# Something Just Like This

"Something Just Like This" is a song by American electronic music duo the Chainsmokers and British rock band Coldplay. It was released on February 22, 2017, as the second single from the former's debut album, Memories...Do Not Open, and as the lead single of the latter's thirteenth extended play, Kaleidoscope EP.
The track reached the Top 10 in over 30 countries worldwide, including number two on the UK Singles Chart and the ARIA Charts, as well as number three on the Billboard Hot 100. It has the fifth highest digital sales of any song at over 21.5 million sales. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. Uproxx and 3voor12 named "Something Just Like This" one of the best releases of 2017, while KROQ-FM ranked it at number 314 on their "Top 500 Songs from the Last 30 Years" editorial.

## Background

In September 2016, the Chainsmokers shared three short clips of an upcoming song featuring vocals from Chris Martin. On February 22, 2017, Spotify prematurely posted a banner ad at the top of the site's home page with a Listen Now button.
On the same date, Coldplay premiered "Something Just Like This" with the Chainsmokers on stage at the Brit Awards at The O2 Arena in London, England. They then performed the song at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, California on March 5, 2017 and on their A Head Full of Dreams Tour since the Singapore show on March 31, 2017. It was performed again at the One Love Manchester benefit concert for the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing on June 4, 2017.

## Lyric video

A lyric video for the song was also released on February 22, 2017, on the Chainsmokers' Vevo channel. It has received over 2.1 billion views and is one of the 70 most viewed videos on YouTube. It was directed by James Zwadlo.

## Composition

The song is written in the key of B minor and has a tempo of 103.156 beats per minute in common time. It follows a chord progression of G(add9)–Asus–Bm–Asus, and the vocals span two octaves, from G$_2$ to G$_4$.

## Chart performance

"Something Just Like This" debuted at number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 and soared to number five on its second week, becoming the Chainsmokers' third top five after "Don't Let Me Down" and "Closer". Meanwhile, it was Coldplay's second top five hit after "Viva la Vida", which peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 ever since. The song was also the sixth best-selling track of 2017 in the United States with 1,348,000 copies sold. In the United Kingdom, "Something Just Like This" debuted at number 30 on 24 February 2017, reaching its number two peak position the following week behind Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You". It spent nine consecutive weeks in the top 10 and became the ninth biggest song of the year in the country. The song also set a new record for most weeks atop Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (79).

## Covers

In 2018, The Piano Guys released a mashup on piano and cello called "Something Just Like Liszt", combining the song with Franz Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2".

## Credits and personnel

The Chainsmokers
* Andrew Taggart – keyboards
* Alex Pall – keyboards
Coldplay
* Guy Berryman – bass guitar
* Jonny Buckland – lead guitar
* Will Champion – drums, backing vocals, programming
* Chris Martin – lead vocals, piano
Production
* The Chainsmokers – production
* DJ Swivel – production

## Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "Something Just Like This" :
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Australia (ARIA) | 17× Platinum | 1,190,000$^‡$ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria) | Platinum | 30,000$^‡$ |
| Belgium (BEA) | 3× Platinum | 60,000$^‡$ |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) | 3× Diamond | 750,000$^‡$ |
| Canada (Music Canada) | 6× Platinum | 480,000$^‡$ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark) | 3× Platinum | 270,000$^‡$ |
| France (SNEP) | Diamond | 233,333$^‡$ |
| Germany (BVMI) | 3× Platinum | 1,200,000$^‡$ |
| Italy (FIMI) | 7× Platinum | 350,000$^‡$ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON) | Diamond+Platinum | 360,000$^‡$ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) | 7× Platinum | 210,000$^‡$ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway) | 3× Platinum | 180,000$^‡$ |
| Poland (ZPAV) | Diamond | 250,000$^‡$ |
| Portugal (AFP) | 5× Platinum | 50,000$^‡$ |
| Singapore (RIAS) | Platinum | 10,000$^*$ |
| South Korea (KMCA) | Platinum | 2,500,000$^*$ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) | 5× Platinum | 300,000$^‡$ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) | 4× Platinum | 80,000$^‡$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | 5× Platinum | 3,000,000$^‡$ |
| United States (RIAA) | Diamond | 10,000,000$^‡$ |
| Streaming |||
| Greece (IFPI Greece) | Platinum | 2,000,000$^†$ |
| Japan (RIAJ) | Platinum | 100,000,000$^†$ |
| Sweden (GLF) | 9× Platinum | 72,000,000$^†$ |
| Summaries |||
| Worldwide (IFPI) | — | 21,500,000 |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. $^†$ Streaming-only figures based on certification alone. |||

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label |
| Various | February 22, 2017 | Digital download | Original | DisruptorColumbia |
| Italy | February 22, 2017 | Contemporary hit radio | Original | Sony |
| United States | February 28, 2017 | Contemporary hit radio | Original | Columbia |
| United Kingdom | April 25, 2017 | Contemporary hit radio | Original | DisruptorColumbia |
| United States | April 28, 2017 | Digital download | Remix Pack EP | DisruptorColumbia |