Another's Arms
2014 song by Coldplay
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"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.
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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, keyboard
- Jonny Buckland – electric guitar, keyboard, slide guitar
- Will Champion – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Chris Martin – lead vocals, 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
- Luca Capezio – 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