A Sky Full of Stars

"A Sky Full of Stars" is an EDM song written by the British rock band Coldplay featuring Swedish DJ Avicii in 2014.
The song is the band's first EDM track from their sixth studio album Ghost Stories (2014). The song is centered around the piano, with electronic music coming in between verses. It also appears in Sing 2, sung by Johnny the Gorilla. The song was released as the second single on 2 May 2014.

 Composition 
"A Sky Full of Stars" marks the band's first dance track, being outlined as an EDM track with house influences. A piano-centric song which is written in the key of F major, the track opens as a piano ballad, with progressive house-influenced electronic music that plays out in between verses. The song follows a chord progression of Dm7–Bmaj9–F–Am7 with a tempo of 125 beats per minute, and the vocals span from G3 to F5. The track has been described as "[falling] in line with the synth-heavy soundscapes of 'Midnight', but with more danceable flavor". The song's repeating chord sequence and varied melody was inspired by the work of American pop singer Katy Perry and Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (1991).

 Reception 
Most critics enjoyed the song and gave it positive reviews. The song reached #1 on the charts in the United States, Portugal, Luxembourg, Italy, Israel and Belgium. One day after it's release on ITunes, it had sold 121,690 copies worldwide. The song was also Coldplay's third top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It was played in the 2020 Democratic Convention in honor of Joe Biden's son, Beau Biden.

 References 

Category:2014 songs
Category:Coldplay songs