We Pray
2024 single by Coldplay
"We Pray" (stylised in all caps) is a song by British rock band Coldplay featuring English rapper Little Simz, Nigerian singer Burna Boy, Palestinian-Chilean musician Elyanna and Argentine singer Tini. It was released on 23 August 2024 through Parlophone in the United Kingdom and Atlantic in the United States, being the second single from their tenth studio album, Moon Music. Spanish and Arabic versions, featuring Tini and Elyanna as guests, were released in September 2024.
The song received positive reviews from music critics. Commercially, it reached the top 10 in Croatia, Ireland, Lebanon, New Zealand and Poland; the top 20 in Belgium and the United Kingdom; and the top 40 in Argentina, Austria, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. "We Pray" debuted at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well, becoming Little Simz, Elyanna and Tini's first entry on the chart. Coldplay performed the song on their Music of the Spheres World Tour and on Saturday Night Live.
Background and release
Following the live debut of the song with Little Simz at Coldplay's Glastonbury Festival set in June 2024, Variety reported that Burna Boy "has a verse" while Elyanna "assisted with vocals". The magazine further wrote that the chorus "prominently" contains the lyrics "and so we pray". Variety and NME stated the song's rumored title as "Supernova" while Vulture speculated it was titled "We Pray".
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