My Universe

On September 24, 2021, Coldplay and BTS released a collaboration that defied genre boundaries. The track arrived as the lead single for Coldplay's eighth studio album Music of the Spheres, bridging the gap between British rock anthems and K-pop production. Critics immediately noted how the song merged Chris Martin's soaring vocals with the rhythmic precision of the South Korean group without forcing either style to compromise.

The music video directed by Dave Meyers set the scene in a sci-fi universe where music was illegal. The bands appeared as members of a fictional group called Supernova 7, performing on planets named Floris and Calypso using Holoband technology. This visual narrative matched the sonic blend of synth-pop and pop rock created by producers Max Martin and Rocco Valdes alongside the band members themselves.

Commercially the release shattered records. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 marking Coldplay's second chart-topper there since Fix You in 2008 and BTS' sixth. No other song had ever topped that chart with two co-billed lead groups before this moment. The single also reached the summit in Hungary, Malaysia, and Singapore while dominating UK download sales for the entire year of 2021. [edit]