Official Tracklist!!!

[valypan]

We've finished the album and it goes a little like this. PH pic.twitter.com/v2NnLnK

Mylo Xyloto
Hurts Like Heaven
Paradise
Charlie Brown
Us Against The World
M.M.I.X.
Every Teardrop is a waterfall
Major Minus
U.F.O.
Princess of China
Up In Flames
A hopeful transmission
Don´t let it break your heart
Up With The Birds

http://coldplay.com/uploads/tracklisting.jpg

[the_escapist]

awesomeeeee!!!!

[LoversInJapan]

YAY!

[Brent]

:stunned:

[I hope to fix you]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYY

[the_escapist]

I love the tracklist! every song has its own symbol!

[coldplay♪♫♪]

YAAAAAAAAAAAY

[the_escapist]

I guess the big incognita is this song called M.M.I.X

[Brent]

:stunned: :stunned:

[cleeson7]

YEEEEEEEEEE

[Jack DC 93]

14 songs? That's a shock.

But Hurts Like Heaven and Princess of China are on there, which makes me really happy :D

[CharlieBrown]

FINALLY!!!! YESS YESS YESS!!!! ITS EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED AND MORE!
Hurts Like Heaven is on! and so is UFO!

[basstialbo]

shit

I nearly fell seat

[coldplayfan24]

I think MMIX and possibly one other will be short instrumentals

[LFDianne]

Ha!

DLIBYH = Don´t Let it Break Your Heart

[TwistedPolitik]

Just saw this on Facebook!

[coldplay♪♫♪]

M.M.I.X.
?

[valypan]

We got 14 songs! Isn ´t it just awesome???

[Brent]

Pants=pooped

[Harondor]

Oh my GOD !!!!!

[juanif94]

I'm on shock!!! :o

This was way unexpected!

and wait... omg... 14 songs?? this album's gonna be HUGE :wacky:

[DundahMifflin]

Fuck yeah!

Totally just made my day.

[Brent]

O

M

God

[TwistedPolitik]

Yes, Major Minus! :D

[Steph589]

I love the tracklist! every song has its own symbol!

This is what I've just tweeted! Totally love it!

[Phoebeo]

:dazzled:

I love you Coldplay.

[ilovechriss]

weuygfrhejkdfhuvghwjkld; :D:D:D:D:D who''s excited?: *raise hands*

[twitchy517]

Wooohooo!!! And the symbols are pretty darn cool too!

[Prospector]

14 :stunned: REALLY? :shocked2:

[ilovechriss]

weuygfrhejkdfhuvghwjkld; :D:D:D:D:D who''s excited?: *raise hands*

[juanif94]

Where's Car Kids? :thinking:

[twitchy517]

dp

[basstialbo]

M.M.I.X = in the roman numbers = 2009

[juanif94]

Great to see that there are songs that we never expected to be on the album like MMIX :awesome:

[periahdark]

I just went insane with excitedness!! AAHHHHHH!!!

[DundahMifflin]

Pants=pooped

LOL, this.

I'm happy we've only heard six of the fourteen songs. I AM EXCITE.

[Brent]

:D

:thinking:

Ahhhhh

[Dvid]

IM SO FU C NG Happy right now!

[filiprasmusson]

Thank you coldplay, thank you. This Album is going to be LEGENDARY!;)

[l0wxo2]

Who else is excited for 14 songs?! I was thinking it would be 10. Hurry up and get here October!!

[Brent]

Can't. Speak. Only. Smilies.

:freak:

:stunned: :happy: :dance: :confused:

[Lexis]

Just saw it on the Bookface!

Awesome!
14 songs sounds like a lot!
http://www.imgdumper.nl/uploads4/4e6a5466de79c/4e6a5466d475f-Schermafbeelding_2011-09-09_om_20.00.54.png

[Dvid]

mmix ? anyone more info is it a song or a remix thingie?

[ilovechriss]

woooohooooo my mum hates me for screaming and dancing so loud,

[Corkus]

Moving to Mars is officially a B-side. Gay.

[squibby92]

i'm over the moon, Charlie Brown, Us Against The World and Hurts Like Heaven have made my day :D 14 songs too! Glad to see Chris got his way with the number of tracks in the end. God dammit I can't wait for the 21st of October now!!!

[Pink]

OH! Excited that there will be more unheard songs than expected! Love the little song icons!

[ilovechriss]

Moving to Mars is officially a B-side. Gay.

:(

[Prospector]

So the CK symbol is for Us Against The World?

[Dvid]

mmix = 2011 ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals

[Lexis]

By the way, I totally love the icons at the bottom of the artwork.
And I count 4 songs starting with the letter 'U'. Chris said he wanted 3 starting with the same letter.

[JJB]

15 tracks actually!!! Anyone else notice when pairing up symbols that the Car Kids symbol comes between CB and UATW? 15 tracks i think, Car Kids is a hidden one!!! :D

[ilovechriss]

it's only a few days from now.. :P

[Phoebeo]

Ha!

DLIBYH = Don´t Let it Break Your Heart

Cheesy name. :blank:

[jc90]

Lovin' the symbols that go with the songs

[Strawberry Swinger]

Finally! Happy to see so many songs, I can barely wait for the album... I just wish that the damn ETIAW wasn't there and MTM was... I am sad that they don't see how amazing MTM is... :( :( :(

[Brent]

Moving to Mars is officially a B-side. Gay.

Yes. More homosexual, actually, than two men having sex: A level of gayness not yet reached by humanity.

[ilovechriss]

Cheesy name. :blank:

:nod: but i'm sure it's a great track :)

[bedtime83]

14 songs? I bet a couple of tracks are very short instrumental/intermissions like MX, MMIX & A Hopeful Transmission.

Might be completely wrong but thats my guess!

[In a telescope lens]

squeeeeeee!!! I'm so excited!!! :dance::dance::dance:

And I agree, I like the symbols that go with each song!

[Brent]

mmix = 2011 ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals

No, 2009.

The I is before the x.

