"We Pray" (stylised in all caps) is a song by British

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band Coldplay featuring British rapper Little Simz, Nigerian singer Burna Boy, Palestinian-Chilean musician

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and Argentine singer Tini. It will be released on 23 August 2024, through Parlophone in the United Kingdom and

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in the United States, as the second single from their upcoming tenth studio album, ''

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''.

Background

Following the live debut of the song with Little Simz at Coldplay's

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set in June 2024, '' Variety'' reported that Burna Boy "has a verse" while

"assisted with vocals". The magazine further wrote that the chorus "prominently" contains the lyrics "and so we pray". ''Variety'' and ''

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'' stated the song's rumored title as "Supernova" while ''

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'' speculated it was titled "We Pray". The collaboration was confirmed to be a track from the band's upcoming tenth studio album ''

'' (2024). On 6 August, the band announced "We Pray" via their social media as the second single from ''Moon Music'', slated for release on 23 August 2024. Shortly after, a 30-second preview of the song—containing "part of ittle Simz'sverse] and nowiki/>Chris Martin">Chris_Martin.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Chris Martin">nowiki/>Chris Martinsinging the chorus"—was uploaded to their YouTube channel.

Live performances

Coldplay debuted the song during their Glastonbury Festival set on 29 June 2024. They were joined onstage by Little Simz and Elyanna, while clips of Burna Boy were screened in the background.

Track listing

Release history

References

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