Everyday Life (song)

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"Everyday Life" is a song by British rock band Coldplay from their eighth studio album of the same name.^[1] It was released on 3 November 2019 and sent to United Kingdom and Italy's contemporary hit radio as a promotional single in the following weeks.^[2] The track appears on the Sunset side of the album,^[3] being written by the band members and produced by The Dream Team.^[4]

"Everyday Life"
Promotional single by Coldplay
from the album Everyday Life
Released	3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)
Genre	Art pop art rock
Length	4:18
Label	Parlophone Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Chris Martin Guy Berryman John Metcalfe Jonny Buckland Will Champion
Producer(s)	Bill Rahko Daniel Green Rik Simpson
Music video
"Everyday Life" on YouTube

Music video

The music video premiered on South Africa's Soweto TV and then made available globally on YouTube on 9 December 2019.^[5] It was directed by Karena Evans and shot between South Africa, Morocco and Ukraine.^[5] The introduction is accompanied by a voiceover explaining the concept of "ubuntu" a Xhosa word which means "humanity" in direct translation: "basically, you’ll always need the next person. You know what I mean? So one hand washes the other, the one hand does need the other to clean. That is Ubuntu. To help others, your brothers, your sisters. Even when they are strangers and you don’t know them, you are supposed to help them".^[5]

Live performances

The song's live premiere was held on the 2 November 2019 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live, which was hosted by American actress Kristen Stewart.^[6] A second performance at the Annie Mac Show on BBC Radio 1 happened in on 27 November 2019.

Critical reception

Rob Arcand of Spin magazine called the song a return to form, stating that "[i]t's a heartfelt return to the kind of lush balladry that the band built their reputation on, with gorgeous production and performance elements lending weight to the kind of broad, arena-rock universalisms present in the lyrics."^[7]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[8]

Coldplay Guy Berryman – bass guitar Will Champion – drums, percussion, backing vocals Jonny Buckland – guitar Chris Martin – keyboards, vocals Additional musicians Jacob Collier – backing vocals Marianna Champion – backing vocals Daniel Green – keyboards Rik Simpson – keyboards John Metcalfe – strings

Production Bill Rahko – producer Daniel Green – producer, programmer Rik Simpson – producer, programmer Jacob Collier – additional engineer Angel Lopez – additional production Frederico Vindver – additional production Emily Lazar – mastering Chris Allgood – assistant mastering Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing Matt Wolach – assistant mixing Michael Freeman – assistant mixing

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Everyday Life" Chart (2019–2020) Peak position Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA)[9] 38 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[10] 18 Hungary (Single Top 40)[11] 28 Italy Airplay (EarOne)[12] 13 Lithuania (AGATA)[13] 98 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 25 Scotland (OCC)[15] 54 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 43 UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[17] 58 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[18] 14

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Everyday Life" Chart (2020) Position Italy Airplay (EarOne)[19] 73

Certifications

Certifications for "Everyday Life"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20]	Gold	30,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	3 November 2019	Digital download streaming	Parlophone	[21][3]
Italy	17 January 2020	Contemporary hit radio	Warner	[22]