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"Something Just Like This"
Single by The Chainsmokers and Coldplay
from the album Memories...Do Not Open and Kaleidoscope EP
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2017 (2017-02-22)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length4:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers singles chronology
"Paris"
(2017)
"Something Just Like This"
(2017)
"Honest"
(2017)
Coldplay singles chronology
"Everglow"
(2016)
"Something Just Like This"
(2017)
"Miracles (Someone Special)"
(2017)
Music video
"Something Just like This" (Lyric video) on YouTube

"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 Kaleidoscope EP.

It reached the Top 10 of various charts around the world, including number two in the UK Singles Chart and the ARIA Charts and three on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, being listed as one of the best songs of the year by Uproxx, and 3voor12 as well.

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 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 G2 to G4.

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).

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Something Just like This"4:07
Digital download – Remix Pack EP
No.TitleLength
1."Something Just like This" (Alesso Remix)4:12
2."Something Just like This" (R3hab Remix)2:42
3."Something Just like This" (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Remix)3:50
4."Something Just like This" (Don Diablo Remix)3:50
5."Something Just like This" (Jai Wolf Remix)2:56
6."Something Just like This" (ARMNHMR Remix)3:44
Digital download – Kaleidoscope EP
No.TitleLength
1."Something Just like This" (Tokyo Remix)4:33

Credits and personnel

The Chainsmokers

  • Andrew Taggart – keyboards
  • Alex Pall – keyboards

Coldplay

Production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Something Just Like This”
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) 14× Platinum 980,000
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) Platinum 30,000
Norway (IFPI Norway) 3× Platinum 180,000
Poland (ZPAV) 4× Platinum 80,000
Portugal (AFP) 5× Platinum 50,000
Singapore (RIAS) Platinum 10,000*
South Korea (KMCA) Platinum 2,500,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) 4× Platinum 240,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) 4× Platinum 80,000
United Kingdom (BPI) 4× Platinum 2,400,000
United States (RIAA) Diamond 10,000,000
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) Platinum 2,000,000
Japan (RIAJ) Gold 50,000,000
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 Ref.
Various February 22, 2017 Digital download Original
Italy Contemporary hit radio Sony
United States February 28, 2017 Columbia
United Kingdom April 25, 2017
  • Disruptor
  • Columbia
United States April 28, 2017 Digital download Remix Pack EP
  • Disruptor
  • Columbia

Covers

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

See also


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