Live in Buenos Aires (Coldplay album)
Live in Buenos Aires is the fifth live album by Coldplay, released on 7 December 2018.[1] The album was recorded on 14 and 15 November 2017 in La Plata, which was the final concert of the A Head Full of Dreams Tour.
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Released | 7 December 2018 | |||
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Studio | The Beehive, London | |||
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Producer | Rik Simpson | |||
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The Butterfly Package cover | ||||
The artwork for the Live and Video compilation album, The Butterfly Package |
Live in Buenos Aires and Live in São Paulo are both featured in Coldplay's seventh compilation album, The Butterfly Package. Live in São Paulo was filmed on 7 and 8 November 2017. The set also includes the film Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams, directed by Mat Whitecross, a career-spanning documentary.[2] Its release marks the first time a Coldplay concert has been released in full.[3]
Packaging
The album was made available as a two-DVD/two-CD set and a two-DVD/three gold vinyl set. The package has been labelled "The Butterfly Package".[4] A two-CD set featuring only Live in Buenos Aires was also made available. Digitally, the album was made available to stream and download, while the concert film is only available to download.[3] The Icelandic artist Kristjana S. Williams created the artwork for the package.[5]
Promotion
The band had announced the release of the A Head Full of Dreams documentary in mid-October.[6] The following week, the set was announced by the band on social media with a clip of them performing "Viva la Vida", on November 2 live performance of "Fix You" and on November 29, "A Head Full of Dreams"[2] To promote the premiere of A Head Full of Dreams on Amazon Prime Video, Coldplay premiered three live tracks through Amazon Music from 26 October: "Stayin' Alive" (live at Glastonbury) with Barry Gibb; "Us Against the World" (live in Leipzig) and "Don't Panic" (live in Paris).[7]
Controversy
The newspaper El Día of La Plata, the city where the concert took place in Argentina, questioned the album's/video's title for including the city name Buenos Aires, which is located a distant 60 kilometers away from La Plata. According to the article, "Although for many this situation is a trifle, for others it is a great disappointment when their idols do not name their city, especially after years and years of having crossed the highway to go see these great events. That's why the disappointment, being local, is greater, they feel ignored."[8]
Track listing
All tracks written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin, except where noted.
2 CDs / Digital download
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "A Head Full of Dreams" | 4:59 |
2. | "Yellow" | 5:50 |
3. | "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" (Berryman, Buckland, Champion, Martin, Peter Allen, Adrienne Anderson) | 4:04 |
4. | "The Scientist" | 6:28 |
5. | "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" | 4:34 |
6. | "Paradise" | 6:59 |
7. | "Always in My Head" | 3:41 |
8. | "Magic" | 4:45 |
9. | "Everglow" | 4:55 |
10. | "Clocks" | 4:20 |
11. | "Midnight" (Berryman, Buckland, Champion, Jon Hopkins, Martin) | 1:45 |
12. | "Charlie Brown" | 5:46 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hymn for the Weekend" | 4:00 |
2. | "Fix You" | 5:27 |
3. | "Viva la Vida" | 4:11 |
4. | "Adventure of a Lifetime" (Berryman, Buckland, Champion, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Martin) | 5:06 |
5. | "De Música Ligera" (Gustavo Cerati, Zeta Bosio) (covering Soda Stereo) | 6:09 |
6. | "Colour Spectrum" | 1:57 |
7. | "In My Place" | 4:37 |
8. | "Amor Argentina" | 5:16 |
9. | "Something Just like This" (Andrew Taggart, Berryman, Buckland, Champion, Martin) (by The Chainsmokers & Coldplay) | 4:04 |
10. | "A Sky Full of Stars" (Berryman, Buckland, Champion, Martin, Tim Bergling) | 4:36 |
11. | "Up & Up" | 8:45 |
12. | "End Credits" | 2:03 |
Total length: | 1:54:11 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "A Head Full of Dreams" | |
2. | "Yellow" | |
3. | "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" (Berryman, Buckland, Champion, Martin, Peter Allen, Adrienne Anderson) | |
4. | "The Scientist" | |
5. | "Birds" | |
6. | "Paradise" | |
7. | "Always in My Head" | |
8. | "Magic" | |
9. | "Everglow" | |
10. | "Clocks" | |
11. | "Midnight" (Berryman, Buckland, Champion, Jon Hopkins, Martin) | |
12. | "Charlie Brown" | |
13. | "Hymn for the Weekend" | |
14. | "Fix You" | |
15. | "Viva la Vida" | |
16. | "Adventure of a Lifetime" (Berryman, Buckland, Champion, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Martin) | |
17. | "Colour Spectrum" | |
18. | "Us Against the World" | |
19. | "In My Place" | |
20. | "Paulistanos" (a.k.a. "Brasileiros") | |
21. | "Something Just Like This" (Andrew Taggart, Berryman, Buckland, Champion, Martin) (by The Chainsmokers & Coldplay) | |
22. | "A Sky Full of Stars" (Berryman, Buckland, Champion, Martin, Tim Bergling) | |
23. | "Up & Up" | |
24. | "End Credits" | |
Total length: | 2:00:04 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams" | 1:44:35 |
Total length: | 1:44:35 |
Personnel
- Guy Berryman – bass guitar, keyboard, backing vocals
- Jonny Buckland – electric guitar, keyboard, backing vocals
- Will Champion – drums, electronic drums, backing vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar, piano; lead vocals on "In My Place"
- Chris Martin – lead vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, piano; backing vocals on "In My Place"
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP)[42] | Gold | 50,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI)[43] | Silver | 60,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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