[Mrk]

woohoo 14 songs!
And U.F.O and A Hopeful Transmission are on the album :dance:

[Lexis]

15 tracks actually!!! Anyone else notice when pairing up symbols that the Car Kids symbol comes between CB and UATW? 15 tracks i think, Car Kids is a hidden one!!! :D

Great find! But now MMIX or Us against the World doesn't have a symbol..!

[Lexis]

By the way, why does UFO have a 'shark' icon?

[JJB]

So the CK symbol is for Us Against The World?

No, because that would mean all the symbols shift up one :confused: so the ETIAW has to match. I reckon MMIX is an instrumental so doesn't get its own symbol, and Car Kids is a hidden track at the end of Charlie Brown!!! :D

[Corkus]

Yes. More homosexual, actually, than two men having sex: A level of gayness not yet reached by humanity.
Exactly. Figures Coldplay would be the one to break that glass ceiling of gayness. :P

Some terrible track names for sure, and ETIAW into Major Minus has to be the album transition from hell (at least I can skip it in one chunk), but at least the latter half of the album is stacked with thus-far unheard material.

[JJB]

Great find! But now MMIX or Us against the World doesn't have a symbol..!

MMIX I think is the weird windmill thing between the CK and the teardrop :)

[periahdark]

14 songs? I bet a couple of tracks are very short instrumental/intermissions like MX, MMIX & A Hopeful Transmission.

Might be completely wrong but thats my guess!

I hope not!! I really want them to be decently lengthed tracks. 3.5 to 5 mins hopefully (I know it;s asking a lot...)

[Blue Nails]

OH YES 14 tracks and Hurts Like Heaven and I think 7 or 6 songs we haven't heard :dance:
And the colours :dazzled:

Funny, for a tiny second I thought 'that's a fake' because it looks like just another 'guess the tracklist'-tracklist :lol:

[Blue Nails]

Dp

[periahdark]

I'm disappointed that ETIAW is on the album. Not because I don't like it, but because now the artwork won't be on my phone since Moving to Mars' official artwork is the EP's text on white. (I'm a fanatic for having all the single artworks with their respective B-sides as tracks.)

[Tom8]

Could M.M.I.X be a reference to 2009, when the band had initially said the 5th album was going to come out, only for it to be scrapped/delayed?

[Dvid]

No, 2009.

The I is before the x.

cheers

[SeeYouSoon42]

Cannot wait!! My only concern is there may be a few too many songs and it may bog the album down but I hope I am wrong very wrong!!

[Phoebeo]

:nod: but i'm sure it's a great track :)

I think so too. I said the same thing about HLH, and it's a great song.

[squibby92]

there's a logo for each song. 14 songs, 14 logos. just count them not hard to work it out. UATW logo is a CK turned sideways, making it look like a person, I doubt Car Kids made the album otherwise surely it'd be there or an extra logo would be

[footyfan10]

Soooooooooooo many songs!!!!!!!! This is AWESOME!!!

[periahdark]

I really like how each song has an icon. Strange that UATW got the Car Kids logo though. I expected Car Kids to be a lyric of a song, so I would have assumed that logo to go with said song.

[DundahMifflin]

I've mentioned it before, but I am severely glad all of our prediction of hearing half the album turned out to be false. All the festival songs are great, and the only song I plan on listening to is "Paradise" until October 24.

We love you, Coldplay! You made my day.

[Prospector]

There must be some short songs there. Eveything we heard until now are normal lenght songs (expect MX), so how to fit those 4-4 1/2 minutes song in a 42-45 minute album with 14 tracks?

[Steph589]

My only perplexity is ETIAW in that position in the middle of the record...

[Tash]

4xU
3xM

[Texasluvsjonny]

Songs and symbols and symbols and songs :awesome:

[notlost92]

I'M EXCITED. No more cynicism from me (although I never really was about anything other than the ETIAW title)!!!!!!! I'm ecstatic that there are so many songs, and I can't wait for the songs we haven't heard (especially Up in Flames since R42 keeps talking it up) :dance: Overall, I'm super super pleased! Also, I'm not going to criticize titles before I hear the songs themselves.

I also love the symbols at the bottom, that is awesome.

Now I think I'll avoid listening to any other new songs that they debut live, because I want to leave some surprises for the album release!

[Prospector]

My only perplexity is ETIAW in that position in the middle of the record...

Me too. Chris said it would be on the end, they played it as the set closer, it just doesn't make too much sense.

[TwistedPolitik]

I'm expecting this album to be 60 minutes or so in all honesty

[AmbroseCadwell]

My parents saw this on facebook before I did!
I want to hear Up With The Birds now, Coldplay's album-closers have always been EPIC.

[the_escapist]

We have to give some credit to the boys. I think that it is a fantastic tracklisting, especially considering that it has 14 tracks. Furthermore, there is at least one track (M.M.I.X.) which we have never heard about. I concur with the comment that the transition from ETIAW to Major Minus won't be the best one, but we already got such transition in the ETIAW-EP. The best thing about this tracklisting is the fact that each song get's its own symbol, which I think it is pretty original. I really hope Mylo Xyloto is the only instrumental but I really doubt it given the rule on album's time that the band has. But who knows, I never expected a 14 tracks album. With that being said, I am now sure that I won't hear to anything else after Paradise in order to save half of the album (7 tracks) for the moment when I hear the whole thing for the first time. It's getting closer folks, the boys are back and I am sure they will rock the world AGAIN.

[jc90]

Not seeing why some are unahppy with MTM's exclusion from the album. I guess it's too bad for the average fan who may not ever know if its existence, but WE know it exists and WE heard it already.

[cackyy]

MX, hopefull transmisison, and mmix are probably a minute and half long combined, and every other song is 3-4 minutes,

[Liam4g]

well, im happy. can-not-fuck-ing-wait !!!

[Samuel_94]

OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 14 songs, this is amazing news. I'm soooo happy, i'm even not too bothered that Car Kids isn't there. It might be a b-side or hidden track although with 14 songs I doubt the latter!!!!!!!

