Fun (Coldplay song)

"Fun"
Song by Coldplay featuring Tove Lo
from the album A Head Full of Dreams
Released4 December 2015 (2015-12-04)
Recorded2014–2015
GenrePop rock
Length4:27
Label
Songwriters
Producers

"Fun" is a song by British rock band Coldplay, featuring Swedish singer Tove Lo. It is the sixth track from the group's seventh studio album, A Head Full of Dreams (2015).[1] The song was produced by the band's long-time record producer Rik Simpson along with Norwegian production duo Stargate.[2]

Composition

"Fun" is a mid-tempo pop song built as a duet between Chris Martin and Swedish singer Tove Lo, with production by longtime collaborator Rik Simpson and Norwegian pop architects Stargate.[3] The song features "electronic heartbeats" under a mid-tempo framework "a Cure-style darkness towards the end."[4]

The title also echoes an earlier, unrelated Coldplay composition: Martin and his bandmates wrote a different song called "Fun" for Natalie Imbruglia's 2009 album Come to Life.[5][4]

Reception

Critics were divided but frequently singled out the duet in album overage, considering it a reference to the end of Martin's marriage to Gwyneth Paltrow.[3][6] AllMusic remarked that Tove Lo "eases right into" the song's atmosphere, while Consequence noted the song "palpitates like an unbroken heart".[7][8] NME praised the track's narrative, calling it a "refreshing change" compared to the expected slow tempos and minor keys of a stereotypical Coldplay song.[6] Pitchfork considered the collaboration emblematic of the album's guest-driven approach.[3]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from A Head Full of Dreams liner notes.[2]

Coldplay

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart performance for "Fun"
Chart (2015–2016) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[9]118
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10]86
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 10
UK Singles (Official Charts)[12]164
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[13]28

Certifications

Certifications for "Fun"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[14] Gold 25,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Coldplay, A Head Full of Dreams: 'Too much emotional laundry', album review". The Independent. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 Coldplay (2015). A Head Full of Dream (booklet). Parlophone. 1053933969.
  3. 1 2 3 Berman, Stuart. "Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 Adams, Cameron (2 December 2015). "Coldplay's new album features Chris Martin's ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow and his new girlfriend on vocals". news.com.au.
  5. ↑ Michaels, Sean (21 August 2009). "Natalie Imbruglia's album written by Chris Martin and Brian Eno. Sort of". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  6. 1 2 Nicolson, Barry (7 December 2015). "The NME Verdict: Coldplay - 'A Head Full Of Dreams'". NME. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  7. ↑ A Head Full of Dreams - Coldplay | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 13 October 2025
  8. ↑ Schaults, Janine (4 December 2015). "Album Review: Coldplay - A Head Full of Dreams". Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Coldplay – Fun" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Coldplay – Fun" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 51, 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 19/12/2015 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Coldplay Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Coldplay – Fun" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  • Fun at Coldplay's website
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