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Single by The Chainsmokers and Coldplay | |||||||||||
from the album Memories...Do Not Open and Kaleidoscope | |||||||||||
Released | February 22, 2017 | ||||||||||
Format | Digital download | ||||||||||
Genre | Electropop | ||||||||||
Length | 4:07 | ||||||||||
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"Something Just Like This" is a song by American DJ duo The Chainsmokers and British rock band Coldplay. It serves as the second single off The Chainsmokers' debut album Memories...Do Not Open and the first single off Coldplay's thirteenth extended play, Kaleidoscope.
In September 2016, the Chainsmokers shared two short clips of an upcoming song featuring vocals from Chris Martin. On February 22, 2017, Spotify prematurely posted a banner ad at the top of the site's home page with a Listen Now button.
The electropop song is written in the key of B minor.
The lyric video was released on February 22, 2017 on the Chainsmokers' Vevo channel. It has received over 220 million views to date.
"Something Just Like This" debuted at number fifty-six on the Billboard Hot 100, but on its second week, the song soared to number five, becoming the Chainsmokers' third top five entry after "Don't Let Me Down" and "Closer" and Coldplay second top five entry after "Viva la Vida". Also, it became the Chainsmokers' fifth top 10 entry and Coldplay's fourth top 10 entry on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has since peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.
On February 22, 2017, Coldplay premiered "Something Just Like This" with the Chainsmokers on stage at the Brit Awards at The O2 Arena in London, England. On March 5, 2017, they performed the song at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Coldplay performs the song during their A Head Full of Dreams Tour since the March 31 show in Singapore.