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Moon Music

Moon Music (full title Music of the Spheres Vol. II: Moon Music) is the tenth studio album by British rock band Coldplay.[2] Released on 4 October 2024 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom and Atlantic in the United States, it serves as the second part of their Music of the Spheres project, the first being From Earth with Love (2021). Three editions of the album were made available: Notebook, Tour and Full Moon. Each one has its own exclusive content, including voice memos, live sets, and bonus tracks.

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Coldplay
Released4 October 2024 (2024-10-04)
Recorded2022–2024
Studio
  • Punta Paloma (Tarifa)
  • The Rainforest (Los Angeles)
GenrePop rock[1]
Length43:57
Label
Producer
Coldplay chronology
Music of the Spheres
(2021)		 Moon Music
(2024)
Singles from Moon Music
  1. "Feelslikeimfallinginlove"
    Released: 21 June 2024
  2. "We Pray"
    Released: 23 August 2024
  3. "All My Love"
    Released: 4 October 2024
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Production was primarily handled by Bill Rahko, Dan Green, Michael Ilbert and Max Martin, with additional work by Jon Hopkins, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Oscar Holter and the Chainsmokers. Hopkins is also credited as a featured artist, along with Burna Boy, Little Simz, Elyanna, Tini and Ayra Starr. To promote Moon Music, Coldplay released the singles "Feelslikeimfallinginlove", "We Pray" and "All My Love", later complemented by a visual album called A Film for the Future. The band supported both albums from their Music of the Spheres project on the Music of the Spheres World Tour.[2]

Moon Music received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its melodies and overall style, but were critical of the lyrics. Commercially, the album peaked at number one in 16 countries, including the United Kingdom, where Coldplay achieved their 10th chart-topper and had the highest opening-week sales of the 2020s by a group (237,000 units). It also topped the Billboard 200 in the United States with 120,000 units sold, marking the first time since 2016 that a British band reached number one on both charts simultaneously.

Background

Following the release of the ninth studio album Music of the Spheres, which subtitle Vol. I: From Earth with Love appears through the album booklet, hinting at a follow-up to the album in the following years. In January 2023, the band announced that they had completed recording the tenth studio album, entitled Moon Music.[3][4] Throughout the Music of the Spheres World Tour, the band performed some songs from their tenth record project.[5]

On 17 June 2024, Coldplay announced through their social media that Moon Music would be released on 4 October.[6] On 16 August 2024, the band revealed its track listing.[7] El Mundo,[8] Los Angeles Times,[9] Vulture,[10] and To Vima ranked the album among the most anticipated of the year.[11]

Recording and composition

The album was partially recorded at the Punta Paloma studio in Tarifa, Spain.[12] Coldplay spent two weeks at the office – between July and August 2024 – and used it as a "base of operations" while playing their shows in Rome, Düsseldorf and Helsinki.[12] Asked about the meaning behind the title, Chris Martin stated "it has to do with accepting all the different phases [of life]" and "shining your light without any needs for anything in return".[13] Moon Music is generally described as a pop rock album with music influences from funk, afrobeat and electronic music.[14][15][16][17]

Moon Music is kind of the story of waking up in the morning and feeling terrible about yourself, terrible about the world — depressed, isolated, separate, alone, and not able to be yourself. Through the album, it’s a journey to feeling the complete opposite at the end of the day.

—  Chris Martin on Moon Music[18]

Artwork and package

The album cover features a moonbow shot, taken by Argentine photographer Matías Alonso Revelli in 2020.[19] Coldplay's team contacted him directly to use the picture, and while he offered more options, the band ultimately maintained their initial choice.[19] The rest of the package was designed by long-time collaborator Pilar Zeta.[19] CD versions of Moon Music were created from 90% recycled polycarbonate, while each vinyl came from nine recycled PET-plastic bottles.[6] Both products were the first of their kind, being sourced from post-consumer waste streams.[6] Variety reported that taking this measure prevented the manufacturing of more than 30 metric tonnes of virgin plastic across all formats.[6]

