Per Chris Martin:
"The original kernel was that I was listening to Flo Rida or something, and I thought, it’s such a shame that Coldplay could never have one of those late-night club songs, like “Turn Down for What.” What would we call it if we had one? I thought I’d like to have a song called “Drinks on Me” where you sit on the side of a club and buy everyone drinks because you’re so f—ing cool. I was chuckling about that, when this melody came—“drinks on me, drinks on me”—then the rest of the song came out. I presented it to the rest of the band and they said, “We love this song, but there’s no way you can sing ‘drinks on me.’” So that changed into “drink from me” and the idea of having an angelic person in your life. Then that turned into asking Beyoncé to sing on it."
When first hearing this song, I loved it. The bass, the tone changes, everything. I thought it was odd that Coldplay would be putting out a song about drinking but upon listening to the lyrics, it's pretty obvious that it isn't about the typical way you talk about getting drunk and high.
The thing I really love is just how it ends up feeling like an explosion of love and happiness. It feels like a love song but it's something that you can dance to and just feel euphoric when you're with that one person that lifts you up, smiling next to you. I also like that the video follows this theme.
For me, this song feels like Paradise. Both songs are immersive and both remind me that there are angels and paradise somewhere to be found (even if just in your dreams).
Per Chris Martin: "The original kernel was that I was listening to Flo Rida or something, and I thought, it’s such a shame that Coldplay could never have one of those late-night club songs, like “Turn Down for What.” What would we call it if we had one? I thought I’d like to have a song called “Drinks on Me” where you sit on the side of a club and buy everyone drinks because you’re so f—ing cool. I was chuckling about that, when this melody came—“drinks on me, drinks on me”—then the rest of the song came out. I presented it to the rest of the band and they said, “We love this song, but there’s no way you can sing ‘drinks on me.’” So that changed into “drink from me” and the idea of having an angelic person in your life. Then that turned into asking Beyoncé to sing on it."
When first hearing this song, I loved it. The bass, the tone changes, everything. I thought it was odd that Coldplay would be putting out a song about drinking but upon listening to the lyrics, it's pretty obvious that it isn't about the typical way you talk about getting drunk and high. The thing I really love is just how it ends up feeling like an explosion of love and happiness. It feels like a love song but it's something that you can dance to and just feel euphoric when you're with that one person that lifts you up, smiling next to you. I also like that the video follows this theme.
For me, this song feels like Paradise. Both songs are immersive and both remind me that there are angels and paradise somewhere to be found (even if just in your dreams).