Up in flames studio version is amazing

[Juanma]

What do you think?
Probably my favourite of the album in the 1st listen.
The beat is just :o

[Twisted mind]

The beat is very unusual for a Coldplay song, maybe a little bit too strong, but it still sounds very nice :wacky:

[Lewson]

Could someone PM me for a link to download the song ? because I downloaded the entire leak but the end of up in flames was cut.
Thanks ! :)

[Juanma]

:wacky:

[foxeh]

1 Word.
Bass.
Sounds great.

[James.]

Is it just me or can you still hear Rihanna's voice near the end, singing 'We have slowly gone/ Can we pour some water on?" or is Chris' voice just that high :laugh2:

[ja5219]

BEAUTIFUL, every time I listened to it on my ipod, I closed my eyes.. and the song just carried me til the end, No joke.

I love it.

[Zoodamar]

Only part I don't like is the "Can we pour some water on" at the end, the vocal sounds terrible. Rest of the song was great.

[Cleggy]

Is it just me or can you still hear Rihanna's voice near the end, singing 'We have slowly gone/ Can we pour some water on?" or is Chris' voice just that high :laugh2:

I thought that, but then I remembered how it was recorded very late in the process and they probably wouldn't have had time to get her to sing. But I think that it actually might be her.

[JM-SP2]

hope it's a grower because it kinda bored me in the first listen

[Dan 6N]

The bass is SO bad! I love the song, I really do, without the horrible out of tune bass it would be so good :(

[lifeincoldplaycolor]

this song is still meh for me

[Teco]

I gotta say i hated it.

the beat sux and they kicked out will from this song.

[Caroline]

I love this song. I'm listening to it now.

[TimeIsOnYourSide]

can someone please provide an old fan with link? would really appreciate it.

[42JTR]

It's so simple and yet so beautiful..... I want this song to be played on my funeral

[foxeh]

It's so simple and yet so beautiful..... I want this song to be played on my funeral

For the Cremation.
That would even fit. :inquisitive:

[cackyy]

I wish it was will playing an actual drumset, and not that electronic shit

[LVI56]

Feels like it's missing something....
Then I thought... this almost sounds like Solid Ground, and a bit like Proof.

[Juanma]

It's so simple and yet so beautiful..... I want this song to be played on my funeral

:)

[R0Y]

Yeah I definitely agree with you! One of the best on the a album right next to UATW and CB and UWTB

[golfing7861]

I love the way Chris sings "flames", it's soo beautiful!

[Skin&Bones]

Actually my least favorite from the album... :P

[Taliaa]

Didn't like it, never really liked it...whiny and annoying with the repeated lyrics. Much better songs on the album...maybe it will grow on me, but its not a winner as many times I've heard it so far...

[Kiame]

I gotta say i hated it.

the beat sux and they kicked out will from this song.

Right, because Will has no say on what the drumbeat on Coldplay songs sound like.

:whatever:

The drum beat was probably his idea. He is the drummer. To my knowledge, he composes all of the drum beats in all their songs.

[Hartroc]

That last bit is definitely Chris. But, unlike some of you, I actually love how his voice sounds there. It's raw emotion, something I can't say for most of the album.

[Blue Nails]

This one hasn't hit me yet (heard it twice), but it is very interesting. Minimalistic, bold even.
Love the verses and the way he sings 'kno-ow' :wacky:

And :lol: foxeh, for a cremation, that is really wrong.

[Free Revok]

The beat is just


Boring. Awful.

[Blue Nails]

Uhm, I have just fallen in love with this song. It's sooo good, I swear. Not being a fangirl. You just have to surrender, or something.

[WeddingDom]

Am I the only one who love the drumbeat? :dazzled:

[viz94]

Awesome song!!
O.K. the beginning sounds little strange. Reminds me of the song "SoLaLa" by the Gerfman Rappers "Blumentopf".
But the part, when the piano goes up is so beautiful...

[42JTR]

I really hope they're gonna play this live, and everybody(well at least me:D) sings along with ''Up in flames, up in flames, up in flames'' I swear I might cry when they play this live.

[coldplayhebe12]

I like this one. :D
It's really good! I love how it's pretty much just piano and that backbeat.

[Major_Love]

The first ten seconds or so are really strange but than its a perfect song for someone who broke up his relationship and just feels nothing or emptiness. And this feeling covers the song. Great in a way...

[DavidB5]

At first I didn't like the last vocal, but after like six listens I do!

[prjio307]

Only part I don't like is the "Can we pour some water on" at the end, the vocal sounds terrible. Rest of the song was great.

Really? I think it sounds incredibly sincere and heartbroken. I thought it was brilliant.

[ichbineincoldplayer]

Is that Guy's bass as sort of an echo to the drums throughout the song? In the ACL performance, Guy doesn't start playing until the second chorus. :confused:

[Blue Nails]

Am I the only one who love the drumbeat? :dazzled:

No you're not! :dazzled:

[Juanma]

No you're not! :dazzled:

I love it :P

[TecHniCoLoR_MX]

listening to it a lot more.

[Harondor]

I like it, and I love the sal****er

[the yellow of ur life]

at first I didnt know what to think, I thought it was to simple and that it needed more johnny but after countless listens I love the song, I know people dont like it because its "boring" but fits its spot in the album perfectly and thats all that counts, just like in movies this album doesnt need constant action, you have to have a slow point of reflection

[Cheese Nip 2]

I really hope they're gonna play this live, and everybody(well at least me:D) sings along with ''Up in flames, up in flames, up in flames'' I swear I might cry when they play this live.

I was thinking the same thing!:)

It would be so powerful!

[RazorEye]

I am like the only one on this website that realized back when UIF was first played in Austin that the drumbeat is the exact same as Princess Of China!
No seriously, i think I am the only one on this website. :inquisitive:

[u.f.o]

BEAUTIFUL *.....*
I love it.

[TecHniCoLoR_MX]

I was thinking the same thing!:)

It would be so powerful!

i think when they play it live, after Will hits the bass drum and hits his stick on the snare, people will clap. EX: *Boom* *clap**Boom**clap* and so on.

[tom043]

I like the song , but they could have done more with the chorus .. I dont like him just singing up in flames like 15 times. It has high potential , could have been amazing