MANILA, Philippines – The heartbreak over Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s split still stings. However, for a moment on Coldplay’s upcoming album, A Head Full of Dreams, the erstwhile couple reunites in a track called "Everglow," where Paltrow provides additional vocals.
Martin premiered the new single on DJ/host Zane Lowe’s show on Beats Radio 1, November 26, Thursday. There, he spoke about the track’s backstory: "I was in the ocean one day with this surfer guy, who spoke just like you'd imagine a surfer guy to speak....He was like, 'Yo dude, I was doing this thing the other day man, it gave me this total everglow!' I was like, 'What an amazing word!' Then the song came completely out.”
He added, “To me, it's about – whether it's a loved one or a situation or a friend or a relationship that's finished, or someone's passed away – I was thinking about, after you've been through the sadness of something, you also get this everglow. That's what it's about."
Listen to the song on Apple Music.
The line in the song “How come things move on / How come cars don't slow,” is also said to be inspired by something the Hollywood actress actually said to Martin, as he reveals to Q magazine.
Martin recounted in the interview with Q (via NME), “She came up with the idea so I said, 'Is there any chance you'd sing that line cos it's your idea' Like any human, she was like, 'I can't do that! I'm not a professional!’”
Paltrow filed for divorce with Martin in April 2015, citing “irreconcilable differences,” just after a year the pair announced a “conscious uncoupling.”
A Head Full of Dreams is set for release on December 4. The album also features guests Beyoncé (and daughter Blue Ivy Carter), Tove Lo, Noel Gallagher, and United States President Barack Obama. – Rappler.com