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title: "Coldplay Premiere Music Video For “Magic”"
url: https://altwire.net/coldplay-premiere-music-video-for-magic/
author: "Altwire Staff"
published: 2014-04-10T02:26:57+00:00
updated: 2023-12-06T11:36:03+00:00
categories: ["News"]
tags: ["Alternative", "Colplay", "Pop"]
source: "AltWire (altwire.net)"
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# Coldplay Premiere Music Video For “Magic”

*By Altwire Staff · April 9, 2014*

Alternative rock band Coldplay have revealed the brand new music video for their song "Magic"; the lead single from their upcoming sixth studio album *Ghost Stories*. The video is a black and white, silent short film directed by Jonas Åkerlund and features actress Ziya Zhang (best known for her performance in the movie *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon*).

*Ghost Stories* is set to be released on May 19th, and was announced after the band [surprised fans](https://altwire.net/coldplay-shock-fanbase-with-surprise-release-of-midnight-single/) with a music video for the song "[Midnight](https://www.google.com/sorry/index?continue=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DBQeMxWjpr-Y&q=EgQtTAUnGLGU3o4GIhDfu0jw1iA0TJ_rgYCFC_R1MgFy)" (directed by Mary Wigmore) which was uploaded to YouTube. The new album will be their first since 2011's *Mylo Xyloto* and will contain 9 tracks, some of which were premiered live at this years iTunes Festival.

Watch the music video for "Magic" right here below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtb11P1FWnc

*Ghost Stories* tracklist: 1. Always In My Head 2. Magic 3. Ink 4. True Love 5. Midnight 6. Another’s Arms 7. Oceans 8. A Sky Full of Stars 9. O

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From AltWire: https://altwire.net/coldplay-premiere-music-video-for-magic/