Promotion

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Budget

According to court documents released ahead of Moon Music's release, former manager Dave Holmes claimed to have negotiated a £35 million budget advance with Parlophone.[20] Expenses included clearing samples, arranging recording sessions, recruiting producers and promotional campaigns.[20] However, since Holmes was dismissed from his duties by Coldplay afterwards, it remains unclear whether the entire budget was used or not.[20]

Marketing

In anticipation for the album, the band launched numerous immersive listening pop-up events around the world.[21] They were held between 1 and 7 October, including cities such as Auckland, Berlin, Beijing, London, Paris and Toronto, in addition to San Juan's Valle de la Luna.[21] Coldplay also partnered with Record Store Day to have premieres in indie record stores across the United States on 1 October,[22] while the following day saw the launch of a global theatrical event.[23] NME shared that all proceeds from "Good Feelings" would be donated to Choose Love.[24] The Seoul Metropolitan Government teamed up with the band for a drone light show at Ttukseom Hangang Park to celebrate the album and their shows in South Korea.[25] As part of FC Barcelona's sponsorship deal with Spotify, Coldplay launched a new team shirt design and had its proceeds directed toward UNHCR.[26] They also collaborated with TikTok and Roblox.[27][28] On 22 January 2025, the group released A Film for the Future.[29] It was executive produced by Ben Mor, featuring more than 150 artists from 45 countries worldwide.[29] The premiere was held on YouTube, with 360-degree screenings also taking place in select cities.[29]

Singles

Lead single "Feelslikeimfallinginlove" was released on 21 June 2024,[30] with its music video being shot at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, Greece.[31] Regional outlets estimated that the filming had a budget of €3 million, ranking among the most expensive of all time.[32][33] The second single, "We Pray" featured Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna and Tini and was made available on 23 August.[34] Despite not being a single, "IAAM" received a special premiere on 27 September, as part of the EA Sports FC 25.[35] The third and final single, "All My Love", came out with a lyric video on 4 October.[36] Chris Martin stated it would be the final single from Coldplay's career.[37] The official music video, starring American actor Dick Van Dyke, was released as a director's cut on 6 December and followed by a shorter version on 13 December.[38] Spike Jonze and Mary Wigmore shot the footage.[38]

Critical reception

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Reviews

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?5.2/10[39]
Metacritic58/100[40]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[41]
Clash8/10[42]
The Daily Telegraph[43]
The Guardian[44]
The Independent[45]
NME[46]
Pitchfork6.0/10[47]
Rolling Stone[1]
The Standard[48]
The Times[49]
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Moon Music received generally mixed reviews from music critics.[50] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 58 based on 13 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[40] In a four-star review for NME, Rhian Daily wrote it "gently and subtly distils that spirit of weathering any storm, going on a journey from that bleak opening moment to a more accepting, happier ending".[46] She also commented that both the lyrical and musical choices suggest an expression of resilience, as the "fake-outs don't just keep you guessing but mirror that feeling of having exhausted all your options, only for you to find the strength to push forward".[46]

Clash's Emma Harrison described Moon Music as "the band's most expansive and intriguing album to date", feeling "like the best friend who helps you through the dark hours".[42] Jon Dolan from Rolling Stone praised its musical range and stated there "is only 10 songs, but it's a lot, and that's the idea — the pop-rock LP as social, psychological, and metaphysical cold-plunge".[1] Hannah Jocelyn told Pitchfork the record has "all the reasons to be sick of Coldplay" but also "all the reasons they'll be missed when they retire".[47] She criticised the lyrics for not exploring their sentiments with enough depth and the frequent use of sing-alongs, but "for every questionable choice, there's a 6-minute nu-jazz vamp or classical prog-pop opus waiting around the corner. Only Coldplay would make a song called '🌈', but only Coldplay would make it [...] beautiful and exploratory".[47]

