Feels Like I'm Falling in Love explained

Feels Like I'm Falling in Love
Cover:Coldplay - Feels Like I'm Falling in Love.png
Type:single
Artist:Coldplay
Album:Moon Music
Recorded:2023
Genre:
Length:3:57
Label:
Producer:
  • Max Martin
  • Oscar Holter
  • Bill Rahko
  • Daniel Green
  • Michael Ilbert
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"Feels Like I'm Falling in Love" (stylised in all lowercase, without spaces in-between) is a song by British rock band Coldplay, from their upcoming tenth studio album, Moon Music.[1] It was released as the lead single on 21 June 2024 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom and Atlantic Records in the United States.[2]

Background and composition

On 13 June 2024, Coldplay announced through their social media profiles that the song will be released on 21 June.[3] The song was written by the band members and produced by Max Martin, Oscar Holter, Bill Rahko, Daniel Green and Michael Ilbert.[4] [5] It also samples "Funeral Singers", as performed by Sylvan Esso and written by Tim Rutili.[6]

Critical reception

"Feels Like I'm Falling in Love" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Andrew Unterberger from Billboard described the song as "Coldplay generally doing what they do best: love songs with moody verses and blood-rush choruses that you can remember after a single listen".[7] Stereogum Chris DeVille commented that "Despite the involvement of a pop mastermind like Max Martin, who also worked on 2021's crossover-minded Music of the Spheres, [it] comes off a bit more like mid-2000s imperial Coldplay with a bit more sparkle".[8] Writing for Uproxx, Derrick Rossignol praised the track as "a lush and uplifting number".[9] In August 2024, the song was nominated for Best Rock Video and Video for Good at the MTV Video Music Awards.[10]

Music video

The music video for "Feels Like I'm Falling in Love" was shot at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, Greece.[11] Local publications claimed that it had a budget of €3 million, ranking among the most expensive music videos of all time.[12] [13] [14] Footage was directed by Ben Mor and released on 1 July 2024.[15] It included Natasha Ofili and the Coro de Manos Blancas joining Coldplay to perform the song in sign language. July is celebrated as Disability Pride Month.[16] An animated lyric video produced by 15 different artists came out on 22 July.[17] The song's Zerb remix has a video as well, filmed in the streets of Helsinki and released on 2 August.[18]

Live performances

On 16 June 2024, during the Music of the Spheres World Tour in Budapest, the band performed "Feels Like I'm Falling in Love" for the first time ever in public.[19] The band also performed the song at the Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, Somerset on 29 June 2024.[20]

Track listing

Digital single

  1. "Feels Like I'm Falling in Love" – 3:57

Digital (Zerb x Coldplay)

  1. "Feels Like I'm Falling in Love" (Zerb x Coldplay) – 3:56

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[21] 54
Bolivia (Monitor Latino)[22] 8
Croatia (HRT)[23] 2
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[24] 5
France (SNEP)[25] 72
Greece International (IFPI)[26] 23
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[27] 28
Italy (FIMI)[28] 80
Italy Airplay (EarOne)[29] 3
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[30] 2
Latvia Airplay (LAIPA)[31] 1
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[32] 3
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[33] 10
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[34] 7
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[35]
20
Norway (VG-lista)[36] 36
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[37] 26
Romania Airplay (TopHit)[38] 86
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[39] 4
South Korea (Circle)[40] 70
South Korea Download (Circle)[41] 87
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[42] 73
Venezuela (Record Report)[43] 43

Monthly charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Position
CIS Airplay (TopHit)[44] 73
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[45] 38
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[46] 21
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[47] 11
Slovakia (Rádio – Top 100)[48] 28

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatVersionLabel
Various21 June 2024Original[49]
2 August 2024Zerb x Coldplay[50]
Italy21 June 2024Radio airplayOriginalWarner[51]