[Jonathanpeel]

Before anyone else posts this I might as well do it :P

The symbols each represent each song (obviously)

MX= Mylo Xyloto (that's a given)
Swirl= HLH (no idea)
Butterfly= Paradise. It's on the flippin single art work
Flower= Charlie Brown. Bright red rose
CK= Us against the world. I'm thinking Car Kids became UATW and it's just a reference
M.M.I.X= Wand type thing. I think we'll understand why it's represented by that when we hear the song
Tear= Every TEARDROP is a waterfall, again a given.
Eye= Major Minus. One eye on the road and one on you.
Spaceship= U.F.O, given
Crown= Princess of China, given
Flame= Up in Flames, given
Antenna= A hopeful transmission, a antenna transmits information, audio, etc.
Broken Heart= Don't let it break your heart, given
Bird= Up with the birds, given.

Let's try to find out the wand type thing and the swirl ^.^

[NumbersGirl]

I'm extraordinarily irked that they didn't put MTM on there when they simply could have lobbed off ETIAW and attributed that to festival material.

But there are 13 songs (I'm not gonna count a song that I'll always skip), so I suppose I can't complain too much.

[notlost92]

Me too. Chris said it would be on the end, they played it as the set closer, it just doesn't make too much sense.

Maybe it'll be a transition into a quieter second half of the record, like Daylight on AROBTTH (not counting A Whisper)? :shrug:



PS- I hate MTM, so I'm glad it's not on there :P It's actually one of only 3 Coldplay songs that I don't like.

[periahdark]

Not seeing why some are unahppy with MTM's exclusion from the album. I guess it's too bad for the average fan who may not ever know if its existence, but WE know it exists and WE heard it already.

Already loving your signature haha!

[Brent]

The real victory here is for those of us who detest all the tracklistings people make up and post everywhere.

[TwistedPolitik]

I must admit I'm not a fan of some song titles and that Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall looks weird just stuck in the middle there, but I'm sure it'll all sound fine when we hear the album. There will no doubt be a lot (6, maybe 7) singles from this depending on how long they're touring for.

And like I said, I'm expecting the album to be lengthy. 55-70 minutes I think. Which could be a problem, I mean their longest album so far is X&Y and I am not a fan of that album at all, it just can't hold its own weight in my opinion.

[Cleggy]

Oh dear, 14 songs? I guess Chris won out and got what he wanted. I hope it's not too long like X&Y. The only surprise on the tracklist is MMIX, which is Roman Numerals for 2009. The rest we already knew the titles of.

Now we can finally stop all those silly tracklisting threads. Disappointed to see ETIAW on there but if there's a new mix and it works well in the context of the album I might change my mind about the song and learn to like it.

[Prospector]

My parents saw this on facebook before I did!
I want to hear Up With The Birds now, Coldplay's album-closers have always been EPIC.

That's true, DAAHF and Twisted Logic are AWESOME!

[periahdark]

Before anyone else posts this I might as well do it :P

The symbols each represent each song (obviously)

MX= Mylo Xyloto (that's a given)
Swirl= HLH (no idea)
Butterfly= Paradise. It's on the flippin single art work
Flower= Charlie Brown. Bright red rose
CK= Us against the world. I'm thinking Car Kids became UATW and it's just a reference
M.M.I.X= Wand type thing. I think we'll understand why it's represented by that when we hear the song
Tear= Every TEARDROP is a waterfall, again a given.
Eye= Major Minus. One eye on the road and one on you.
Spaceship= U.F.O, given
Crown= Princess of China, given
Flame= Up in Flames, given
Antenna= A hopeful transmission, a antenna transmits information, audio, etc.
Broken Heart= Don't let it break your heart, given
Bird= Up with the birds, given.

Let's try to find out the wand type thing and the swirl ^.^

I'm pretty sure the swirl just correlates with the look of the album. They have graffiti swirls everywhere, and since HLH is a song about graffiti, it seems to fit. Plus, the backing visuals for HLH live has swirls pretty much throughout the whole song.

[Texasluvsjonny]

You all see a "CK", I see a stick man. :confused:

[jc90]

Already loving your signature haha!

Thank You

The real victory here is for those of us who detest all the tracklistings people make up and post everywhere.

Hazzah!!!! But now they can busy themselves with what MMIX means. It seems it has already begun actually...

[Prospector]

Oh dear, 14 songs? I guess Chris won out and got what he wanted. I hope it's not too long like X&Y. The only surprise on the tracklist is MMIX, which is Roman Numerals for 2009. The rest we already knew the titles of.

Now we can finally stop all those silly tracklisting threads. Disappointed to see ETIAW on there but if there's a new mix and it works well in the context of the album I might change my mind about the song and learn to like it.

I've got the feeling it will get a looong synth intro (Violet Hill style) but that's all.

[kspillers2]

I like the vibe, (non-surprising in it's outer-spacey theme) ....just disappointed in no MTM.....but so excited, can't wait for the rest!!

[Tom8]

You all see a "CK", I see a stick man. :confused:

I see both!

[notlost92]

I don't think MMIX stands for 2009, cause it's not customary to put periods between Roman numerals and they have them on the tracklisting *is being nit-picky*

[VivaGroaning]

omg wow

really hope some of those are short/and or instrumentals. part of why VLV worked so well was its length and I hope they don't fuck this up ala X&Y.

KEEP IT SHORT AND SIMPLE!

but fuck yeah tracklisting !!!!

[danmets21]

When I saw this on Twitter during my lunch break I squeeled in my GF's ear over the phone and nearly creamed myself lol.

[TwistedPolitik]

So do we have all the festival songs then? And am I the only one who doesn't care that Moving to Mars hasn't made it? I'm more glad that Major Minus made it to be hoenst.

[Drew42LP5]

No Car Kids! No Alien Radio! Please be hidden tracks!

[Strawberry Swinger]

I'm disappointed that ETIAW is on the album. Not because I don't like it, but because now the artwork won't be on my phone since Moving to Mars' official artwork is the EP's text on white. (I'm a fanatic for having all the single artworks with their respective B-sides as tracks.)

ummm.what? :thinking:

[Prospector]

I like the idea of Moving To Mars beign a B-Side, the Viva era B-sides weren't so great as the older ones, MTM is.

