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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = The Chainsmokers and Coldplay
| album = Memories...Do Not Open 'and the EP' Kaleidoscope
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| recorded = 2016
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| label = * Disruptor
* Columbia
| writer = * Andrew Taggart
* Guy Berryman
* Jonny Buckland
* Will Champion
* Chris Martin
| producer = The Chainsmokers
| chronology = The Chainsmokers
| prev_title = Paris
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Honest
| next_year = 2017
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"'Something Just Like This'" is a song by American electronic music duo The Chainsmokers and British rock band Coldplay. It was released on February 22, 2017, as the second single from The Chainsmokers debut album, 'Memories...Do Not Open', and as the lead single from Coldplay's thirteenth EP 'Kaleidoscope'. The song samples their 2015 hit single "Roses" featuring American songwriter Rozes.
The single reached the top ten of many charts around the world, including number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and the Australian ARIA chart, and number 3 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.
Background
In September 2016, the Chainsmokers shared three short clips of an upcoming song featuring vocals from Chris Martin. On February 22, 2017, Spotify prematurely posted a banner ad at the top of the site's home page with a Listen Now button.[http://radio.com/2017/02/22/chainsmokers-coldplay-new-song-something-just-like-this/ Chainsmokers and Coldplay to Release New Single 'Something Just Like This'] . Retrieved February 22, 2017.
On February 22, 2017, Coldplay premiered "Something Just Like This" with the Chainsmokers on stage at the Brit Awards at The O2 Arena in London, England. They then performed the song at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, California on March 5, 2017, and on their A Head Full of Dreams Tour since the Singapore show on March 31, 2017. It was performed again at the 'One Love Manchester' benefit concert for the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing on June 4, 2017.
Lyric video
A lyric video was also released on February 22, 2017, on the Chainsmokers' Vevo channel. It has received over 2 billion views and is one of the 70 most viewed videos on YouTube.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM7MFYoylVs Official Lyric video of "Something Just Like This"] on YouTube It was directed by James Zwadlo.
Composition
The song is written in the key of B minor and has a tempo of 103.156 beats per minute in common time. It follows a chord progression of GABmA, and the vocals span two octaves, from G2 to G4.
Chart performance
"Something Just Like This" debuted at number 56 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, but on its second week, the song soared to number five, becoming the Chainsmokers' third top five entry after "Don't Let Me Down" and "Closer". The song also became Coldplay's second top five entry after "Viva la Vida". Also, it became the Chainsmokers' fifth and Coldplay's fourth top 10 entry on the 'Billboard' Hot 100. The song has since peaked at number three on the 'Billboard' Hot 100. The song reached its millionth sales mark in July 2017. It was the sixth best-selling song of 2017 in the US, with 1,348,000 copies sold in 2017, and 4,000,000 units including streaming.
In the United Kingdom, "Something Just Like This" debuted at number 30 on February 24, 2017, reaching its number two peak position the following week, behind Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You". It spent nine consecutive weeks in the top 10. It was the ninth biggest song of 2017 in the United Kingdom.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
'The Chainsmokers'
*Andrew Taggart keyboards
*Alex Pall keyboards
'Coldplay'
*Guy Berryman bass guitar
*Jonny Buckland lead guitar
*Will Champion drums, backing vocals, programming
*Chris Martin lead vocals, piano
'Production'
*The Chainsmokers production
*DJ Swivel production
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
All-time charts
Certifications
Release history
Covers
In 2018, The Piano Guys released a mashup on piano and cello called 'Something Just Like Liszt', combining 'Something Just Like This' with Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.
See also
* List of best-selling singles in Australia
*List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2017
References
Category:2017 singles
Category:2017 songs
Category:The Chainsmokers songs
Category:Coldplay songs
Category:Songs written by Will Champion
Category:Songs written by Chris Martin
Category:Songs written by Guy Berryman
Category:Songs written by Jonny Buckland
Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles
Category:Number-one singles in Malaysia
Category:Number-one singles in Poland
Category:Songs written by Andrew Taggart
Category:Disruptor Records singles
Category:Songs about superheroes
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