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"A Sky Full of Stars" is a song by the British rock band Coldplay. It was released in May 2014 as the second single from their sixth 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.
Coldplay collaborated with Barbadian singer Rihanna (pictured in 2018) for the song "Princess of China" in 2011. Coldplay collaborated with American singer Cat Power (pictured in 2018) for the title track of the film Wish I Was Here (2014). The song "A Sky Full of Stars" features production from Swedish producer Avicii (pictured in 2014).
[32] Coldplay was also the musical act for 3 May airing of NBC late-night sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live and performed "Magic" and "A Sky Full of Stars". It was the band's fifth appearance on the show. [33]
"A Sky Full of Stars" Won [180] 2016 Coldplay Group of the Year Won [181] 2017 "Hymn for the Weekend" Top 10 Singles of the Year Won [182] 2018 "Something Just Like This" (w/ the Chainsmokers) Party Song of the Year Won [183] 2020 Coldplay Group of the Year Won [184] "Orphans" Rock Single of the Year Won 2022 Coldplay Group of the Year ...
Regarding singles, "Viva la Vida" marked the first time a British act peaked at number one in the United States and United Kingdom simultaneously in nearly four decades; [15] "Paradise" became the highest-selling rock song of 2011 in the latter region; [16] and "A Sky Full of Stars" was an iTunes chart-topper in more than 70 markets. [17]
"A Sky Full of Stars" [258] 21 May 2014 The Ellen DeGeneres Show "Magic" · "A Sky Full of Stars" [259] 30 May 2014 England The Graham Norton Show "A Sky Full of Stars" [260] 13 June 2014 Japan Music Station "Viva la Vida" · "A Sky Full of Stars" [261] 23 June 2014 Australia The Voice "A Sky Full of Stars" · "Magic" [262] 24 June 2014 Sunrise
" A Sky Full of Stars" Minecraft Note Block Songs 4 [98] Kina Grannis: United States 2011 "Fix You" Stairwells [99] 2017 "Yellow" Non-album single [100] Catriona Gray: Philippines 2012 "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" Non-album single (YouTube exclusive) [101] Gregorian: Germany 2003 "Clocks" Masters of Chant Chapter IV [102] 2007 "Fix You"
"Hymn for the Weekend" received generally positive reviews from critics. Jody Rosen of Billboard called it "the album's grooviest". [7] Helen Brown of The Daily Telegraph wrote: "Beyoncé makes more of her appearance on 'Hymn for the Weekend', bringing her chunky harmonies and no-nonsense brass section to a peppy little excursion into indie R&B which opens with a paradisiacal fanfare and finds ...