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About Hymn for the Weekend by Coldplay
Hymn for the Weekend is credited to Coldplay on A Head Full of Dreams. This catalogue edition runs 4:19 and lists the song as track 3 of 11. The linked edition is dated 2015-12-04.
Catalogue artist credit: Coldplay.
Catalogue title: Hymn for the Weekend. Genre: Alternative. The date above belongs to the linked edition; it is not a claim about the original release or the video upload date.
Recording & video versions
Also represented from A Head Full of Dreams: Adventure of a Lifetime. Follow the related song pages to compare the recordings and their selected videos.
Selected video: Coldplay - Hymn For The Weekend (Official Video). Published by Coldplay. Video length: 4:21.
Playback checked on 2026-10-19. Video edits and album recordings can have different running times.
Artist Information
Coldplay
Begin with Yellow and The Scientist for a more intimate introduction, then move to the expansive choruses of Viva La Vida and A Sky Full of Stars. Clocks and Adventure of a Lifetime make a useful comparison: listen to how a repeating keyboard or guitar figure carries the whole arrangement.
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