk052PM|title=Chris Martin - Interview with Jim Shearer|website=YouTube|date=8 December 2014 |accessdate=26 August 2021}} However, snippets from the Artisan video were included in the official one and they can be seen playing on the TV screens in a shop's showcase.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPRjCeoBqrI#t=137|title=Coldplay - A Sky Full of Stars (Official Video)|website=YouTube|date=19 June 2014|accessdate=26 August 2021}}
Live performances
File:A Head Full of Dreams Tour, Wembley Stadium.jpg, as Coldplay perform "A Sky Full of Stars" during a concert on their A Head Full of Dreams Tour.]]
"A Sky Full of Stars" was first played in closed-audience performances. The band, when performing the song before the release of the "A Sky Full of Stars" single, would routinely ask the audience not to record their performance of the song, in an attempt to prevent the song from leaking ahead of its release. Despite their intentions, the song was leaked after their performance of the song during the opening night of their Ghost Stories Promotional Tour at E-Werk in Cologne, Germany on 25 April 2014.{{cite web|author=Sparky|title=Coldplay perform two shows in front of delighted German fans! (Mega review)|url=http://www.coldplaying.com/coldplay-perform-live-in-germany/|publisher=Coldplaying.com|access-date=29 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331183021/http://www.coldplaying.com/coldplay-perform-live-in-germany/|archive-date=31 March 2016|url-status=dead}} The song was premiered live on the 29 April 2014 airing of BBC Two music television show Later... with Jools Holland.{{cite web |title=Coldplay due to perform on Jools Holland (April 29th) & flashbacks to previous shows! |url=http://www.coldplaying.com/coldplay-due-perform-jools-holland-april-29th-flashbacks-previous-shows/ |publisher=Coldplaying.com |date=11 April 2014 |access-date=29 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516154421/https://coldplaying.com/coldplay-due-perform-jools-holland-april-29th-flashbacks-previous-shows/ |archive-date=16 May 2017 |url-status=dead }} The band then performed the song on Saturday Night Live on 3 May 2014. The band also performed the song on The Graham Norton Show, in the UK, on 30 May 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7516951/coldplay-snl-saturday-night-live-magic|title=Coldplay Perform "Magic" & "A Sky Full Of Stars" On 'Saturday Night Live': Watch – Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com|work=Idolator|last=Williott|first=Carl|date=3 May 2014|access-date=4 May 2014|archive-date=23 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523155421/http://www.idolator.com/7516951/coldplay-snl-saturday-night-live-magic|url-status=dead}}
In popular culture
{{See also|List of cover versions of Coldplay songs}}
At the Apple 2014 Event held on September 9 of that year, "A Sky Full of Stars" was the song of choice when the first introduction video unveiled the Apple Watch.
At the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, this song was played after the national anthem of two teams in every matches.
"A Sky Full of Stars" was played during the 2020 Democratic National Convention and after the acceptance speeches of U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris following their victory in the 2020 presidential election on November 7, 2020. Dana Bash of CNN noted the significance of the song choice for Biden as it was the favourite song of his late son Beau Biden.{{cite news |last1=Arnowitz |first1=Leora |title=Coldplay's 'Sky Full of Stars' was played at Biden celebration for a very special reason |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/11/07/biden-coldplay-beau-bidens-favorite-song-played-sky-full-of-stars/6210374002/ |access-date=8 November 2020 |work=USA Today |date=7 November 2020}}
The song was also played during the 3-Point Shootout of the 2015 NBA All-Star Game weekend.
It was also chosen by the players of English football team Liverpool F.C. to play during the celebrations as they lifted the 2019–20 Premier League, their first league title in 30 years.{{cite web |last1=Reilly |first1=Nick |title=Liverpool to play Kanye West and Coldplay's music during Anfield title celebrations |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/liverpool-to-play-kanye-west-and-coldplays-music-during-anfield-title-celebrations-2712976 |website=NME.com |date=22 July 2020 |publisher=Bandlab Technologies Ltd. |access-date=21 July 2021}}
Taron Egerton performed the song as his character Johnny for the 2021 animated film, Sing 2; the song was also included on the film's soundtrack.
On Paulo Dybala's presentation day at his new club AS Roma in 2022, the song was played in front of massive crowd of Roma fans;{{Cite tweet |author=Niporwifi |number=1552022687723266049 |user=niporwifi |title=No recuerdo una presentación de un futbolista más espectacular que esta de Dybala con la Roma. (I don't remember a more spectacular presentation of a footballer than this one by Dybala with Roma.) |date=26 July 2022 |access-date=10 April 2023}} it was also previously played during the post-match celebration of Juventus FC after their game against S.S. Lazio – Dybala's final match with the club.
