Coldplay premiered their new single Higher Power via a live link to astronauts on the International Space Station.
The Yellow group called on French ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet to debut the track on Thursday, May 6, with frontman Chris Martin and band members Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion all dialling in for the big moment.
Speaking during a live video chat before a performance of the ’80s inspired track, featuring alien-inspired CGI choreography and visual effects, Chris said: “We sent you some music because right now we aren’t able to play for anybody on Earth so we thought we’d just play for you.”
Prior to the single’s release, the group unleashed a series of cryptic billboards pointing to a mysterious website called alienradio.fm, with fans deciphering the letter-like symbols to reveal the song title and release date.
It was recently reported that Coldplay’s new album is imminent, after the Viva La Vida group 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.