Ben Beaumont-Thomas of The Guardian agreed with the sentiment, saying "Their 10th album has epic songs that make you feel like you've climbed Everest – but they're undermined by corny lyrics".[44] Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic rated Moon Music three and a half stars out of five, opining that "Like so many of their recent efforts, it's a lot to take on: the freeform snapshots and contemplative experimentation recall the scrapbook approach of Everyday Life, while at its poppiest, Moon Music returns listeners to A Head Full of Dreams and Music of the Spheres. As a sibling set, [...] it does feel like a B-sides, here's-what's-left collection at times, for better or worse".[51] The Standard's El Hunt said that the album retreads "all-too-familiar themes to an uneven soundtrack".[48]

Year-end lists

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Moon Music on select year-end lists
Publisher Listicle Rank Ref.
Amazon Music Top Albums of 2024 Placed [52]
El Nacional The 24 Best Albums of 2024 8 [53]
KRVM-FM The Year in Music 2024 Placed [54]
Los 40 The Best Albums of 2024 Placed [55]
Panorama The 40 Best International Albums of 2024 30 [56]
Phoenix FM The 32 Best Albums of 2024 Placed [57]
Radio X The 25 Best Albums of 2024 7 [58]
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Commercial performance

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Moon Music went number one in 16 countries around the world.[59] It debuted atop the UK Albums Chart with 236,796 units sold,[60] becoming Coldplay's 10th chart-topper,[61] their fastest-selling release since Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008),[62] and the biggest opening for a group since One Direction's Midnight Memories (2013), which moved 237,338 units.[60] They became the sixth band in history to achieve 10 number-one records, after the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, U2, ABBA and Queen.[63] The album also had the largest debut for a British act since Adele's 30 (2021),[64] outselling the rest of the Top 40 combined and becoming the ninth biggest release of the year in the country.[65] while the Official Charts Company informed it was the fastest-seller of the decade on the format.[66]

In Germany,[67] Italy,[68] Sweden,[69] and the United States,[70] Moon Music became the band's first number-one album since Ghost Stories (2014). It sold 120,000 equivalent units on the Billboard 200, their best debut in American territory since A Head Full of Dreams (2015).[70] Coldplay also topped the Artist 100 ranking for the first time ever.[71] By scoring a fifth number-one project, they became the British musicians with the most 21st century chart leaders stateside.[72]

Additionally, Moon Music was the first time a British group topped the United Kingdom and United States album charts simultaneously since the 1975 with I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It (2016).[72] Despite opening at number two in Australia, the record went number one in the following month.[73] It ruled the ARIA Top 20 Vinyl Albums chart as well,[74] becoming Coldplay's second release to achieve the feat.[75] In France, it reached number three with 19,213 units, outselling chart-topper Music of the Spheres (2021).[76] The album was also their first weekly best-seller since Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008) in Austria.[77]

Impact

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Mark Savage from the BBC opined that, along with the Music of the Spheres World Tour (2022–25), Moon Music's recycled physical copies put Coldplay "at the forefront of the move to make rock music more sustainable".[78] Spin's Jordan Bassett agreed, commenting that the band are boosting the demand for eco-friendly vinyls and helping to make them widely adopted.[79] Craig Evans of Blood Records hailed the project as "monumental".[79] Music Week reported that the album was the best-selling CD of the year in the United Kingdom,[65]

Coldplay later received a gold prize at the Clio Awards 2025 for Moon Music and its sustainability-oriented design.[80] Their listening event at San Juan's Valle de la Luna made visits to the region triplicate.[81] Danni Scott from Metro wrote that Coldplay are "reinventing music videos for a modern age" with A Film for the Future, as they blurred its traditional format with album visualisers to make a concert film.[82] She also mentioned the band might bring back attention to visuals in the music industry, concluding that "in the age of fried attention spans, [the project] is an incredibly smart move, as it has enough going on and constantly changing to keep you engaged".[82]

Track listing

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Coldplay's songwriting members are Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.