[valypan]

Before anyone else posts this I might as well do it :P

The symbols each represent each song (obviously)

MX= Mylo Xyloto (that's a given)
Swirl= HLH (no idea)
Butterfly= Paradise. It's on the flippin single art work
Flower= Charlie Brown. Bright red rose
CK= Us against the world. I'm thinking Car Kids became UATW and it's just a reference
M.M.I.X= Wand type thing. I think we'll understand why it's represented by that when we hear the song
Tear= Every TEARDROP is a waterfall, again a given.
Eye= Major Minus. One eye on the road and one on you.
Spaceship= U.F.O, given
Crown= Princess of China, given
Flame= Up in Flames, given
Antenna= A hopeful transmission, a antenna transmits information, audio, etc.
Broken Heart= Don't let it break your heart, given
Bird= Up with the birds, given.

Let's try to find out the wand type thing and the swirl ^.^

I am pretty sure the swirl refers to the movement of the walking man, seen on stage during HLH: was there a spiral behind the walking man? I can´t remember.

[Anitamiracle]

So excited!! And there are 14 songs Wow!! :D

[Prospector]

I am pretty sure the swirl refers to the movement of the walking man, seen on stage during HLH: was there a spiral behind the walking man? I can´t remember.

Walking men on the left and and right, swirl in the middle.

[periahdark]

I am pretty sure the swirl refers to the movement of the walking man, seen on stage during HLH: was there a spiral behind the walking man? I can´t remember.

No, there wasn't but the centre screen had red, green and blue swirls at different times of the song.

[Jonathanpeel]

I'm pretty sure the swirl just correlates with the look of the album. They have graffiti swirls everywhere, and since HLH is a song about graffiti, it seems to fit. Plus, the backing visuals for HLH live has swirls pretty much throughout the whole song.

That's what I was thinking! Now to find out the mysterious wand type thing :sneaky:

[Marchez94]

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY guys I'm excited! It's want I wanted and even more...


MOAR MOAR MOAR MOAR...ahahahahhaha

[anacaren08]

Omg I cannot belive it!! Im so happy :D
and 14 songs!! Haha they really surprised me with that! Im so happy being a coldplayer right now. So ready for this era! :heart:

:dance:

[Prospector]

OK, I've got tired of waiting, give me the album now.

[Strawberry Swinger]

Not seeing why some are unahppy with MTM's exclusion from the album. I guess it's too bad for the average fan who may not ever know if its existence, but WE know it exists and WE heard it already.

then wtf is ETIAW doing there?! MTM is perfect!

[jc90]

am I the only one who doesn't care that Moving to Mars hasn't made it?

No, I'm with you. I mean I've heard the song, most of the people on here have heard the song. What else do you want? Would putting the song on the album make it sound better? Does it make it sound worse?

[neonhorn22]

Fourteen?!?! Wow!!

Erm...ETIAW...

Oh well, we get 13 tracks that will spite that one!!! I'm so excited!! :dazzled::dance:

[jc90]

then wtf is ETIAW doing there?! MTM is perfect!

Sorry, I should be more specific. It does not matter (to me) whether MTM is or is not on the album since we heard it already. I would be saying the same if MTM WAS on the album and (for example) Major Minus wasn't. Again, all I wanted was to hear it and its exclusion or inclusion on the main album doesn't matter.

[valypan]

Exactly. Figures Coldplay would be the one to break that glass ceiling of gayness. :P

Some terrible track names for sure, and ETIAW into Major Minus has to be the album transition from hell (at least I can skip it in one chunk), but at least the latter half of the album is stacked with thus-far unheard material.

Funny...I thought the original post referred to gay as an adjective, meaning foolish or stupid. But when you started mentioning homosexuals you seriously lost me there.

[valypan]

No, I'm with you. I mean I've heard the song, most of the people on here have heard the song. What else do you want? Would putting the song on the album make it sound better? Does it make it sound worse?

I agree. I always thought of MTM as a b-side, a beautiful b-side but a b-side nonetheless :)

[danmets21]

Before anyone else posts this I might as well do it :P

The symbols each represent each song (obviously)

MX= Mylo Xyloto (that's a given)
Swirl= HLH (no idea)
Butterfly= Paradise. It's on the flippin single art work
Flower= Charlie Brown. Bright red rose
CK= Us against the world. I'm thinking Car Kids became UATW and it's just a reference
M.M.I.X= Wand type thing. I think we'll understand why it's represented by that when we hear the song
Tear= Every TEARDROP is a waterfall, again a given.
Eye= Major Minus. One eye on the road and one on you.
Spaceship= U.F.O, given
Crown= Princess of China, given
Flame= Up in Flames, given
Antenna= A hopeful transmission, a antenna transmits information, audio, etc.
Broken Heart= Don't let it break your heart, given
Bird= Up with the birds, given.

Let's try to find out the wand type thing and the swirl ^.^
I think the swirl represents confusion, maybe confusion of what one's role is. "I struggle with the feeling that my life isn't mine."

[Blue Nails]

I am so happy with this, we could not have wished for more. I'm also happy that ETIAW is not the final track, because that would always be a small anticlimax for me, even though I like it.

The only thing is, I'm afraid it will be too long.... Ah whatever.


Edit: oh and I love the symbols

[BerrymanGirl1]

YAAAY! but no moving to mars, boo :(

[periahdark]

The only thing is, I'm afraid it will be too long.... Ah whatever.

Edit: oh and I love the symbols

For me, a Coldplay album will never be long enough! Hahaha. I love that X&Y was pretty lengthy and I wish they would do more >10 track albums.

[Brent]

Funny...I thought the original post referred to gay as an adjective, meaning foolish or stupid. But when you started mentioning homosexuals you seriously lost me there.

I personified it to make his comment awkward. :sneaky:

[Skin&Bones]

FUCK YES!!!!!!!!!

[valypan]

I think the symbols are adorable! I hope they are going to be in the booklet as well. Do you think we will have lyrics included in the booklet? At least in the limited edition?

[BerrymanGirl1]

No, I'm with you. I mean I've heard the song, most of the people on here have heard the song. What else do you want? Would putting the song on the album make it sound better? Does it make it sound worse?

