Music video by Coldplay performing Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall. (P) 2011 The copyright in this audiovisual recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd
"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" was released on 3 June 2011, as a digital download except in the United Kingdom where it was released on 5 June 2011. It was released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto. The song contains elements of the 1976 song "I Go to Rio" written by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson. The song made its radio debut on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music, Absolute Radio, and Xfm. They first performed the song live at the 2011 Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festival in Nürnberg, Germany.
The song debuted at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, selling 85,000 copies in its first week, and has since climbed to peak at number 14.
The song was played live at the Steve Jobs memorial/celebration-of-life event at Apple headquarters on 19 October 2011 in Cupertino, CA. The song was also played as they opened the MTV European Music Awards in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 6 November 2011. On 30 November 2011, this song was nominated for two Grammy Awards: Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song. The winners will be announced on 12 February 2012 at the 54th Grammy Awards.
The song debuted at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, selling 85,000 copies in its first week, and has since climbed to peak at number 14.
The song was played live at the Steve Jobs memorial/celebration-of-life event at Apple headquarters on 19 October 2011 in Cupertino, CA. The song was also played as they opened the MTV European Music Awards in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 6 November 2011. On 30 November 2011, this song was nominated for two Grammy Awards: Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song. The winners will be announced on 12 February 2012 at the 54th Grammy Awards.