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Moon Music standard edition track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Moon Music" (with Jon Hopkins)
4:36
2."Feelslikeimfallinginlove"
3:56
3."We Pray" (with Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna & Tini)
  • Rahko
  • Green
  • Ilya
  • Max Martin
  • Ilbert
3:53
4."Jupiter"
4:00
5."Good Feelings" (with Ayra Starr)
3:37
6."Alien Hits / Alien Radio"
  • Rahko
  • Green
  • Hopkins
  • Max Martin
  • Ilbert
6:09
7."IAAM"
  • Coldplay
  • Holter
  • Max Martin
  • Rahko
  • Green
  • Max Martin
  • Ilbert
  • Holter
  • Hopkins[a]
3:03
8."Aeterna"
  • Coldplay
  • Louis Cole
  • Green
  • Hopkins
  • Max Martin
  • José Velazquez
  • Rahko
  • Green
  • Hopkins
  • Max Martin
  • Ilbert
  • BabeTruth[a]
4:13
9."All My Love"
  • Coldplay
  • Moses Martin
  • Metcalfe
  • Rahko
  • Green
  • Ilya
  • Max Martin
  • Ilbert
  • Holter
3:42
10."One World"
  • Coldplay
  • Denise Carite
  • Brian Eno
  • Shaneka Hamilton
  • A. Martin
  • Metcalfe
  • Rahko
  • Rahko
  • Green
  • Max Martin
  • Ilbert
6:47
Total length:43:57
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Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer.
  • The Apple Music edition of the album additionally includes the trailer for A Film for the Future (0:24).
  • The Notebook edition of the album additionally includes a voice memo for each song, showing their development during the writing process.
  • With exception of "Feelslikeimfallinginlove", all tracks are stylised in uppercase, though the letter "i" remains in lowercase.
  • "Feelslikeimfallinginlove" is stylised in all lowercase.
  • "Alien Hits / Alien Radio" is stylised as "" on select platforms, being a combination of the tracks "Neon Forest", "Alien Hits / Alien Radio: Opus 5" and "Angelsong".
  • "IAAM" is an abbreviation for "I Am a Mountain".

Sample credits

  • "Moon Music" contains an excerpt of "Forever Held" by Jon Hopkins.
  • "Feelslikeimfallinginlove" contains a sample of "Funeral Singers", performed by Sylvan Esso and written by Tim Rutili.
  • "Neon Forest" contains a sample of "Drone in C" by Sinerider.
  • "Angelsong" contains a sample of an appearance by Maya Angelou on Oprah's Master Class.
  • "Aeterna" contains a sample of "Weird Part of the Night" by Louis Cole.
  • "One World" contains a sample of "Root to Leaf" by John Metcalfe.

Tour Edition

A special tour edition was made available on the band's online store between 4 and 7 October 2024. It features 10 bonus tracks recorded during the Music of the Spheres World Tour, with the digital format being accompanied by an 80-page booklet and the CD format being sold exclusively in the United States.[83]

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Moon Music tour edition disc 2 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Music of the Spheres / Higher Power" (live at River Plate)
 
2."Adventure of a Lifetime" (live at River Plate)
 
3."Viva la Vida" (live at River Plate)
  • Coldplay
 
4."Let Somebody Go" (featuring H.E.R.) (live at River Plate)
 
5."People of the Pride" (live at River Plate)
 
6."My Universe" (featuring BTS) (live at River Plate)
 
7."A Sky Full of Stars" (live at River Plate)
 
8."Biutyful" (live at River Plate)
  • Coldplay
  • Max Martin
  • Holter
  • Rossi
 
9."Feelslikeimfallinginlove" (live 2024)
  • Coldplay
  • Hopkins
  • Apple Martin
  • Max Martin
  • Tim Rutili
 
10."All My Love" (live in Dublin)
  • Coldplay
  • Moses Martin
  • Metcalfe
 
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Full Moon Edition

A deluxe edition with 10 extra tracks was released digitally through Coldplay's official store and streaming services on 6 October. Its physical release, exclusive to the United States, was also made available for 24 hours and limited to 5,000 CDs.[84]