Then that goes for etiaw, hlh, Charlie brown, us against the world, poc...:dizzy2:

[DukeNewcomb]

Why is CK under Us Against The World? Shouldn't it be swapped around with the flower?

[Brent]

Why is CK under Us Against The World? Shouldn't it be swapped around with the flower?

The flower makes sense for CB. "A bright red rose"

[Clark]

I don't see the problem with the flow of ETIAW then MM.
Sounds ok on the EP to me.

Anyway..
Far too EXCITED!

:)

[brubru]

With the japanesse edition, maybe we gonna have 2 bonus tracks !!!

[valypan]

I personified it to make his comment awkward. :sneaky:

Yes I agree it was an unfortunate choice of word on his part :)

[a2iel]

Helllllllll yeah!!!! I want it! NOW!

[Hizza]

14!!! i can't wait :D

[iPsy]

Woo! 14 songs! So much for a short album! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[TimeIsOnYourSide]

wow this is incredible

[valypan]

I don't see the problem with the flow of ETIAW then MM.
Sounds ok on the EP to me.

Anyway..
Far too EXCITED!

:)

I think ETIAW stands in contrast with MM. Maybe it will function as an album divider, where the positive part is the first one and it culminates with ETIAW and then the "dark" part begins, starting with MM, going through Up In Flames, etc. Hopefully it will all have a happy ending though with Up With The Birds. :)

[jc90]

Then that goes for etiaw, hlh, Charlie brown, us against the world, poc...:dizzy2:

HLH, CB, UATW and POC weren't on the ETIAW EP. I am saying since MTM was on ETIAW I don't mind either way of it's role in the main LP. If those songs didn't make MX, then i'd see more of a reason to bitch about it.


Plus, wasn't everyone annoyed with paying for ETIAW multiple times? Why then are some people complaining that they aren't gonna pay for MTM twice?

[strawberryswinger]

ETIAW in the damn middle? well that was unexpected!

here's me hoping there are some instrumentals, cause otherwise it'd be far too long and cause i can't picture songtitles like UFO or MMIX having even decent lyrics..

tracklist! songs! lots of songs! all of them! yea

[valypan]

With the japanesse edition, maybe we gonna have 2 bonus tracks !!!

Yeah it´s so crazy right? That would be 16 songs! I like how Coldplay make the rules and then break them hehe :lol:

[Larsvans.]

there is only 1 smiley for this news:

:dance:

[valypan]

HLH, CB, UATW and POC weren't on the ETIAW EP. I am saying since MTM was on ETIAW I don't mind either way of it's role in the main LP. If those songs didn't make MX, then i'd see more of a reason to bitch about it.


Plus, wasn't everyone annoyed with paying for ETIAW multiple times? Why then are some people complaining that they aren't gonna pay for MTM twice?

I totally agree. But I think people might be upset MTM is not on the album, because it loses its status as an A-song and apparently that´s how a lot of people see the song, while the band clearly disagrees as they left it only as a b-side.

[The Duke]

Thoughts and speculation:

I'm guessing at least 3 of these are short instrumentals (MX, MIX and UFO?)

What I would love is for each of Johnny, Will and Guy to get a solo feature in the instrumentals that could translate to the tour. On tour ETIAW would transition perfectly into a Will drum solo. Bass solo's just rock in general, and with Johnny getting alot of pub by the band for this record it would make sense for him to have a guitar solo track.

The album is 46-50 minutes long, so about 4 minutes per track on average, then the instrumentals

I like the symbols correlating to each song

HLH, Paradise and Charlie Brown is going to be a killer part of the album

It looks like there will be no hidden tracks, which is great because I despise that gimmick

ETIAW was obviously going to make it as it fits what they said the theme would be perfectly, so I don't know why the haters are all upset.

With how this is unfolding this may become my favorite Coldplay album.

Pumped, glad this is out of the way before Paradise drops on Monday.

[vinch]

I'm actually relatively happy, this is a good track list and can't wait to hear up in flames :) I still can't stand the artwork for this era but if the album itself is good that is what matters.

[TimeIsOnYourSide]

and princess of china :dead:

[Amsterdam96]

Super tracklisting, did not expect 14 songs. Looking forward to this album a lot. :)

[jc90]

I totally agree. But I think people might be upset MTM is not on the album, because it loses its status as an A-song and apparently that´s how a lot of people see the song, while the band clearly disagrees as they left it only as a b-side.

Ahh, well I can respect that a little bit more. To me though it doesn't matter, I mean I like the B Side 'Crests Of Waves' a lot more than I like 'A Whisper' even though the latter is an 'A Side'.

[Blue Nails]

Oh, the Princess' crown. That was also on their website for months...
The symbols are really great. I'm even more curious what Mylo Xyloto means now!

[Samuel_94]

I reckon A Hopeful Transmission is Alien Radio!!!

[Texasluvsjonny]

Hopefully songs we thought might make it on will still be released as B sides.

[anacaren08]

I hope following this announcement, they let us know when we can preorder. Cuz i just got paid and i would love to spend it on the special edition Mylo Xyloto! :D

[admnistramation]

Things I like:
1. ETIAW doesn't conclude the album and it's coupled with Major Minus.
2. MX and HLH are separated.
3. M.M.I.X. :awesome:
4. Princess Of China remains in the latter half of the album.
5. Those cute little guys at the bottom for each song. :awesome:

Things I don't like:
1. M.M.I.X. + U.F.O. (understandable for M.M.I.X., but I prefer UFO without the periods. yes, I am picky about things as silly as that.)
2. Don't Let It Break Your Heart is a terrible song title. Cheeeeeeeeeeeeesy.
3. The lack of Tomorrow (maybe Car Kids is referenced in DLIBYH)

:shrug: I'm pleased with the tracklist overall.

[valypan]

Oh, the Princess' crown. That was also on their website for months...
The symbols are really great. I'm even more curious what Mylo Xyloto means now!

Yeah I love how everything in this era is cryptic and mysterious and so colorful! Now I feel just about nothing can ruin the MX era! (as long as I stay away from the coming live shows hehe)

[jc90]

Hopefully songs we thought might make it on will still be released as B sides.

