Editing Coldplay (section)

=== 2011–2012: ''Mylo Xyloto'' ===
{{See also|Xyloband|2012 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony}}
[[File:Coldplay Toronto 2011 Muchmusic.jpg|thumb|alt=Coldplay performing in Toronto|Coldplay playing at [[MuchMusic]] in Toronto, September 2011]]
The band finished recording the new album in mid-2011. When Martin and Champion were interviewed by BBC Radio and asked about the album's lyrical themes, Martin replied "It's about love, addiction, OCD, escape and working for someone you don't like".<ref>{{Cite news|first=Mawuse|last=Ziegbe|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1655557/coldplays-new-album-about-addiction-ocd.jhtml|title=Coldplay's New Album About 'Addiction,' 'OCD'|access-date=10 January 2011|date=8 January 2011|publisher=[[MTV News]]|archive-date=2 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202103837/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1655557/coldplays-new-album-about-addiction-ocd.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> When asked whether or not their fifth album would be out by the summer, Martin and Champion said that there was plenty of work to be done before releasing it. They confirmed several festival appearances before its release date, including a headlining spot at the 2011 [[Glastonbury Festival]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/festivals/glastonbury/2011/artists/coldplay/|title=Glastonbury Festival 2011 – Coldplay|work=BBC|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326033536/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/festivals/glastonbury/2011/artists/coldplay/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[T in the Park]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/festivals/tinthepark/2011/artists/coldplay/|title=T in the Park 2011 – Coldplay|work=BBC – T in the Park – 2011|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326033533/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/festivals/tinthepark/2011/artists/coldplay/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Austin City Limits Music Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670853/coldplay-austin-city-limits-up-in-flames.jhtml|title=Coldplay Debut Another New Song At 'Austin City Limits' Taping|work=MTV News|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=30 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830153948/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670853/coldplay-austin-city-limits-up-in-flames.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Rock in Rio]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-entertainment/coldplay-debuts-wow-rock-in-rio-crowds-daily/|title=Coldplay and Maroon 5 Rock in Rio: Daily|work=The Rio Times|date=2 October 2011|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=18 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618070141/https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-entertainment/coldplay-debuts-wow-rock-in-rio-crowds-daily/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Lollapalooza]] festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-aug-06-la-et-wgntv-coldplay-lollapalooza-story-story.html|title=Coldplay performs in Grant Park at Lollapalooza 2011!|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=6 August 2011|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=14 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114165218/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/06/entertainment/la-et-wgntv-coldplay-lollapalooza-story|url-status=live}}</ref>

