| "Fun" | |
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| Song byColdplay featuringTove Lo | |
| from the albumA Head Full of Dreams | |
| Released | 4 December 2015 (2015-12-04) |
| Recorded | 2014–2015 |
| Genre | Pop rock |
| Length | 4:27 |
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"Fun" is a song by Britishrock bandColdplay, featuring Swedish singerTove 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 producerRik Simpson along with Norwegian production duoStargate.[2]
"Fun" is a mid-tempo pop song built as a duet betweenChris Martin and Swedish singerTove Lo, with production by longtime collaboratorRik Simpson and Norwegian pop architectsStargate.[3] The song features "electronic heartbeats" under a mid-tempo framework "aCure-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" forNatalie Imbruglia's 2009 albumCome to Life.[5][4]
Critics were divided but frequently singled out the duet in album overage, considering it a reference to the end of Martin's marriage toGwyneth Paltrow.[3][6]AllMusic remarked that Tove Lo "eases right into" the song's atmosphere, whileConsequence 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]
Credits are adapted fromA Head Full of Dreams liner notes.[2]
| Chart (2015–16) | Peak position |
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| France (SNEP)[9] | 118 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 86 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 10 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[12] | 164 |
| USHot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[13] | 28 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Italy (FIMI)[14] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
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