Global Citizen – EP 1 is the fourteenth extended play by British rock band Coldplay and their first release under the pseudonym Los Unidades.[1] The project was made available worldwide on 30 November 2018 featuring production by Rik Simpson and musical guests including Pharrell Williams, David Guetta, Stargate and others.
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| Released | 30 November 2018 | |||
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| Length | 14:18 | |||
| Label | Global Poverty Project, Inc under exclusive licence to Parlophone | |||
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It was released as part of the lead-up to the group's performance at the "Mandela 100" Global Citizen Festival, which happened on 2 December 2018, in South Africa.[2] All proceeds from the EP were donated to Global Citizen, an international education and advocacy organization working to catalyze the movement to end extreme poverty.[3]
Background
editThe trademark Los Unidades was filed by Coldplay in late 2017.[1][4]
For hundreds of years, we have witnessed the power of music in bringing people together to drive activism and demand change [...] we are thrilled to release Global Citizen EP 1 with new songs from these incredible artists who stand with us in the fight to defeat extreme poverty, and we are extremely grateful to Dave Holmes, Parlophone Records and Atlantic Records for their dedicated partnership and support as we demand to see an end to extreme poverty by 2030.
— Hugh Evans, CEO of Global Citizen
Track listing
editColdplay's songwriting members are Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Rise Up" | Stargate featuring Nelson Mandela | 3:03 | |
| 2. | "E-Lo" |
| Los Unidades and Pharrell Williams featuring Jozzy | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Timbuktu" |
| Cassper Nyovest & Los Unidades featuring Stormzy and Jess Kent | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Voodoo" |
| Stargate and Los Unidades featuring Tiwa Savage, WizKid, Danny Ocean and David Guetta | 3:57 |
| Total length: | 14:18 | |||
Personnel
editCredits are adapted from Global Citizen – EP 1 liner notes.
- Los Unidades
- Chris Martin – lead vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 3 and 4)
- Jonny Buckland – electric guitar (tracks 2, 3 and 4)
- Guy Berryman – bass guitar (tracks 2, 3 and 4)
- Will Champion – drums, drum pad, percussion, backing vocals (tracks 2, 3 and 4)
Additional musicians
- Stargate (tracks 1 and 4)
- Nelson Mandela – backing vocals (track 1)
- Pharrell Williams – backing vocals (track 2)
- Jozzy – vocals (track 2)
- Cassper Nyovest – vocals (track 3)
- Stormzy – vocals (track 3)
- Jess Kent – vocals (track 3)
- Tiwa Savage – backing vocals (track 4)
- WizKid – vocals (track 4)
- Danny Ocean – vocals (track 4)
- David Guetta – backing vocals (track 4)
Production
- Coldplay – executive production
- Stargate – production
- Rik Simpson – production
- Mike Larson – production
- Daniel Green – production
- Bill Rahko – production
References
edit- ^ a b "Coldplay release new music with Pharrell Williams under a new band name". Digital Spy. 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Stream Coldplay's New Collaborative EP as Los Unidades". Spin. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Australia to launch global anti-poverty campaign Archived 2012-07-07 at archive.today, West Australian, May 18, 2009.
- ^ "Coldplay's new band name: What does Los Unidades mean?". Radio X (United Kingdom). 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
