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"Hymn for the Weekend" is a single by the British rock band Coldplay from their seventh studio album A Head Full of Dreams (2015), featuring uncredited vocals from American singer Beyoncé. It was written by the band's members (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin), while the production was handled by Rik Simpson, Digital Divide, and Stargate. An indie R&B track, the single's music video showcases the culture of India.[1]

"Hymn for the Weekend" reached number six on the UK Singles Chart and also reached the top twenty in countries such as Switzerland, Ireland, France, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Italy and Spain. In the US, with the Seeb remix, the song reached number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[2] A music video for the song was released on 29 January 2016 and features Coldplay in various cities in India, with Beyoncé performing in some scenes. It also featured Indian Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor in a brief role.

Background

The song was debuted on Annie Mac's BBC radio show on 30 November 2015. According to Berryman, lead singer Chris Martin originally wanted the song to be a party song with the lyrics "drinks on me, drinks on me", but his bandmates didn't think that would go well with their fans. Martin's longtime friend Beyoncé was asked to sing on the song, and she accepted the request.[3]

Martin corroborated Berryman's story about the band protesting him singing, "Drinks on me, drinks on me" in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. According to Martin, the original kernel was that he "was listening to Flo Rida or something", and he thought, "it's such a shame that Coldplay could never have one of those late-night club songs, like "Turn Down for What". I thought I'd like to have a song called 'Drinks on Me' where you sit on the side of a club and buy everyone drinks because you're so fucking cool," Martin recalled. "I was chuckling about that, when this melody came, 'drinks on me, drinks on me', then the rest of the song came out. I presented it to the rest of the band and they said, 'We love this song, but there's no way you can sing "drinks on me."' So that changed into 'drink from me' and the idea of having an angelic person in your life. Then that turned into asking Beyoncé to sing on it."[4]

Composition

"Hymn for the Weekend" is written in the key of C minor set in a [[time signature|Vorlage:Music time signature]] at a moderate tempo of 90 beats per minute.[5]

Music video

According to The Times of India, the music video was shot in October 2015 at various Indian cities including Worli Village, Mumbai, and Kolkata. The fort showcased at the start and in between is Fort Vasai in Vasai, Mumbai. Scenes were also shot at the Maratha Mandir theatre, which is known for showcasing a single film, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, for over 22 years. The video is themed after the Holi festival and was directed by Ben Mor, being released on 29 January 2016.[6][7] It features Beyoncé and Sonam Kapoor.[8]

Critical reception

"Hymn for the Weekend" received generally positive reviews from critics. Jody Rosen of Billboard called it "the album's grooviest".[9] Helen Brown of The Daily Telegraph wrote: "Beyoncé makes more of her appearance on 'Hymn for the Weekend', bringing her chunky harmonies and no-nonsense brass section to a peppy little excursion into indie R&B which opens with a paradisiacal fanfare and finds Martin dropping out of his falsetto autopilot into a more raw voice".[10] Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe wrote "it's with the third track, 'Hymn for the Weekend', that the album truly lifts off on the wings of an angelic choir (including Beyoncé), a swaggering piano, and a euphoric, lightly funky track bolstering Martin's exclamations of feeling high."[11]

In a mixed review, Carl Williot of Idolator wrote, "The Beyoncé-assisted 'Hymn for the Weekend' almost equals (the album's) energy, but it lacks the drama of 'Princess of China'", adding, that as a track featuring Beyoncé "you'd expect a show-stopping moment." He concluded "the guys sound like total goobers trying to do the club swagger thing, like a drunk dad doing the rap dance du jour at a wedding".[12] 3voor12 ranked it among the best songs of the year.[13]

Commercial performance

With over 2.67 billion views on YouTube, "Hymn for the Weekend" is Coldplay's most-viewed music video and the second-most overall, behind the lyric video for "Something Just Like This". Luminate reported the song "had the most total combined audio and video streams globally in 2022",[14] with 35.9 million views coming from Canada,[14] and 434.5 million from the United States.[15] In 2024, PPL ranked it as the band's sixth-most played song across radio and television in the United Kingdom.[16]

In other media

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Live performance

The song was performed for the first time during the 2016 Brit Awards on 24 February 2016.[17][18]

Track listing

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Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from A Head Full of Dreams liner notes.[19]

Coldplay

Additional musicians

  • Regiment Horns – bass
  • Beyoncé – guest vocals
  • Avicii – additional programming

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Hymn for the Weekend"
Chart (2016–2025) Peak
position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)[20] 12
Croatia International Airplay (HRT)[21] 1
Ecuador (National-Report)[22] 13
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[23] 3
Greece International (IFPI)[24] 18
Iceland (RÚV)[25] 1
Italy Airplay (EarOne)[26] 1
Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[27] 1
Mexico (Billboard Ingles Airplay)[28] 4
Malaysia (Billboard)[29] 15
Malaysia International (RIM)[30] 12
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[31] 3
Serbia (Radiomonitor)[32] 5
Singapore (RIAS)[33] 5
Slovenia (SloTop50)[34] 10
South Korea International (Gaon)[35] 24
United Arab Emirates (IFPI)[36] 9

