Something Just Like This

"Something Just Like This" is a song by American electronic music duo the Chainsmokers and British rock band Coldplay. It was released on February 22, 2017, as the second single from the former's debut album, Memories...Do Not Open, and as the lead single of the latter's thirteenth extended play, Kaleidoscope EP.

The track reached the Top 10 in over 30 countries worldwide, including number two on the UK Singles Chart and the ARIA Charts, as well as number three on the Billboard Hot 100. It has the fifth highest digital sales of any song at over 21.5 million sales. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. In 2026, the song received a 13× Platinum certification by the RIAA for selling 13 million units in the United States.

Background In September 2016, the Chainsmokers shared three short clips of an upcoming song featuring vocals from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. On February 22, 2017, Spotify prematurely posted a banner ad at the top of the site's home page with a Listen Now button.Chainsmokers and Coldplay to Release New Single 'Something Just Like This' . Retrieved February 22, 2017.

On the same date, Coldplay premiered "Something Just Like This" with the Chainsmokers on stage at the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London, England. They then performed the song at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, California on March 5, 2017 and on their A Head Full of Dreams Tour since the Singapore show on March 31. It was performed again by Coldplay at the One Love Manchester benefit concert for the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing on June 4, 2017.

Lyric video A lyric video for the song was also released on February 22, 2017, on the Chainsmokers' Vevo channel. As of August 2026, it has received over 2.5 billion views on YouTube.Official Lyric video of "Something Just Like This" on YouTube It was directed by James Zwadlo.

Composition The song is written in the key of B minor and has a tempo of 103 beats per minute in common time. It follows a chord progression of G–A–Bm–A, and the vocals span two octaves, from G2 to G4.

Chart performance "Something Just Like This" debuted at number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dating March 11, 2017. and soared to number five on its second week, giving the duo their fifth and most recent top ten hit as of August 2026. It also gave Coldplay their fourth top ten hit, their first since their other EDM song, "A Sky Full of Stars", reached number ten in 2014. It was the sixth best-selling track of 2017 in the United States with over 1.34 million copies. "Something Just Like This" would reach its peak of number three on the chart dating April 15, 2017, spent a total of 17 non-consecutive weeks in the top ten, as well as 39 weeks in total on the chart, and would eventually be placed at number five on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles chart for 2017, becoming both artists' highest peak on that chart, and marked the second-consecutive year where the Chainsmokers had two songs that ranked within the top ten with that chart with both "Something Just Like This" and "Closer", the latter of which ranked at number seven (for the 2016 chart, it was "Closer" and "Don't Let Me Down", which both ranked at number ten and number eight respectively).

In the United Kingdom, "Something Just Like This" debuted at number 30 on February 24, 2017, reaching number two in the following week. It spent nine consecutive weeks in the top 10 and became the ninth biggest song of the year in the country. It also set a new record for most weeks atop the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (79). In 2024, PPL ranked "Something Just Like This" as Coldplay's fourth-most played song on British media. A year later, the track was placed at number 53 on the list of most streamed songs of all time on Apple Music.

Critical reception Philip Cosores from Consequence named "Something Just Like This" one of the best releases of February 2017, mentioning that "the track is a warm, sentimental, uplifting anthem" where Martin "steals the show, punctuating his verses with enough sap and self-confidence that we remember why we like pop music in the first place". 3voor12 and Uproxx listed it among the best songs of 2017. KROQ-FM placed the single at number 314 on their "Top 500 Songs from the Last 30 Years" ranking.

Covers

In 2018, The Piano Guys released a mashup on piano and cello called "Something Just Like Liszt", combining the song with Franz Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2".

Track listing

Credits and personnel The Chainsmokers Andrew Taggart – keyboards Alex Pall – keyboards

Coldplay Guy Berryman – bass guitar Jonny Buckland – lead guitar Will Champion – drums, backing vocals, programming Chris Martin – lead vocals, piano

Production The Chainsmokers – production DJ Swivel – production

Charts

Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Something Just Like This" Chart (2017–2025) Peakposition Argentina (Monitor Latino) 19 Belarus Airplay (Eurofest) 9 Brazil (Billboard Hot 100) 3 Colombia (National-Report) 37 Germany Airplay (BVMI) 1 Germany Dance (Official German Charts) 2 Hong Kong (Billboard) 13Iceland (RÚV) 10 Italy Airplay (EarOne) 1 Latvia (DigiTop100) 48 Lebanon Airplay (Lebanese Top 20) 1 Malaysia (RIM) 1 Mexico Airplay (Billboard) 2 Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard) 2 Mexico Streaming (AMPROFON) 16 Mexico (Monitor Latino) 3 Paraguay (Monitor Latino) 9 Philippines (Philippine Hot 100) 6 Romania Airplay (Media Forest) Romanian and international positions are rendered together by the number of plays before resulting an overall chart. 2 Russia Airplay (Tophit) 6 Singapore (RIAS) 7 Slovenia (SloTop50) 5 South Korea (Gaon) 39 South Korea International (Gaon) 2 Taiwan (Billboard) 7 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit) 29United Arab Emirates (IFPI) 10

Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Something Just Like This" Chart (2017) Peakposition South Korea (Gaon) 47 South Korea International (Gaon) 2

Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Something Just Like This" Chart (2017) Position Argentina (Monitor Latino) 52 Australia (ARIA) 5 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 4 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 3 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 3 Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) 30 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 4 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) 6 Denmark (Tracklisten) 24 France (SNEP) 29 Germany (Official German Charts) 3 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 19 Hungary (Single Top 40) 12 Hungary (Stream Top 40) 8 Iceland (Tónlistinn) 16 Italy (FIMI) 4 Italy Airplay (EarOne) 3 Japan (Japan Hot 100) 51 Latvia Airplay (LaIPA) 2 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 16 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 9 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 8 Norway (VG-lista) 7 Poland (ZPAV) 6 Portugal (AFP) 4Russia Airplay (Tophit) 22 Slovenia (SloTop50) 9 South Korea (Gaon) 76 South Korea International (Gaon) 4 Spain (PROMUSICAE) 32 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 3 UK Singles (OCC) 9 US Billboard Hot 100 5 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 10 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) 2 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 1 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) 11 US Rock Airplay (Billboard) 19 Worldwide (IFPI) 3

Chart (2018) Position Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 19 Portugal (AFP) 130 Romania (Airplay 100) 99 South Korea International (Gaon) 9 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 11 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 3 Worldwide (IFPI) 8

Chart (2019) Position South Korea (Gaon) 196

Chart (2021) PositionGlobal 200 (Billboard) 134

Chart (2022) Position Global 200 (Billboard) 92

Chart (2023) Position Global 200 (Billboard) 158

Chart (2024) Position Australia (ARIA) 91 Global 200 (Billboard) 117

Chart (2025) Position Global 200 (Billboard) 82

Decade-end charts + Decade-end chart performance for "Something Just Like This" Chart (2010–2019) Position Australia (ARIA) 71Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 48 Germany (Official German Charts) 45 UK Singles (OCC) 72 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 2

Certifications and sales

Release history +Release dates and formats for "Something Just Like This"RegionDateFormatVersionLabelVariousFebruary 22, 2017 Digital downloadOriginal DisruptorColumbiaVarious digital release of "Something Just like This":

ItalyContemporary hit radio SonyUnited States February 28, 2017 ColumbiaUnited Kingdom April 25, 2017DisruptorColumbiaUnited States April 28, 2017 Digital download Remix pack

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