Fun (Coldplay song)


"Fun" is a song by British rock band Coldplay, featuring Swedish singer Tove Lo. It is the sixth track from the group's seventh studio album, A Head Full of Dreams. The song was produced by the band's long-time record producer Rik Simpson along with Norwegian production duo Stargate.

Composition

"Fun" is a mid-tempo pop song built as a duet between Chris Martin and Swedish singer Tove Lo, with production by longtime collaborator Rik Simpson and Norwegian pop architects Stargate. The song features "electronic heartbeats" under a mid-tempo framework "a Cure-style darkness towards the end."
The title also echoes an earlier, unrelated Coldplay composition: Martin and his bandmates wrote a different song called "Fun" for Natalie Imbruglia's 2009 album Come to Life.

Reception

Critics were divided but frequently singled out the duet in album overage, considering it a reference to the end of Martin's marriage to Gwyneth Paltrow. AllMusic remarked that Tove Lo "eases right into" the song's atmosphere, while Consequence noted the song "palpitates like an unbroken heart". NME praised the track's narrative, calling it a "refreshing change" compared to the expected slow tempos and minor keys of a stereotypical Coldplay song. Pitchfork considered the collaboration emblematic of the album's guest-driven approach.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from A Head Full of Dreams liner notes.
;Coldplay
;Additional musicians