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Kaufman . Gil . 13 June 2024 . Coldplay Announce First Moon Music Album Single 'feelslikeimfallinginlove' . 21 June 2024 . Billboard.
  3. Web site: 13 June 2024 . Coldplay Tease Their New Single Feels Like I'm Falling in Love . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240615042357/https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-tease-new-their-single-feelslikeimfallinginlove-3765488 . 15 June 2024 . 15 June 2024 . NME.
  4. Reilly . Nick . 21 June 2024 . Coldplay share powerful new single 'feelslikeimfallinginlove' . 21 June 2024 . Rolling Stone UK.
  5. Web site: 7 June 2024 . Coldplay presentó el primer adelanto de 'Feels like i'm falling in love', nueva canción de su álbum Moon Music . 21 June 2024 . Noticias de Cali, Valle y Colombia . . es.
  6. C8902fvMSg1 . sylvanesso . @Coldplay sampled our cover of Funeral Singers on their new single feelslikeimfallinginlove. Huge thank yous to Chris and the band, y'all are the best . Sylvan Esso . 3 July 2024 . 21 August 2024.
  7. Unterberger . Andrew . 2024-06-21 . Friday Music Guide: Peso Pluma, Gracie Abrams, Post Malone & More . 2024-06-21 . . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2024-06-20 . Coldplay Release New Single "feelslikeimfallinginlove": Listen . 2024-06-21 . . en.
  9. Web site: Rossignol . Derrick . 2024-06-24 . All The Best New Music From This Week That You Need To Hear . 2024-06-25 . .
  10. Web site: 6 August 2024 . 2024 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations: The Complete List . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806164359/https://www.etonline.com/2024-mtv-video-music-awards-nominations-the-complete-list-230087 . 6 August 2024 . 6 August 2024 . Entertainment Tonight.
  11. mkatopodi . June 10, 2024 . Coldplay To Shoot Music Vid At Herodes Atticus Odeon . June 21, 2024 . To Vima.
  12. Web site: 11 June 2024 . Coldplay: Όλα Όσα Έγιναν Στο Χθεσινό Γύρισμα Του Μουσικού Τους Βίντεο Στο Ηρώδειο . Coldplay: Everything That Happened at Yesterday's Shooting of Their Music Video at the Herodion . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240612214016/https://www.protothema.gr/culture/article/1507920/coldplay-ola-osa-eginan-sto-hthesino-gurisma-tou-mousikou-tous-video-sto-irodeio/ . 12 June 2024 . 12 June 2024 . . el.
  13. Web site: 2 July 2024 . Coldplay: Το Υπέροχο Βίντεο Κλιπ Στο Ηρώδειο Για Το feelslikeimfallinginlove . Coldplay: The Wonderful Video Clip in Herodion for Feels Like I'm Falling in Love . live . https://archive.today/20240816173814/https://www.tovima.gr/2024/07/02/culture/coldplay-to-yperoxo-vinteo-klip-sto-irodeio-gia-to-feelslikeimfallinginlove/ . 16 August 2024 . 16 August 2024 . . el.
  14. Web site: 29 June 2024 . Coldplay Debuts New Song with Little Simz at Glastonbury . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240816173709/https://www.vulture.com/article/coldplay-little-simz-we-pray-glastonbury-2024.html . 16 August 2024 . 16 August 2024 . Vulture.
  15. Web site: 1 July 2024 . Coldplay Share Feels Like I'm Falling in Love Video Following Glastonbury Headline Performance . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706062901/https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-share-feelslikeimfallinginlove-video-following-glastonbury-headline-performance-3771139 . 6 July 2024 . 6 July 2024 . NME.
  16. Web site: 1 July 2024 . Coldplay Fans in Tears Over Poignant New Video After Band's Epic Glastonbury Set . live . https://archive.today/20240706070859/https://metro.co.uk/2024/07/01/coldplay-fans-tears-poignant-new-music-video-glastonbury-set-21141805/ . 6 July 2024 . 6 July 2024 . Metro.
  17. Web site: 25 July 2024 . Blinkink Crafts Coldplay 'feelslikeimfallinginlove' Lyric Video . 2024-08-02 . Animation World Network . en.
  18. Web site: 2 August 2024 . Good Vibes, Sanoi Coldplay, Kun Kuvasi Musavideota Helsingissä . Good Vibes, Said Coldplay, When Filming a Music Video in Helsinki . live . https://archive.today/20240802174158/https://yle.fi/a/74-20102864 . 2 August 2024 . 2 August 2024 . Yle . fi.
  19. Web site: 17 June 2024 . Coldplay Announce New Album Moon Music . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240618031600/https://consequence.net/2024/06/coldplay-new-album-moon-music/ . 18 June 2024 . 18 June 2024 . Consequence.
  20. Garro . Adrian . Coldplay Wraps Glastonbury 2024 with Michael J. Fox, More . 1 July 2024 . Rock Cellar Magazine . 1 July 2024.
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  26. Web site: Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 26/2024. IFPI Greece. 3 July 2024. el. https://web.archive.org/web/20240703081842/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html. 3 July 2024.
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  50. Web site: 2 August 2024 . Coldplay Divulga Single Com Parceria do DJ Brasileiro Zerb . Coldplay Release Single in Partnership with Brazilian DJ Zerb . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240803173905/https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/diversao-e-arte/2024/08/6912156-coldplay-divulga-single-com-parceria-do-dj-brasileiro-zerb.html . 3 August 2024 . 3 August 2024 . Correio Braziliense . pt.
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