Everyday Life (song)
"Everyday Life" is a song by British rock band Coldplay from their eighth studio album of the same name.[1] It was released as a single on 3 November 2019, and appears on the second side of the album Sunset.[2] The song was written by the band members and produced by The Dream Team.[3]
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| Single by Coldplay | ||||
| from the album Everyday Life | ||||
| Released | 3 November 2019 | |||
| Length | 4:18 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
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| "Everyday Life" on YouTube | ||||
Music video
The music video for the song premiered on 9 December 2019; it was directed by Karena EvansKarena Evans]] and shot in three countries: South Africa, Morocco and Ukraine for ubuntu on South African broadcaster Soweto TV. Ubuntu is the Xhosa language and a voice explains: "It means humanity, because we will always need the next, one hand washes the other. "Ubuntu" is helping others, your brothers and sisters, even if you don't know them."
Live performances
The song had its world premiere on the 2 November 2019 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live, which was hosted by Kristen Stewart.[4] The song was also performed live on 27 November 2019 on the Annie Mac Show on BBC Radio 1.
Critical reception
Rob Arcand of Spin magazine called the song a return to form, stating that "[i]t's a heartfelt return to the kind of lush balladry that the band built their reputation on, with gorgeous production and performance elements lending weight to the kind of broad, arena-rock universalisms present in the lyrics."[5]
