Another's Arms

"Another's Arms" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It is the sixth track from their sixth studio album, Ghost Stories. It was written, produced, and performed by Coldplay, with co-production handled by Daniel Green, Paul Epworth, and Rik Simpson. The song debuted at number 70 on the UK Singles Chart, number 74 in Ireland and number 52 in Switzerland.

"Another's Arms"
Song by Coldplay
from the album Ghost Stories
Studio	The Bakery and The Beehive (London, England)
Genre	Alternative rock R&B electronic[1]
Length	3:54
Label	Parlophone Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Guy Berryman Jonny Buckland Will Champion Chris Martin
Producer(s)	Coldplay Paul Epworth Daniel Green Rik Simpson

Composition

Lasting for three minutes and 54 seconds, "Another's Arms" features an arrangement of guitars, strings, "whooshing keys", "stuttering drums", a "female specter" that "croons in and out of focus", and Chris Martin's lead vocals.^[2][3] The song contains a vocal sample from "Silver Chord" by Jane Weaver.

Reception

Billboard writer Jason Lipshutz called "Another's Arms" "a songwriting gem", although he found the arrangement "flat".^[2] Josh Modell of The A.V. Club felt that it was "undercooked",^[4] while Consequence of Sound's Josh Terry said that the song was the "most well-crafted offering" of Ghost Stories.^[5]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Ghost Stories liner notes.^[3]

Coldplay

• Guy Berryman – bass guitar, keyboard
• Jonny Buckland – electric guitar, keyboard, slide guitar
• Will Champion – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Chris Martin – lead vocals, piano, keyboard

Additional musicians

• John Metcalfe – strings arrangement, conductor

Technical personnel

• Paul Epworth – production
• Coldplay – production
• Daniel Green – production
• Rik Simpson – production
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
• Geoff Swan – assistant mixing
• Mike Dean – "extra magic" [sic]
• Madeon – "extra magic"
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Olga Fitzroy – engineering
• Matt Wiggins – engineering
• Jaime Sickora – engineering
• Chris Owens – engineering
• Joe Visciano – engineering
• Tom Bailey – additional studio assistance
• Fiona Cruickshank – additional studio assistance
• Nicolas Essig – additional studio assistance
• Jeff Gartenbaum – additional studio assistance
• Christian Green – additional studio assistance
• Joseph Hartwell Jones – additional studio assistance
• Luca Capezio – additional studio assistance
• Pablo Hernandez – additional studio assistance
• Neil Lambert – additional studio assistance
• Matt McGinn – additional studio assistance
• Adam Miller – additional studio assistance
• Roxy Pope – additional studio assistance
• John Prestage – additional studio assistance
• Bill Rahko – additional studio assistance
• Kyle Stevens – additional studio assistance
• Dave Holmes – management

Charts

Chart performance for "Another's Arms"

Chart (2014)	Peak position
France (SNEP)[6]	83
Ireland (IRMA)[7]	74
Italy (FIMI)[8]	30
South Korea International (Gaon)[9]	68
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	52
UK Singles (OCC)[11]	70