Coldplay
On 23 October 2019, the album tracks were revealed in advertisements on local newspapers in the UK, including north Wales' Daily Post (with whom Jonny Buckland once had a holiday job), and Exeter's Express & Echo (the newspaper of Chris Martin's hometown). On the Annie Mac show on BBC Radio 1, "Orphans" and "Arabesque" were released as the album's lead singles, with "Arabesque" being the first Coldplay song to have profanity in it. The album was released on 22 November 2019 and marked by a double concert in Amman, Jordan. The concert, which streamed live to YouTube, was performed at sunrise and sunset, corresponding with the subtitles of the album's two halves.