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NEW KOREAN-LANGUAGE COLLABORATION WITH
K-POP SUPERSTARS WHO ARE OPENING FOR COLDPLAY
AT RECORD-BREAKING SEOUL STADIUM SHOWS
A new version of Coldplay’s hit single, WE PRAY is out today worldwide. The collaboration with TWICE – whichincludes a Korean language verse from the K-pop superstars – is available to stream / download at coldplay.lnk.to/WEPRAYTWICE. It follows the previously-released Little Simz, TINI, Elyanna and Jasleen Royal versions of the song.
Said TWICE of the collaboration: “We believe that WE PRAY is a song about overcoming hardships together and sharing a message of peace and hope. We’re truly honored to collaborate with Coldplay on this release, and especially proud that each of us recorded our lines in Korean, allowing us to deliver our heartfelt emotions in our own language. Please show us lots of support and love!”
TWICE are the main support at Coldplay’s record-breaking stadium run in Seoul, where they also debuted their version of WE PRAY on stage with Coldplay during the band’s opening night set on Wednesday night.
WE PRAY – which has topped airplay and download charts around the world – also features acclaimed UK rapper Little Simz, Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Burna Boy, Palestinian-Chilean R&B phenomenon Elyanna and chart-topping Argentine TINI.
TWICE’s verse is below:
지효 (JIHYO)
어둠 속에서
실 같은 불빛 한 줌 내려주지 않아도
미나 (MINA)
따스한 온기 한 줌 내어주지 않아도
사나 (SANA)
보아주지 않아도
쯔위 (TZUYU)
홀로 피어 나오길 새어나오길
다현 (DAHYUN)
깨어나 마침내 새벽이 오면
나연 (NAYEON)
저 길 끝에서 결국엔 웃고 있을까
정연 (JEONGYEON)
벼랑 끝에서 서롤 끌어안고 있을까
모모 (MOMO)
답을 알려줘
채영 (CHAEYOUNG)
이대로 사라질지 영원할지
So we just pray
English translation
JIHYO
Even if not a single thread of light falls down in the darkness
MINA
Even if not a single bit of warmth is given
SANA
Even if no one looks at me
TZUYU
May I bloom alone, may I shine through
DAHYUN
When dawn arrives
NAYEON
Will we be smiling at the end of that road
JEONGYEON
At the edge of the cliff, will we be holding each other?
MOMO
Tell me the answer
CHAEYOUNG
Will we disappear or last forever
So we just pray
The song is taken from Coldplay’s current album, Moon Music, which debuted at No. 1 on album charts around the world, including the US, where it became Coldplay’s fifth US No. 1 album (more than any other UK solo act or group this century) and in the UK, where it outsold the rest of the Top 40 combined.
In December, Coldplay won Top Rock Touring Artist at the Billboard Music Awards for the second consecutive year. Since kicking off in March 2022, the band’s Music Of The Spheres World Tour has sold over 12 million tickets across Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, making it the highest attended tour in history.
The band recently issued an update on the tour’s sustainability initiatives, revealing that, on a show-by-show comparison, the current tour has so far produced 59% less CO2e emissions than their previous stadium tour in 2016/17, exceeding their original target of a 50% reduction. Full info can be found at sustainability.coldplay.com.