In an interview on 13 January 2011, Coldplay mentioned two new songs would be included on their upcoming fifth album, "[[Princess of China]]" and "[[Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall]]".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/coldplay-album-update |title=Coldplay Album Update |website=Clash |date=13 January 2011 |access-date=8 November 2011 |archive-date=10 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810080804/http://www.clashmusic.com/news/coldplay-album-update |url-status=live}}</ref> In a February interview Parlophone president Miles Leonard told [[HitQuarters]] that the band were still in the studio working on the album and that he expected the final version would appear "towards the autumn of this year".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_MLeonardInt.html |title=Interview with Miles Leonard |publisher=[[HitQuarters]] |date=7 February 2011 |access-date=16 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609212326/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_MLeonardInt.html |archive-date=9 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On 31 May 2011, Coldplay announced that "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" was the first single for the fifth album. It was released on 3 June 2011. The band presented five new songs at festivals during the summer of 2011, "[[Charlie Brown (Coldplay song)|Charlie Brown]]", "[[Hurts Like Heaven]]", "Us Against the World", "Princess of China" and "[[Major Minus]]".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.los40.com/actualidad/noticias/coldplay-se-defiende-de-las-acusaciones-de-plagio/nota/1378864.aspx |title=Coldplay se defiende de las acusaciones de plagio |website=Los 40 Principales |access-date=3 July 2011 |archive-date=6 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206033753/http://www.los40.com/actualidad/noticias/coldplay-se-defiende-de-las-acusaciones-de-plagio/nota/1378864.aspx |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 12 August 2011, Coldplay announced via their official website that ''[[Mylo Xyloto]]'' was the new album title, and that it would be released on 24 October 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=771 |title=Coldplay: News – New album, Mylo Xyloto, out on October 24 |access-date=12 August 2011 |archive-date=23 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723225223/http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=771 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On 12 September the band released "[[Paradise (Coldplay song)|Paradise]]", the second single from their upcoming album ''Mylo Xyloto''. On 23 September 2011, tickets for Coldplay's European tour went on sale. The high demand led venues be sold out in seconds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/63354/Coldplay-Tour-Sells-Out-In-Seconds |title=Coldplay Arena Tour Sells Out in a Minute |publisher=Entertainmentwise |date=23 September 2011 |access-date=8 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026110508/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/63354/Coldplay-Tour-Sells-Out-In-Seconds |archive-date=26 October 2011}}</ref> ''Mylo Xyloto'' was released on 24 October 2011, it received positive reviews and topped the charts in over 34 countries.<ref name="MX1S">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jul/11/coldplay-mylo-xyloto-comic-books|title=Coldplay to launch Mylo Xyloto comics|first=Sean|last=Michaels|work=The Guardian|date=11 July 2012|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=15 August 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230815170358/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jul/11/coldplay-mylo-xyloto-comic-books|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.popsugar.com/Gwyneth-Paltrow-Called-Great-Beard-Chris-Martin-20160530 |title=Gwyneth Paltrow Called a Great Beard by Chris Martin |website=PopSugar |date=27 October 2011 |access-date=2 April 2012 |archive-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715001005/http://www.popsugar.com/Gwyneth-Paltrow-Called-Great-Beard-Chris-Martin-20160530 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 October 2011 |title=Reviews for Mylo Xyloto by Coldplay – Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/mylo-xyloto/coldplay |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120183428/https://www.metacritic.com/music/mylo-xyloto/coldplay |archive-date=20 November 2024 |access-date=20 November 2024 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>

[[File:Coldplay Mylo Xyloto Tour @ Wells Fargo Center.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto Tour lighting design|The laser and light effects from the group's [[Mylo Xyloto Tour]]]]
On 19 October 2011, Coldplay performed songs at [[Apple Inc.]]'s private memorial for [[Steve Jobs]], including "Viva la Vida", "Fix You", "Yellow" and "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/19/coldplay-and-norah-jones-play-at-memorial-for-jobs/|title=Coldplay and Norah Jones Play at Memorial for Jobs|date=19 October 2011|first=Nick|last=Wingfield|work=The New York Times|access-date=8 March 2012|archive-date=11 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911074713/http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/19/coldplay-and-norah-jones-play-at-memorial-for-jobs/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 26 October their "Amex Unstaged" concert at the [[Las Ventas|Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas]] in Madrid, Spain, was streamed by YouTube as a live [[webcast]] directed by [[Anton Corbijn]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2011/10/26/coldplay-streaming-live-anton-corbijn-directed-performance-f.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801032443/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2011/10/26/coldplay-streaming-live-anton-corbijn-directed-performance-f.html|url-status=dead|title="Coldplay streaming live Anton Corbijn directed performance"|archive-date=1 August 2013}}</ref> On 30 November 2011, Coldplay received three Grammy Award nominations for the [[54th Annual Grammy Awards]] which took place on 12 February 2012 in Los Angeles, and the band performed with [[Rihanna]] at the ceremony.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/tv-film/rihanna-coldplay-to-perform-together-at-1005928952.story |title=Rihanna, Coldplay to Perform Together at Grammy Awards |magazine=Billboard |first=Erin |last=Carlson |date=19 January 2012 |access-date=4 February 2012 |archive-date=23 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123121328/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/tv-film/rihanna-coldplay-to-perform-together-at-1005928952.story | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8927845/Grammy-Nominations-2012-in-full.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8927845/Grammy-Nominations-2012-in-full.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Grammy Nominations 2012 in full |work=The Telegraph |date=1 December 2011 |access-date=4 February 2012}}</ref> On 12 January 2012, Coldplay were nominated for two [[Brit Awards]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-coldplay-lead-brit-award-nominations-20120112|title=Adele, Coldplay Lead BRIT Award Nominations|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=12 January 2012|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=1 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701085144/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-coldplay-lead-brit-award-nominations-20120112|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 21 February 2012, they were awarded the Brit Award for Best British Group for the third time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16533246|title=Brit Awards 2012: List of winners|work=BBC News|date=21 February 2012|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806234343/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16533246|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was the best-selling rock album in the United Kingdom, selling 908,000 copies.<ref name="RSOTY">{{Cite web|date=17 January 2012|title=Coldplay, Noel Gallagher and Foo Fighters revealed as biggest selling rock acts of 2011|url=https://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/61476|access-date=22 September 2014|work=NME|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054625/http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/61476|url-status=live}}</ref> The album's second single, "[[Paradise (Coldplay song)|Paradise]]", was also the best-selling rock single in the UK, selling 410,000 copies.<ref name="RSOTY" /> At the [[2012 MTV Video Music Awards]], "Paradise" won [[2012 MTV Video Music Awards#Best Rock Video|Best Rock Video]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1693347/2012-vmas-coldplay-paradise-best-rock-video.jhtml|title=Coldplay Basks In 'Paradise' With 2012 VMA Best Rock Win|work=MTV News|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=13 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113171127/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1693347/2012-vmas-coldplay-paradise-best-rock-video.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Mylo Xyloto'' has sold over 8 million copies globally.<ref name="MX1S" />

