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“Hymn For The Weekend” by Coldplay
From the album A Head Full of Dreams (2015)
“Hymn For The Weekend” by Coldplay appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2016 and 2019. It was first released in 2015 on the album A Head Full of Dreams. Its best result is #27 on the X96 Top 50 Songs of 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #221 alternative song of 2017.
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Coldplay's seventh album, A Head Full of Dreams, arrived at the end of 2015, and "Hymn for the Weekend" followed as its second single in January 2016, with Beyoncé turning up, uncredited, to sing alongside Chris Martin. It's a pop, alternative rock and R&B hybrid that pushed the band toward something brighter and more vivid. StarGate produced it with Rik Simpson, who also mixed; Martin plays piano and sings lead, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion cover guitar, bass and drums, and the Regiment Horns bring the brass.
Reviews were mostly warm and it went top ten in a string of countries, reaching No. 6 in the UK. The video, shot in cities across India with Beyoncé in some scenes and a brief turn from actress Sonam Kapoor, drew eyes for its colour and stirred debate over cultural representation.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 27 | X96 Salt Lake City, UT | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2016 | 50 |
| 2017 | 47 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2017 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 97 | ALT 98.7 | ALT 98.7 Top 98 ALT Songs of the Decade | 98 |
Also listed as: Hymn for the Weekend.
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