The following summary provides production details and artistic analysis for the music video of "," the collaboration between Coldplay and Selena Gomez released as the third single from the album Music of the Spheres . Production Credits
The video is presented in a cinematic black-and-white format and utilizes surrealist imagery to portray the emotional weight of a breakup. Coldplay X Selena Gomez - Let Somebody Go (Official Video)
: The setting includes three-dimensional urban chaos and a "falling-apart" city, which has been compared to the dream-world aesthetics of the film Inception . Songwriting and Background Songwriting and Background : Chris Martin and Selena
: Chris Martin and Selena Gomez are shown floating away from each other and drifting through a vertically mirrored New York City, serving as a literal visual metaphor for the act of "letting go". Production Company : Freenjoy
The official music video was released on , having been filmed previously in October 2021. Director : Dave Meyers . Production Company : Freenjoy. Producer : Nathan Scherrer. Cinematography : Scott Cunningham (Director of Photography). Visual Effects : Tippett Studio and Mod.
: Francois Audouy , who oversaw the creation of complex physical sets like the evolving spiral staircase. Visual Concept and Themes
: The visuals heavily reference the "impossible constructions" of M.C. Escher, featuring gravity-defying architecture and never-ending, convoluted staircases.