Coldplay headlined the [[2012 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony|closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games]] on 9 September 2012, where they performed alongside other artists including Rihanna and Jay-Z.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/coldplay/66001 |title=Coldplay joined by Rihanna, Jay-Z at Paralympic closing ceremony |date=9 September 2012 |work=NME |access-date=5 October 2012 |archive-date=2 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102150138/http://www.nme.com/news/coldplay/66001 |url-status=live}}</ref> To tie in with their performance at the closing ceremony, the group gave permission for bands who were participating in the [[Bandstand Marathon]] the opportunity to perform their 2008 single "[[Viva la Vida]]" to celebrate the end of the games.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/news/articles/marathon-music-mark-the-end-the-london-2012-festival-and-the-games.html |title=Bands across the UK to perform Coldplay hit in closing event of the London 2012 Festival |date=7 September 2012 |publisher=London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=5 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828225518/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/news/articles/marathon-music-mark-the-end-the-london-2012-festival-and-the-games.html |archive-date=28 August 2012}}</ref>

In October 2012, the music video for Coldplay's song "[[Hurts Like Heaven]]" was released. The video was based on the story of Mylo Xyloto, a boy who grew up in tyranny ran by Major Minus. The fictional comics titled ''Mylo Xyloto'' continued on the story portrayed in the music video when the series was released in early 2013. A concert documentary film and live album ''[[Live 2012 (Coldplay album)|Live 2012]]'' chronicles their tour in support of the ''Mylo Xyloto'' album.  The film premiered theatrically for one night only, 13 November 2012, and was released on CD and home video on 19 November 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=1091&page=60 |title=Coldplay Live 2012 tour film announced |date=25 September 2012 |access-date=6 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214447/http://coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=1091&page=60 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 21 November, after a concert in Brisbane, Australia as part on the group's [[Mylo Xyloto Tour]], Coldplay hinted they were set to take a three-year break from touring.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 November 2012 |title=Coldplay Announce Plans for Three Year Break During Australia Gig |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-188-1259213 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120183033/https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-188-1259213 |archive-date=20 November 2024 |access-date=20 November 2024 |website=NME}}</ref> Coldplay performed two shows with Jay-Z in the [[Barclays Center]], Brooklyn, New York, on 30 December and New Year's Eve which ended the Mylo Xyloto Tour. The Mylo Xyloto Tour was named the fourth-highest-grossing tour of 2012 worldwide with more than $171.3 million earned from ticket sales.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/madonna/news/lady-gaga-coldplay-tour|title=Madonna, Lady Gaga And Coldplay Among 2012's Top Grossing World Tours|publisher=Capital FM|date=31 December 2012|access-date=5 January 2013|archive-date=31 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531151110/https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/madonna/news/lady-gaga-coldplay-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref>