Reviewing Coldplay & BTS' "My Universe" — The Number Ones Column
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Tom Breihan
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A review of Coldplay & BTS' "My Universe" as part of a series analyzing every #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit. The piece examines the song's context, the collaboration between the two acts, and Chris Martin's unique public persona, while placing the track within the broader history of pop music chart-toppers.
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· 3 pulledYou can't embarrass Chris Martin. It's simply not possible.
Chris Martin can embarrass somebody else, especially if that person happens to be on an illicit extramarital date at a Coldplay show, but he can't do it to himself.
The column is now biweekly, alternating with The Alternative Number Ones on Mondays.
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