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Full Moon deluxe edition disc 2 track listing (Blue Moons)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Moon Music (Elodie)"ColdplayRahko2:46
2."Feelslikeimfallinginlive"
  • Coldplay
  • Hopkins
  • Apple Martin
  • Max Martin
  • Rutili
  • Rahko
  • Green
  • Max Martin
  • Ilbert
  • Holter
4:36
3."The Karate Kid"
  • Coldplay
  • Metcalfe
2:55
4."We Pray (Be Our Guest)" (with Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna & Tini)
  • Coldplay
  • Ajikawo
  • Carter
  • Marjieh
  • Max Martin
  • Ogulu
  • Rengifo
  • Rossi
  • Salmanzadeh
  • Stoessel
  • Torres
  • Rahko
  • Green
  • Salmanzadeh
  • Max Martin
  • Ilbert
3:53
5."Angelsong"
  • Coldplay
  • Powers
  • Angelou
  • Hopkins
  • Rahko
  • Green
  • Hopkins
  • Ilbert
4:21
6."Jupiter" (single version)
  • Coldplay
  • Rossi
  • Salmanzadeh
  • Collier
  • Max Martin
  • Moses Martin
  • Waithe
  • Orlando Le Fleming
  • Rahko
  • Green
  • Salmanzadeh
  • Max Martin
  • Ilbert
  • Stargate[a]
2:53
7."Man in the Moon"
  • Coldplay
  • Max Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Green
  • Max Martin
  • Ilbert
  • Holter
3:54
8."I Am a Mountain"
  • Coldplay
  • Holter
  • Max Martin
  • Rahko
3:06
9."All My Love" (live in Dublin)
  • Coldplay
  • Moses Martin
  • Metcalfe
  • Rahko
  • Green
  • Salmanzadeh
  • Max Martin
  • Ilbert
  • Holter
4:06
10."A Wave" (with Jon Hopkins)
  • Coldplay
  • Hopkins
  • Rahko
  • Hopkins
  • Ilbert
2:33
Total length:79:00
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Notes

  • "Moon Music (Elodie)" is a version of "Moon Music" only including the piano, omitting Chris Martin's vocals and the synths and orchestral introduction of the original.
  • "Feelslikeimfallinginlive" is a live version of "Feelslikeimfallinginlove", and follows the same stylisation as the original.
  • "We Pray (Be Our Guest)" has no lyrics in the second verse, inviting the listener to write their own; this was included in the "We Pray" single release as the "? Version".
  • "Angelsong" is the full version of the "Angelsong" portion in "Alien Hits / Alien Radio".
  • The single version of "Jupiter" omits the outro.
  • "I Am a Mountain" is a version of "IAAM" with a piano and vocal only arrangement.
  • "A Wave" is stylised as "" on select platforms.

Personnel

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Coldplay

  • Guy Berryman – bass guitar (tracks 1–5, 7–10), bells (4), mandolin (7)
  • Jonny Buckland – guitar (tracks 1–5, 7–10), additional vocals (10)
  • Will Champion – percussion (tracks 1–3, 6, 8, 9), drums (2–5, 7–10), backing vocals (2, 7, 9), vocals (6), guitar (7), programming (8), Omnichord synthesizer (9)
  • Chris Martin – vocals (all tracks), keyboards (tracks 1–8, 10), piano (1, 3, 5–7, 9, 10), guitar (2, 4–7, 9), percussion (4)

