Another's Arms

"Another's Arms"
Song by Coldplay from the album Ghost Stories
Recorded	The Bakery and The Beehive (London, England)
Genre	Alternative rock electronic^[1]
Length	3:54
Label	Parlophone Atlantic
Writer(s)	Guy Berryman Jonny Buckland Will Champion Chris Martin
Producer(s)	Coldplay Paul Epworth Daniel Green Rik Simpson

"Another's Arms" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It is the sixth track from their sixth studio album, Ghost Stories. It was written, produced, and performed by Coldplay, with co-production handled by Daniel Green, Paul Epworth, and Rik Simpson. The song debuted at number 70 on the UK Singles Chart, number 74 in Ireland and number 52 in Switzerland.

Composition

Lasting for three minutes and 54 seconds, "Another's Arms" features an arrangement of guitars, strings, "whooshing keys", "stuttering drums", a "female specter" that "croons in and out of focus", and Chris Martin's lead vocals.^[2]^[3] The song contains a vocal sample from "Silver Chord" by Jane Weaver.

Reception

Billboard writer Jason Lipshutz called "Another's Arms" "a songwriting gem", although he found the arrangement "flat".^[2] Josh Modell of The A.V. Club felt that it was "undercooked",^[4] while Consequence of Sound's Josh Terry said that the song was the "most well-crafted offering" of Ghost Stories.^[5]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Ghost Stories liner notes.^[3]

Coldplay

Guy Berryman – bass guitar
Jonny Buckland – electric guitar, keyboard, piano, slide guitar
Will Champion – drums, drum machine, backing vocals
Chris Martin – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboard

Additional musicians

John Metcalfe – strings arrangement, conductor

Technical personnel

Paul Epworth – production
Coldplay – production
Daniel Green – production
Rik Simpson – production
Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
Geoff Swan – assistant mixing
Mike Dean – "extra magic" [sic]
Madeon – "extra magic"
Ted Jensen – mastering
Olga Fitzroy – engineering
Matt Wiggins – engineering
Jaime Sickora – engineering
Chris Owens – engineering
Joe Visciano – engineering
Tom Bailey – additional studio assistance
Fiona Cruickshank – additional studio assistance
Nicolas Essig – additional studio assistance
Jeff Gartenbaum – additional studio assistance
Christian Green – additional studio assistance
Joseph Hartwell Jones – additional studio assistance
Pablo Hernandez – additional studio assistance
Neil Lambert – additional studio assistance
Matt McGinn – additional studio assistance
Adam Miller – additional studio assistance
Roxy Pope – additional studio assistance
John Prestage – additional studio assistance
Bill Rahko – additional studio assistance
Kyle Stevens – additional studio assistance
Dave Holmes – management

Chart positions

Chart (2014)	Peak position
France (SNEP)^[6]	83
Indonesia (Music Weekly Asia)^[7]	25
Ireland (IRMA)^[8]	74
Italy (FIMI)^[9]	30
Malaysia (Music Weekly Asia)^[10]	29
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11]	52
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[12]	70

References

↑ "Idolator - Ghost Stories by Coldplay". 15 January 2015.
1 2 Lipshutz, Jason (14 May 2014). "Coldplay's Haunted 'Ghost Stories' Album: Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
1 2 Ghost Stories (booklet). Coldplay. Parlophone. 2014. 825646299133.
↑ Modell, Josh (19 May 2014). "Coldplay goes quiet on Ghost Stories, with one terrible, notable exception". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ Terry, Josh (15 May 2014). "Album Review: Coldplay – Ghost Stories". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ "Lescharts.com – Coldplay – Another's Arms" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
↑ "Top 30 Singles Chart Indonesia". Music Weekly Asia. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
↑ "Chart Track: Week 21, 2014". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ "FIMI – Classifiche – Top Digital – Classifica settimanale WK 21 del 2014". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 18 April 2015.
↑ "Top 30 Singles Chart Malaysia". Music Weekly Asia. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Coldplay – Another's Arms". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ "Coldplay: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 May 2014.

External links

Coldplay songs

Parachutes	"Don't Panic" "Shiver" "Yellow" "Trouble"

A Rush of Blood to the Head	"In My Place" "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" "The Scientist" "Clocks"

Coldplay Live 2003	"Moses"

X&Y	"White Shadows" "Fix You" "Talk" "Speed of Sound" "The Hardest Part"

Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends	"Life in Technicolor" "Cemeteries of London" "Lost!" "42" "Lovers in Japan" "Yes" "Viva la Vida" "Violet Hill" "Strawberry Swing" "Death and All His Friends"

Prospekt's March	"Life in Technicolor II" "Glass of Water" "Prospekt's March/Poppyfields"

Mylo Xyloto	"Hurts Like Heaven" "Paradise" "Charlie Brown" "Us Against the World" "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" "Major Minus" "U.F.O." "Princess of China" "Up in Flames" "Up with the Birds"

Ghost Stories	"Always in My Head" "Magic" "Ink" "True Love" "Midnight" "Another's Arms" "Oceans" "A Sky Full of Stars" "O"

A Head Full of Dreams	"A Head Full of Dreams" "Birds" "Hymn for the Weekend" "Everglow" "Adventure of a Lifetime" "Fun" "Up & Up"

Other songs	"Brothers & Sisters" "Gravity" "Lhuna" "Christmas Lights" "Moving to Mars" "Atlas" "Miracles"

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