James Marcus Haney
Coldplay is gearing up to usher in the era of moon music. On Thursday (June 13), the band announced that “Feels Like Im Falling In Love,” the first single from their follow-up to 2021's Music of the Spheres, will be released on June 21. In a teaser, the unwieldy song title is painted over the surface of a fading planet, with a colorful corona erupting from its surface.
The band debuted the anthemic track from their 10th studio album last week, posting a 20-second TikTok of singer Chris Martin singing the chorus in front of a neon-lit Ferris wheel, whispering, “I feel like I'm falling in love/You threw me a lifeline/Oh this isn't the first time/I know I'm not alone.” The beginnings of Coldplay's unfolding of their next artistic phase continued at last weekend's show at Rome's Olympic Stadium, where they handed out flyers with lyrics from the new song.
They also performed the uplifting song at one of their concerts, as evidenced by another TikTok of adoring fans singing along as if the song was one of their favorites, and another video of what appears to be a video shoot for the song. “Incredible crowd continues singing along to new song long after video shoot is over,” they captioned another TikTok, in which the crowd appears to be lit up with neon bracelets and the band is covered in glowing lights during the shoot.
At the time of writing, Coldplay had yet to announce a release date or tracklist details for Moon Music, which singer Martin has been talking about for nearly a year. In January 2023, Martin told Toronto City News that the band was nearing completion of their then-promised second album in their Music of the Spheres series. “It won't be out for a while though,” Martin said at the time, although he did hint that the band “may” start performing some of the new songs live that year.
The Endless Spheres world tour kicked off in Costa Rica on March 18th, 2022 and is currently scheduled to conclude with the second of two shows at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand on November 16th.
Check out Coldplay's announcement and a preview of the song below.