On 31 May 2011, Coldplay announced that "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" was to be the first single for the fifth album.
== Sodelovanje z Brianom Enom (2007–danes) ==Na četrtem albumu Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends je sodeloval tudi koproducent Brian Eno, ki je skupini, ko je ta že razmišljala od odhodu, nudil podporo.