I see you've '1-upped' my sig with an animated avy...well played....

[Blue Nails]

I think ETIAW stands in contrast with MM. Maybe it will function as an album divider, where the positive part is the first one and it culminates with ETIAW and then the "dark" part begins, starting with MM, going through Up In Flames, etc. Hopefully it will all have a happy ending though with Up With The Birds. :)

That makes sense, I like it.

[SprayCanSoul]

The Tracklist looks Incredible.I never tought we would get 14 tracks.
Totally blown away!!
Delighted Hurts Like Heaven made it.
Cant wait to get my hands on the album!!

[Mister MX]

Does anyone else think the CK at the bottom means that Car Kids will be a hidden song at the end of Us Against the World?

[Prospector]

I think ETIAW stands in contrast with MM. Maybe it will function as an album divider, where the positive part is the first one and it culminates with ETIAW and then the "dark" part begins, starting with MM, going through Up In Flames, etc. Hopefully it will all have a happy ending though with Up With The Birds. :)

ETIAW will likely be the end of side A on the vinyl so it makes sense for me.

[TwistedPolitik]

Not exactly, we haven't heard Hurts Like Heaven, Charlie Brown, Us Against the World (which I don't care for tbh) or Princess of China in their studio forms, so your point doesn't stand

[Open, Politik]

WOOOOOOOH!!!!!!!!!!

[Samuel_94]

Hopefully songs we thought might make it on will still be released as B sides.

Like Car Kids, Great Expectations and (STILL NO Spanish Rain/Don Quixote)!!!!!!!!!!:\

[hente44]

Maybe everyone's dies in the end, and then goes Up With The Birds? :shocked2:

[aschall]

didn't they say the album is 42 minutes? thats 3 minutes per track!!! hopefully i'm imagining things

[Cleggy]

Does anyone else think the CK at the bottom means that Car Kids will be a hidden song at the end of Us Against the World?

Nope, there's 14 symbols for 14 songs. The CK is for Us Against The World. I think 14 might be too many. 15 songs is just ridiculous.

[Texasluvsjonny]

I see you've '1-upped' my sig with an animated avy...well played....hey I spent 5 whole minutes creating that masterpiece. :P

[a-chan]

tracklist AND album finished!! Niiiice! I'm surprised by the 14 songs, but like many of you, I'm guessing a few instrumentals and/or 'parachutes' length songs. So the total length must be like VLV.
Anyway, can't wait to hear what UFO sounds like xD!!

[Samuel_94]

OH and Tomorrow. Glad their is no sign of Wedding Bells, I never got that song!!!

[Major_Love]

Firstly: Great to have a final tracklist now!

I'm glad that there are at least 6-7 songs which are unknown!
Personally I believe the album will be around 50 minutes - a bit like Viva just without hidden tracks.
I'm curious how much instrumental songs there are... but I think MMIX and UFO aren't instrumentals - not in the middle of the album!

Maybe the short intro to ETIAW gives you an image of MMIX?!

So sad that "Tomorrow" didn't make the cut - interesting song title.

Well, now there are the titles and I'm looking forward to some explanations (album title and at least some info about the several songs...)

[Open, Politik]

2. Don't Let It Break Your Heart is a terrible song title. Cheeeeeeeeeeeeesy.



Is 'We all Fall In Love Sometimes' cheesy. I guess it is, but its so beautiful so i dont care if its a lovey dovey song title and nor should you.

[valypan]

Or maybe everyone's dies in the end, and the goes Up With The Birds? :shocked2:

I thought that but was afraid to voice it...I am not too fond of sad endings, but somehow I think this album will end on a positive note (pun intended), as Viva did!

[86Timewarp]

OH and Tomorrow. Glad their is no sign of Wedding Bells, I never got that song!!!

:wreck:

[Open, Politik]

Ah, Car Kids I forgot about that, I wanna hear it. (Even though we dont know its a song even:P

[valypan]

Anyone else thinks M.M.I.X. does not stand for roman numerals? After all, if it is roman numerals, why the punctuation? I think it might be a new acronym of sorts.

And I do not think DLIBYH is a cheesy title. Maybe by itself, but I think in the context of the album it might actually be very emotional...After all my heart would be breaking if everything just went up in flames :)

[Open, Politik]

Like Car Kids, Great Expectations and (STILL NO Spanish Rain/Don Quixote)!!!!!!!!!!:\

You didn't really expect Spanis Rain to make it did you???:thinking:

[aschall]

us against the world in the live performences kinda ends weird with chris layering a couple strums together. any one else ever wonder bout that? according to the tracklisting, MMIX is right after UATW. probably that guitar outro is the lead in to MMIX? i dunno

[Brent]

Yay! Now people will shut the hell up about Spanish Rain and Wedding Bells!

This truly is a great day.

[valypan]

You didn't really expect Spanis Rain to make it did you???:thinking:

I must agree. After all spanish rain was intimately connected with VLV and the south american influence....now we have moved on to New York and graffiti :)

[Samuel_94]

I reckon Car Kids is on there as a hidden track. It isn't on any of the databases but Chris wouldn't have had Car Kids written all over the back of one of his shirts if it wasn't being used or even just a b side. Dont worry guys this album could be even longer than we expected. I think the whole 42 minutes long went out of the window ages ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It seems like they have written too many songs!!!!!!!!!

[jc90]

us against the world in the live performences kinda ends weird with chris layering a couple strums together. any one else ever wonder bout that? i dunno

Ambience going into Politik.

Yay! Now people will shut the hell up about Spanish Rain and Wedding Bells!

This truly is a great day.

LP6 brah, LP6....

[aschall]

hopefully it is cohesive like VIVA and not sloppy like X&Y...:(

[Samuel_94]

You didn't really expect Spanis Rain to make it did you???:thinking:

No! If you had read what I had quoted you would know that I was identifying possible b sides!

[SprayCanSoul]

I reckon Car Kids is on there as a hidden track. It isn't on any of the databases but Chris wouldn't have had Car Kids written all over the back of one of his shirts if it wasn't being used or even just a b side. Dont worry guys this album could be even longer than we expected. I think the whole 42 minutes long went out of the window ages ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It seems like they have written too many songs!!!!!!!!!

