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''. It was released as the lead single on 21 June 2024 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom and

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in the United States.

Background and composition

On 13 June 2024, Coldplay announced through their social media profiles that the song will be released on 21 June. The song was written by the band members and produced by Max Martin,

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, Bill Rahko, Daniel Green and Michael Ilbert. It also samples "Funeral Singers", as performed by Sylvan Esso and written by Tim Rutili.

Critical reception

"Feels Like I'm Falling in Love" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Andrew Unterberger from ''

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'' 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". ''

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'' 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'', tcomes off a bit more like mid-2000s imperial Coldplay with a bit more sparkle". Writing for ''

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'', Derrick Rossignol praised the track as "a lush and uplifting number". In August 2024, the song was nominated for

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and Video for Good at the

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Music video

The music video for "Feels Like I'm Falling in Love" was shot at the

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, Greece. Local publications claimed that it had a budget of €3 million, ranking among the most expensive music videos of all time. Footage was directed by Ben Mor and released on 1 July 2024. It included Natasha Ofili and the Coro de Manos Blancas joining Coldplay to perform the song in sign language. July is celebrated as

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. An animated lyric video produced by 15 different artists came out on 22 July. The song's Zerb remix has a video as well, filmed in the streets of

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and released on 2 August.

Live performances

On 16 June 2024, during the Music of the Spheres World Tour in

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, the band performed "Feels Like I'm Falling in Love" for the first time ever in public. The band also performed the song at the

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on 29 June 2024.

Track listing

Digital single # "Feels Like I'm Falling in Love" – 3:57 Digital (Zerb x Coldplay) # "Feels Like I'm Falling in Love" ( Zerb x Coldplay) – 3:56

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Release history

References

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