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Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for "Hymn for the Weekend"
Chart (2017) Peak
position
South Korea International (Gaon)[37] 54

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Hymn for the Weekend"
Chart (2016) Position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)[38] 26
Australia (ARIA)[39] 79
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[40] 23
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[41] 24
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[42] 3
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100)[43] 66
CIS (Tophit)[44] 10
Denmark (Tracklisten)[45] 30
France (SNEP)[46] 12
Germany (Official German Charts)[47] 28
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[48] 74
Hungary (Single Top 40)[49] 15
Iceland (Plötutíóindi)[50] 2
Israel (Media Forest)[51] 2
Italy (FIMI)[52] 4
Italy Airplay (EarOne)[53] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[54] 51
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[55] 20
Poland (ZPAV)[56] 2
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[57] 6
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[58] 11
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[59] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[60] 8
Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[61] 61
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[62] 21
US Billboard Hot 100[63] 73
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[64] 26
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[65] 7
Chart (2017) Position
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[66] 104
France (SNEP)[67] 159
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[68] 97
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[69] 36

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Release history

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Italy 5 February 2016 Contemporary hit radio Original Warner [70]
Various 25 January 2016 Digital download Seeb remix Parlophone [71]
United States 26 April 2016 Contemporary hit radio Original Atlantic [72]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Coldplay and Beyoncé's video for 'Hymn for the Weekend' Is Not Cultural Appropriation but Cultural Appreciation In: Huffington Post. Abgerufen im 20 December 2021 
  2. ↑ Hugh McIntyre: An Interview With Seeb, The Duo That Can Remix Any Song Into A Hit. In: Forbes. Abgerufen am 31. August 2017.
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  5. ↑ Coldplay "Hymn for the Weekend" Sheet Music in C Minor. In: musicnotes.com. 23. Dezember 2015, abgerufen am 25. Juli 2017.
  6. ↑ Ben Mor – Instagram. Instagram, abgerufen am 29. Januar 2016.
  7. ↑ Black Dog Films – Instagram. Instagram, archiviert vom Original am 26. Dezember 2021; abgerufen am 29. Januar 2016.
  8. ↑ Sonam and Beyonce feature in new 'Coldplay' single In: The Times of India. Abgerufen im 28 January 2016  {{Production Company: Black Dog Films with River Studios Director: Ben Mor Executive Producers: Katie Dolan & Mike Rothenberg Producer: Nina Dluhy-Miller}}
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  10. ↑ Helen Brown: Coldplay, A Head Full of Dreams, album review: 'Coldplay get their groove back with Beyoncé' In: The Daily Telegraph, 3 December 2015. Abgerufen im 4 December 2015 
  11. ↑ Sarah Rodman: 'Dreams' come true for joyous Coldplay In: The Boston Globe, 2 December 2015. Abgerufen im 2 February 2016 
  12. ↑ Coldplay's 'A Head Full Of Dreams': Review – Idolator. In: Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com. 4. Dezember 2015, archiviert vom Original am 3. März 2016;.
  13. ↑ De Staat's Make the Call Is 3voor12 Song Van Het Jaar 2016. (deutsch: De Staat's Make The Call Is 3voor12 Song of the Year 2016). In: 3voor12. 16. Dezember 2016, abgerufen am 9. Januar 2024.
  14. ↑ a b Canada 2022: Luminate Year-End Music Report. In: Luminate. 11. Januar 2023, abgerufen am 12. Januar 2023.
  15. ↑ United States 2022: Luminate Year-End Music Report. In: Luminate. 11. Januar 2023, abgerufen am 12. Januar 2023.
  16. ↑ Glastonbury 2024 Headliners Clock Up 21 Years of Airplay in the 21st Century. In: PPL. 26. Juni 2024, abgerufen am 20. Mai 2025.
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  20. ↑ Top 20 Argentina – Del 6 al 12 de Junio, 2016. Monitor Latino, 6. Juni 2016, abgerufen am 1. Mai 2017 (spanisch).
  21. ↑ Airplay Radio Chart March 14th, 2016. 2016, abgerufen am 16. Mai 2025. Fehler beim Aufruf der Vorlage:Cite web: Archiv im Parameter URL erkannt. Archive müssen im Parameter Archiv-URL angegeben werden.
  22. ↑ Top 100 Ecuador. National-Report, archiviert vom Original am 25. Mai 2018; abgerufen am 25. Mai 2018 (spanisch).