Think you could be right!!

[Brent]

hopefully it is cohesive like VIVA and not sloppy like X&Y...:(

:nod:

[valypan]

hopefully it is cohesive like VIVA and not sloppy like X&Y...:(

Did you actually think X&Y was sloppy as soon as it came out? I actually thought it was the best thing I had ever heard, until Viva came out and in retrospective put X&Y in a weaker position...

[Open, Politik]

I reckon Car Kids is on there as a hidden track. It isn't on any of the databases but Chris wouldn't have had Car Kids written all over the back of one of his shirts if it wasn't being used or even just a b side. Dont worry guys this album could be even longer than we expected. I think the whole 42 minutes long went out of the window ages ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It seems like they have written too many songs!!!!!!!!!

I think so too. Why would UATW have CK as a symbol unless it was produced by Calvin Klein.

But maybe Car Kids is a lyric used throughout the whole album.

[Osaka Sun]

Who still can't believe we're this close to the album already? It's gone so fast. :)

[Samuel_94]

^ That is right, X&Y is hellishly underrated just because it doesnt reach the standard of VLV and AROBTTH!

[Prospector]

hopefully it is cohesive like VIVA and not sloppy like X&Y...:(

That! I like X&Y's songs, but listening to the whole album is not that good.

[aschall]

theres so many songs tho. ina sense thats great but it might be sloppy on the other hand.

[Samuel_94]

Who still can't believe we're this close to the album already? It's gone so fast. :)

I know!!! I will keep away from Up In Flames and Don't Let It Break Your Heart at the festivals and then there will be many surprises and delights for the evening of 24 october

[Samuel_94]

The word sloppy keeps appearing! I don't think after Viva La Vida that any future Coldplay albums will be sloppy!

[valypan]

theres so many songs tho. ina sense thats great but it might be sloppy on the other hand.

Well we can take a sandwich break just after Every Tear if it gets too long...worked well on X&Y for me :)

[Open, Politik]

I cant F****** WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!GAHHH!!!!!!

[Brent]

Well we can take a sandwich break just after Every Tear if it gets too long...worked well on X&Y for me :)

:laugh3:

I love sandwiches.

[42rock89]

X&Y is the best Coldplay album imo, longer length and more instrumentals + solo's on track's = win :)

[Open, Politik]

Well we can take a sandwich break just after Every Tear if it gets too long...worked well on X&Y for me :)


Wait Every Teardrop was on X&Y.
What album do I have??:thinking::P

[Open, Politik]

:laugh3:

I love sandwiches.


I prefer Pizza's...

[Miha]

I am very happy to see the tracklist and know that we will hear 8 tracks brand new never heard before!

There is absolutely no way we're getting an EP after the album; Chris said in an interview they were going to finish 13 songs; judging at that point three were already out in the world (Every Teardrop is a Waterfall EP), and two are on the album tracklist (ETIAW and MM), that must mean 12 songs out of 13 are on there, but one has been left out. Even that might be released as a b-side at some point. Does this make sense? I don't know, so excited about the whole thing! :D

Compared to the material from Viva era, there were 22 songs released by Coldplay, and I'm not even counting Fun, Lukas or Famous Old Painters, which were also mixed and mastered. So, perhaps this now is a situation where they've just put everything out, and that's fine by me!

[matthewthecoolguy]

So with paradise, we will have heard 8 of 14 songs. So there will be 6 new ones.
But still WOW! 14 songs?! Thats freaking intense. I thought that we would only have 10.
Good day. Good day.

[Open, Politik]

So with paradise, we will have heard 8 of 14 songs. So there will be 6 new ones.
But still WOW! 14 songs?! Thats freaking intense. I thought that we would only have 10.
Good day. Good day.

Man, your F******* cool:cool:

[Samuel_94]

I'll take 7 out of 14 songs unheard. Plus an extra 5 that we've heard but not the final studio versions!!

[Samuel_94]

So there I was thinking I was really close with all those tracklist guesses over the months and it turns out every one of them was nowhere near. ;)

[macky]

DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD
Wooohoooooooooooooooooooo
:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:: dance::dance::dance::dance:

[strawberryswinger]

Anyone thinking this might be thought of as an album split in two by them?

mylo xyloto
hurts like heaven
paradise
charlie brown
us against the world
that weird thingy
EITAW

---

major minus
ufo
princess of china
up in flames
a hopeful transmission
dlibyh
up with the birds




it makes sense, and damn, looking at it this way it feels sooo much better... that first part already looks KILLER!!!!!! :D

[valypan]

Anyone thinking this might be thought of as an album split in two by them?

mylo xyloto
hurts like heaven
paradise
charlie brown
us against the world
that weird thingy
EITAW

---

major minus
ufo
princess of china
up in flames
a hopeful transmission
dlibyh
up with the birds




it makes sense, and damn, looking at it this way it feels sooo much better... that first part already looks KILLER!!!!!! :D

Yeah : see my previous post. I am glad someone else thought of this

[pansonic]

I am both delighted and a bit baffled. Why would they include ETIAW and Major Minus? Seems like a waste to me. We've already heard them, multiple times may I add.

I had secretly hoped for Famous Old Painters....alas...

[Pictoralz16]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT! I'm soooooooooooo excited! Can't wait for Paradise and the Album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[valypan]

I am both delighted and a bit baffled. Why would they include ETIAW and Major Minus? Seems like a waste to me. We've already heard them, multiple times may I add.


I can see why that might be puzzling. MX will have had 3 singles released and multiple tracks played live BEFORE release date. I can only assume it´s part of the new advertising strategy outlined in the Billboard article

[Ronnie O Sullivan]

HEY GUYS,

i know i bored you all by posting always something about Princess of China...but now i am so reliefed its on,GREAT !!!!:D:D :D I cant wait for the Princess entering my flat !!!:laugh3:

[strawberryswinger]

Yeah : see my previous post. I am glad someone else thought of this

Oh yes, it'll look far better on vinyl than CD heheh

[Samuel_94]

Only gripe: No Car Kids but that isn't sure just yet!