Additional musicians

  • Daniel Green – programming (tracks 1–5, 8, 9), keyboards (2, 8, 9), synthesizer (3)
  • Bill Rahko – programming (tracks 1–3), keyboards (4)
  • Max Martin – programming (tracks 1, 2, 5–7, 9), keyboards (2, 4–9), percussion (2, 3), piano (3)
  • Jon Hopkins – programming (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7), keyboards (1, 6, 7), synthesizer (2)
  • Chris Worsey – cello (tracks 1, 2, 9)
  • Tony Wollard – cello (tracks 1, 2, 9)
  • Vicky Matthews – cello (tracks 1, 2, 9)
  • Helen Kamminga – viola (tracks 1, 2, 9)
  • Everton Nelson – violin (tracks 1, 2, 9)
  • Ian Humphries – violin (tracks 1, 2, 9)
  • Kate Robinson – violin (tracks 1, 2, 9)
  • Louisa Fuller – violin (tracks 1, 2, 9)
  • Marianna Haynes – violin (tracks 1, 2, 9)
  • Richard George – violin (tracks 1, 2, 9)
  • James Douglas – cello (track 1), strings (3)
  • Patrick Kiernan – violin (track 1), strings (3)
  • Daisy Vatalaro – cello (track 1)
  • Will Schofield – cello (track 1)
  • Chris Laurence – double bass (track 1)
  • Stacey Walton – double bass (track 1)
  • Jenny Goshawk – strings orchestration (track 1)
  • Susie Gillis – strings orchestration (track 1)
  • Ólafur Arnalds – strings programming (track 1)
  • Kate Musker – viola (track 1)
  • Peter Lale – viola (track 1)
  • Reiad Chibah – viola (track 1)
  • Alison Dods – violin (track 1)
  • Cathy Thompson – violin (track 1)
  • Raja Halder – violin (track 1)
  • Rick Koster – violin (track 1)
  • Sarah Daramy-Williams – violin (track 1)
  • Oscar Holter – programming (tracks 2, 5, 7, 9), keyboards (2, 7)
  • Bruce White – viola (tracks 2, 9), strings (3)
  • Michael Ilbert – programming (tracks 2, 8)
  • Ian Burdge – cello (tracks 2, 9)
  • Rik Simpson – keyboards (track 2)
  • Davide Rossi – cello, contrabassoon, viola, violin (track 3); strings (4)
  • Ilya Salmanzadeh – percussion, programming (tracks 3, 4, 9); keyboards (3, 9)
  • Bryony James – strings (track 3)
  • Charles Jenson – strings (track 3)
  • Ellie Stanford – strings (track 3)
  • Emma Owens – strings (track 3)
  • Hetty Snell – strings (track 3)
  • Jenny Sacha – strings (track 3)
  • Jessie Ann Richardson – strings (track 3)
  • Jordan Bergmans – strings (track 3)
  • Kerenza Peacock – strings (track 3)
  • Martyn Jackson – strings (track 3)
  • Meghan Cassidy – strings (track 3)
  • Michael Trainor – strings (track 3)
  • Miles Brett – strings (track 3)
  • Natalia Bonner – strings (track 3)
  • Natalie Klouda – strings (track 3)
  • Richard Pryce – strings (track 3)
  • Rosie Danvers – strings (track 3)
  • Sarah Sexton – strings (track 3)
  • Stephen Morris – strings (track 3)
  • Tony Woollard – strings (track 3)
  • Victoria Harrild – strings (track 3)
  • Zahra Benyounes – strings (track 3)
  • Mattias Bylund – strings, string synthesizer, violin (track 4)
  • Mikkel Eriksen – keyboards (track 4)
  • Tor Hermansen – keyboards (track 4)
  • Alison Martin – oboe (track 4)
  • Orlando le Fleming – upright bass (track 4)
  • Erik Arvinder – violin (track 4)
  • Alex Pall – keyboards, programming (track 5)
  • Drew Taggart – keyboards, programming (track 5)
  • Bateria Vanguarda – percussion, sound effects (track 5)
  • David Bukovinszky – cello (track 4)
  • Nile Rodgers – guitar (track 5)
  • Kaori Muraji – classical guitar (track 6)
  • BabeTruth – keyboards (track 8)
  • Brian Eno – keyboards, programming (track 10)