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  24. ↑ Official IFPI Charts — Digital Singles Chart (International) — Εβδομάδα: 24/2024. IFPI Greece, archiviert vom Original am 19. Juni 2024; abgerufen am 4. Juli 2024 (griechisch).
  25. ↑ Coldplay Chart History. RÚV, 7. März 2016, abgerufen am 19. Juni 2017.
  26. ↑ Earone Airplay - Settimana #12 dal 18/03/2016 al 24/03/2016. Earone, 5. Februar 2016; (italienisch).
  27. ↑ The Official Lebanese Top 20. Abgerufen am 22. Februar 2016.
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  30. ↑ TOP 20 Most Streamed International Singles In Malaysia Week 20 (12/05/2023-18/05/2023). RIM via Facebook, 27. Mai 2023, abgerufen am 27. Mai 2023.
  31. ↑ NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ, abgerufen am 25. März 2016.
  32. ↑ Serbia - Radio airplay chart (Settimana 19.2016). RadioAirplay, abgerufen am 18. August 2020 (italienisch).
  33. ↑ RIAS Top Charts Week 5 (26 Jan - 1 Feb 2024). RIAS, archiviert vom Original am 6. Februar 2024; abgerufen am 6. Februar 2024.
  34. ↑ SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si, abgerufen am 26. August 2018.
  35. ↑ International Digital Chart – Week 16 of 2017. In: Gaon Chart. Abgerufen am 1. Mai 2025 (koreanisch).
  36. ↑ This Week's Official UAE Chart Top 20 from 10/01/2025 to 16/01/2025. In: The Official MENA Chart. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, abgerufen am 22. Januar 2025.
  37. ↑ International Digital Chart – Month 4 of 2017. In: Gaon Chart. Abgerufen am 1. Mai 2025 (koreanisch).
  38. ↑ Top 100 Anual 2016. Monitor Latino, archiviert vom Original am 22. August 2017; abgerufen am 21. August 2017.
  39. ↑ ARIA Top 100 Singles 2016. Australian Recording Industry Association, abgerufen am 6. Januar 2017.
  40. ↑ Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Single-Charts 2016. oe3.orf.at, archiviert vom Original am 28. Dezember 2016; abgerufen am 29. Dezember 2016.
  41. ↑ Jaaroverzichten 2016. Hung Medien, abgerufen am 29. Dezember 2016.
  42. ↑ Rapports Annuels 2016. Hung Medien, abgerufen am 29. Dezember 2016.
  43. ↑ As 100 Mais Tocadas nas Rádios Jovens em 2016. In: Billboard Brasil. 4. Januar 2017, abgerufen am 7. September 2017 (portugiesisch).
  44. ↑ CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2016). Tophit, abgerufen am 12. August 2019.
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  47. ↑ Top 100 Jahrescharts 2016. In: GfK Entertainment. viva.tv, abgerufen am 1. Januar 2017.
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  49. ↑ Összesített singles- és válogatáslemez-lista – eladási darabszám alapján - 2016. Mahasz, abgerufen am 15. Januar 2017.
  50. ↑ TÓNLISTINN – LÖG – 2016. In: Plötutíóindi. Abgerufen am 31. März 2022 (isländisch).
  51. ↑ Israeli airplay yearly chart 2016. Media Forest, archiviert vom Original am 27. September 2017; abgerufen am 6. Januar 2017.
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  54. ↑ Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2016. Dutch Top 40, abgerufen am 8. November 2019.
  55. ↑ Jaaroverzichten - Single 2016. Hung Medien, abgerufen am 25. Dezember 2016.
  56. ↑ Podsumowanie roku – Airplay 2016. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry, abgerufen am 23. Januar 2017 (polnisch).
  57. ↑ Russian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2016). Tophit, abgerufen am 12. August 2019.
  58. ↑ Top 100 Songs Annual 2016. Productores de Música de España, abgerufen am 9. Mai 2022 (spanisch).
  59. ↑ Årslista Singlar – År 2016. Sverigetopplistan. Swedish Recording Industry Association, abgerufen am 2. Februar 2017 (schwedisch).
  60. ↑ Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2016 – hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, archiviert vom Original am 6. Januar 2017; abgerufen am 2. Januar 2017.
  61. ↑ Ukrainian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2016). Tophit, abgerufen am 12. August 2019.
  62. ↑ Justin Myers: The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2016. Official Charts Company, 30. Dezember 2016, abgerufen am 31. Dezember 2016.
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  66. ↑ Top 200 faixas em streaming - 2017. Pro-Música Brasil, abgerufen am 16. Juli 2021 (portugiesisch).
  67. ↑ Top Singles Annuel 2017 (physique + téléchargement + streaming). SNEP(Syndicat National de l'Edition phonographique), archiviert vom Original am 29. August 2018; abgerufen am 29. August 2018.
  68. ↑ Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2017 – hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, abgerufen am 31. Dezember 2017.
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