[macky]

So I leave the forum for 3 hours and this is what happens. LOL
14 songs, each with its own symbol (even though I think some of them are 30-40sec instru)
THANK YOU COLDPLAY, you just made my day.

[valypan]

Oh yes, it'll look far better on vinyl than CD heheh

One more reason, should there be need for it, to buy the limited edition :sneaky:

[macky]

Only gripe: No Car Kids but that isn't sure just yet!

Sorry about Car Kid. Maybe it will be a b-side.

[Samuel_94]

^ That is the bare minimum now!!

[strawberryswinger]

Well not really, i was already planning on buying just the vinyl, without the big package

[austengirl]

I'm SUPER excited!!!!!


I'm also shocked that Major Minus and ETIAW are on it. What was the purpose of the EP? I was under the assumption they were having a hard time narrowing the songs down. Looks like they would have used two new songs instead. I'm greedy.

[Megalomania]

ETIAW IS ON THE ALBUM SHOOT ME NOW

[Nattatouille]

The flow of the album already looks to be horrific.

I'm hoping that someone changes the listing so that ETIAW doesn't transition into MM because that sounds like torture... Unless they've done some really clever instrumental, then I may be able to cope.

Otherwise I think that the album could be really good, or really terrible. Some of the track names just sound dreadful. But you know, LiJ, LiTii and things sounded terrible to me last time and look how wrong I was there?

So I will reserve judgement. I'm just hoping it sticks more to Charlie Brown vibe that ETIAW vibe.

[Dany93]

:dance: FINALLY!!! 9 HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVOURITE NUMBER!

And today it's 9/9 :dozey:

:vuvuzela:

[Ronnie O Sullivan]

I like the theory that its a splitted album...definetly looks like that !

[oldmuckers]

Yay! Now people will shut the hell up about Spanish Rain and Wedding Bells!

This truly is a great day.

Yes... now we can hear about Tomorrow and Great Expectations!

[Wickett]

How is this topic already 15 pages???

Haha, this is so awesome. Sad that there's no Car Kids, but I'm thrilled to see Princess of China, which was one of them I was concerned about not making it.

Can't wait to hear M.M.I.X. Saddened that DLIBYH is exactly what we thought it was named. :P Nice to see A Hopeful Transmission and U.F.O. I'm also wondering if there any B-Sides.

Also, was there a leaked version of Up With The Birds, or was that a hoax?

[Ronnie O Sullivan]

How is this topic already 15 pages???

Haha, this is so awesome. Sad that there's no Car Kids, but I'm thrilled to see Princess of China, which was one of them I was concerned about not making it.

Can't wait to hear M.M.I.X. Saddened that DLIBYH is exactly what we thought it was named. :P Nice to see A Hopeful Transmission and U.F.O. I'm also wondering if there any B-Sides.

Also, was there a leaked version of Up With The Birds, or was that a hoax?

That was no leaked version,just an old song from Coldplay ;)

[macky]

I'm SUPER excited!!!!!


I'm also shocked that Major Minus and ETIAW are on it. What was the purpose of the EP? I was under the assumption they were having a hard time narrowing the songs down. Looks like they would have used two new songs instead. I'm greedy.

Chris confirmed a while ago that ETIAW and MM were going to be on MX. You probably missed it :(

[Samuel_94]

^ So did Guy!!!

[macky]

ETIAW IS ON THE ALBUM SHOOT ME NOW

We dont have a gun but we can do this

:smash::smash::smash::smash::smash:
:saw::saw::saw::saw::saw::saw:

[Ronnie O Sullivan]

It will be such an colourful and lovely album, i love it :)

[valypan]

ETIAW IS ON THE ALBUM SHOOT ME NOW

*aims* :bomb:

[Tom8]

That was no leaked version,just an old song from Coldplay ;)

What song are you referring to? I must have missed something about a leaked/old song...

[[Coldplay]Andi]

14 songs? Finally an album which is longer than 40 minutes :). Like X&Y, which was a beautiful album.

But why is ETIAW on the album? I've already paid for it in June... .

[Ronnie O Sullivan]

What song are you referring to? I must have missed something about a leaked/old song...

There was a "leaked" version putted on youtube by somebody of Up with the birds..as i remember it was 1.36 but iam not sure ;)

[Tom8]

There was a "leaked" version putted on youtube by somebody of Up with the birds..as i remember it was 1.36 but iam not sure ;)

Oh, I didn't hear about that. Does anyone have a link to where I could listen?

[austengirl]

Andi;4965358']

But why is ETIAW on the album? I've already paid for it in June... .


I think we should all bombard the Oracle with that question, since a lot of us are asking!

[Ronnie O Sullivan]

Oh, I didn't hear about that. Does anyone have a link to where I could listen?

It has been removed,i searched for it before...

[kevmamen96]

I'm SO relieved that ETIAW is not the album closer, that would have been the most horrid decision to make in regards to that song...
I can't wait for October 24! :D

[valypan]

I'm SO relieved that ETIAW is not the album closer, that would have been the most horrid decision to make in regards to that song...
I can't wait for October 24! :D

Really hard to say whether that would have been a good decision or not, as we know nothing about the flow of the album yet and how the songs fit together.

[Ronnie O Sullivan]

Because of ETIAW: Nobody knows if they really wanted to release that song as a single...nobody knows if it just was a bit of pressure by EMI...theyre giving us great music so for me there is no doubt that they know what to put on and what not. End of discussing(for me) ;)

[SonnyIanni]

I'm very happy! This is great! I love it! PRINCESS OF CHINA & HURTS LIKE HEAVEN!!!

[toddbluezoo]

I know we're all beating this into the ground, but I feel like Every Teardrop will work terrifically in the middle of the album, I would bet my appreciation/enjoyment of the song is going to sky rocket with it there instead of the end of the record

[valypan]

Does anyone else see the sixth symbol ,M.M.I.X, as an I and an X superimposed? Or am I just tired? :)

[thescientist354]

:shocked2: wow really a great surprise today. 14 tracks?!?! so excited!