Arabesque (Unreleased Demos) - Single

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 The co-lead single “Arabesque” (which is the lead single for the Sunrise part of the album) is Coldplay’s way of trying to sew peace in the wake of the western fear of Islam with the war on terrorism going on. Instrumentally, the song merges western musical styles with Middle Eastern rhythms (like with the guitar & saxophone) placing the idea that “music unites us all”.

Arabesque is a visual art genre, which was mostly used in Islamic countries. For example, in architecture, it’s an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines, originally found in ancient Islamic art. While in dance and ballet, it is a dancing posture. The name of the songs is very apropos to the whole theme of the album being Arabic and bringing the culture to western media. The meaning of the track is also parallel and similar to the song “بنی آدم (Son of Adam)” by the Persian poet, Sadi.

During the BBC Radio 1 premiere interview with Annie Mac, Chris stated that he got to put three generations of a family into the track. Remi Kuti is the one who is speaking on the “Music is the weapon,” his son Femi Kuti is featured in the song, and Femi’s son is the saxophone soloist

Five years after the album was released,  in February 2023, the song was leaked online and was admired by fans,  many of them wished that the last part, which represented the origins of the band, had not been cut.

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tracklist:

01  Arabesque (Unreleased Demo Version 1) (06:05)

02  Arabesque (Unreleased Demo Version 2) (08:05)

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