Coldplay have shared a new acoustic version of their latest single Higher Power. 

The track is the first to be lifted from the group’s forthcoming ninth studio album and premiered last month via a live link to astronauts on the International Space Station. 

And after dropping an official music video just last week, the group surprise-released the stripped-back recording overnight. 

It was recently reported that Coldplay’s new album is imminent, after the band trademarked the phrase ‘Music Of The Spheres’ and officially applied to use the name on music, merchandise, and more.

The speculative title was also printed in a book accompanying the vinyl version of Coldplay’s 2019 album ‘Everyday Life’, along with “Coldplay, coming soon” in small print.

Speaking about new music, frontman Chris Martin recently admitted the band’s latest tunes were inspired by the ‘Star Wars’ franchise.

“One time I was watching ‘Star Wars’ and they had the scene with the Cantina band right,” he said. 

“And I was like: ‘I wonder what musicians are like across the universe?’ and that led to this whole thing and now here we are.”