In 2023, American television station CBS, and its sports division CBS Sports, included the song in a six-minute long video tribute to the SEC on CBS that they posted on social media, as the network's contract with the conference expired following the 2023 SEC Championship Game. The tribute video, which also included High Hopes by Panic! at the Disco and Hall of Fame by The Script, later aired during CBS's pregame show.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, and Will Champion; "A Sky Full of Stars" additionally written by Avicii
| total_length = 13:22
| title1 = A Sky Full of Stars
| note1 = Radio Edit
| length1 = 3:56
| title2 = All Your Friends
| length2 = 3:32
| title3 = Ghost Story
| length3 = 4:17
| title4 = O
| note4 = Reprise
| length4 = 1:37
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download – Hardwell Remix
| title1 = A Sky Full of Stars
| note1 = Hardwell Remix
| length1 = 5:13
}}
{{Track listing
| total_length = 34:12
| title1 = A Sky Full of Stars
| length1 = 4:28
| title2 = Midnight
| note2 = Phones 4AM Remix
| length2 = 10:56
| title3 = Midnight
| note3 = Henrik Schwarz Remix
| length3 = 8:42
| title4 = Midnight
| note4 = Jon Hopkins Remix
| length4 = 10:06
}}
Personnel
Adapted from Ghost Stories liner notes.{{cite AV media |people=Coldplay |year=2014 |title=Ghost Stories |medium=Digital download |publisher=Parlophone }}
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;Coldplay
- Chris Martin – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jonny Buckland – lead guitar
- Guy Berryman – bass guitar
- Will Champion – drums, backing vocals, programming
;Additional musicians
- Avicii – piano, keyboards
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;Technical personnel
- Avicii – production
- Paul Epworth – production
- Rik Simpson – production
- Daniel Green – production
;Artistic personnel
- Mila Fürstová – artwork
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Charts
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= Weekly charts =
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= Year-end charts =
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| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40){{cite web|url=http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2018|title=Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2018|access-date=24 March 2020|publisher=Mahasz}}
| 74 |
| scope="row"| Portugal Full Track Download (AFP){{cite web|url=http://www.audiogest.pt/documents/files/top_vendas/Top_200_2018.xls|title=Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 200 FTD 2018|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|language=pt|access-date=September 19, 2020}}
| 199 |
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2024)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Portugal (AFP){{cite web|url=https://www.audiogest.pt/documents/files/Top%20Trimestral_AFP-AUDIOGEST_Sem01-52_2024_v2.pdf|title=Top 200 Singles YTD – Semanas 01 a 52 de 2024|page=11|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|access-date=2 April 2025|language=pt-pt}}
| 181 |
= Decade-end charts =
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| scope="row"| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/hot-rock-songs|title=Decade-End Charts: Hot Rock Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216120649/https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/hot-rock-songs|archive-date=December 16, 2019|url-status=live}}
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=8|title=A Sky Full of Stars|artist=Coldplay|type=single|relyear=2014|certyear=2024|access-date=16 April 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|award=Gold|artist=Coldplay|title=A Sky Full of Stars|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2016}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|artist=Coldplay|title=A Sky Full of Stars|relyear=2014|access-date=1 July 2016|certyear=2016}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|artist=Coldplay|title=A Sky Full of Stars|relyear=2014|certyear=2017|access-date=22 August 2017}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|artist=Coldplay|title=A Sky Full of Stars|id=12501|relyear=2014|access-date=30 May 2023|certyear=2023|refname=DEN}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|award=Gold|type=single|artist=Coldplay|title=A Sky Full of Stars|relyear=2014|certyear=2015|access-date=11 November 2016}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|artist=Coldplay|title=A Sky Full of Stars|relyear=2014|relmonth=5|certyear=2022|access-date=11 November 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|award=Platinum|number=5|type=single|artist=Coldplay|title=A Sky Full of Stars|relyear=2014|certyear=2017|certweek=26|access-date=3 July 2017}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|artist=Coldplay|title=A Sky Full Of Stars|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2014|certyear=2016|access-date=25 June 2017}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum|number=4|type=single|artist=Coldplay|title=A Sky Full of Stars|access-date=15 December 2024|relyear=2014|certyear=2024|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Coldplay|title=A Sky Full of Stars|award=Platinum|number=5|type=single|relyear=2014|certyear=2024|certref={{cite web|url=https://www.audiogest.pt/documents/files/Top%20Trimestral_AFP-AUDIOGEST_Sem01-52_2024_v2.pdf|title=Top 200 Álbuns Fusão YTD – Semanas 1 a 52 de 2024 – De 29/12/2023 a 26/12/2024 |website=Audiogest |page=3 |language=pt |access-date=30 January 2025}}|access-date=30 January 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=Spain|type=single|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=2014|certyear=2024|artist=Coldplay|title=A Sky Full of Stars|accessdate=16 September 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|award=Platinum|type=single|artist=Coldplay|title=A Sky Full of Stars|relyear=2014|access-date=9 January 2015|certyear=2014}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Platinum|number=4|type=single|artist=Coldplay|title=A Sky Full of Stars|relyear=2014|certyear=2024|id=12926-1754-1|access-date=8 November 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|number=4|type=single|artist=Coldplay|title=A Sky Full of Stars|relyear=2014|certyear=2023|access-date=17 April 2023}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|certyear=2014|relyear=2014|artist=Coldplay|title=A Sky Full of Stars|award=Platinum|type=single|certmonth=8|streamsonly=true|id=5522|access-date=25 December 2020|refname=DEN1}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|certyear=2014|relyear=2014|artist=Coldplay|title=A Sky Full of Stars|award=Platinum|certref={{cite web|access-date=15 October 2014 |title= Top 100 Streaming - Semana 41: del 06.10.2014 al 12.10.2014|url= http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/2704-streaming-semana-41-2014 |publisher= PROMUSICAE|format = PDF|language = es}}|type=single|streamsonly=true|access-date=25 December 2020}}
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Release history
See also
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|VPRjCeoBqrI|"A Sky Full of Stars" Official music video}}
- {{Vimeo|111166101|"A Sky Full of Stars" (Alternative version)}}
- {{YouTube|ljuyyXMYT-M|"A Sky Full of Stars" (Live)}}
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