Additional vocalists

  • Apple Martin – backing vocals (track 2)
  • Burna Boy – vocals (track 3)
  • Little Simz – vocals (track 3)
  • Elyanna – vocals (track 3)
  • Tini – vocals (track 3)
  • Victoria Canal – backing vocals (tracks 4, 6)
  • H.E.R. – backing vocals (tracks 4, 9)
  • Jacob Collier – backing vocals (track 4)
  • Livvi Franc – backing vocals (track 4)
  • Lous and the Yakuza – backing vocals (track 4)
  • Moses Martin – backing vocals (track 4)
  • Ayra Starr – vocals (track 5)
  • Maya Angelou – voice (track 6)
  • Brian Eno – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Bill Rahko – additional vocals (tracks 5, 7)
  • Brandon Winbush – choir vocals (tracks 4, 5), vocals (10)
  • Denise Carite – choir vocals (tracks 4, 5), vocals (10)
  • Dorian Holley – choir vocals (tracks 4, 5), vocals (10)
  • Neka Hamilton – choir vocals (tracks 4, 5), vocals (10)
  • Sharlotte Gibson – choir vocals (tracks 4, 5), vocals (10)
  • Stevie Mackey – choir vocals (tracks 4, 5), vocals (10)
  • Toni Scruggs – choir vocals (tracks 4, 5), vocals (10)
  • Mzansi Youth Choir – backing vocals (track 4)
  • Antonio Sol – choir vocals (track 4)
  • Baraka May Williams – choir vocals (track 4)
  • David Loucks – choir vocals (track 4)
  • Jarrett Johnson – choir vocals (track 4)
  • Nelson Beato – choir vocals (track 4)
  • Tim Crompton – additional vocals (track 7)
  • Alice Backham – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Arlene Moon – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Byron Schwartz – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Connor Panayi – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Duncan Fuller – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Eme Boucher – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Emma Jane Randall – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Gili Portal – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Jessie Collins – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Kordian Moskala – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Kylie Morris – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Marguerite Nguyen – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Nick Gibbons – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Sam Button – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Tegan Nicholls – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Thomas Fletcher – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Tomas Crow – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Valeska Voiges – additional vocals (track 10)

Technical

  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Michael Ilbert – mixing (all tracks), engineering (tracks 1, 3–10)
  • Daniel Green – engineering
  • Bill Rahko – engineering (tracks 1, 3–10)
  • Joe Nino-Hernes – engineering (tracks 1, 6, 9, 10)
  • Tate McDowell – engineering (track 1), additional mixing (6), additional engineering (2–4), engineering assistance (7–10)
  • Rik Simpson – engineering (track 1), additional engineering (2)
  • Jake Jackson – engineering (track 3)
  • Rebecca Horden – engineering (track 3)
  • Mattias Bylund – strings engineering, strings arrangement (track 4)
  • Peter Chilvers – vocal engineering, additional engineering (track 10)
  • Niamh O'Sullivan – additional engineering (track 2), engineering assistance (3–5, 9, 10)
  • Johnny Drill – additional engineering (track 5)
  • Gianluca Massimo – additional engineering (track 7), engineering assistance (1–6, 9, 10)
  • Eric Eylands – engineering assistance
  • Tomas Crow – engineering assistance (tracks 1–5, 7, 8–10)
  • Matt Latham – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6–8)
  • Kai Fujita – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 6)
  • Eugene Takino – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 6)
  • Bernd Pfeffer – engineering assistance (track 1)
  • Emma Marks – engineering assistance (track 1)
  • Lewis Jones – engineering assistance (track 1)
  • Matt Cooke – engineering assistance (track 1)
  • Nils Hahmann – engineering assistance (track 1)
  • Ulli Schiller – engineering assistance (track 1)
  • Jed Rimmell – engineering assistance (tracks 2–7, 9, 10)
  • Wil Jones – engineering assistance (tracks 2–7, 9, 10)
  • Fran Edwards – engineering assistance (tracks 2–5, 7, 9, 10)
  • Miguel Lara – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8)
  • Bella Corich – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8)
  • Maxx Iwamasa – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8)
  • Austin Brown – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 4, 7, 9, 10)
  • Tandra "MixedByLytes" Jhagroo – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 4, 9)
  • Timothy Kahwa – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 4, 9)
  • Sam Holland – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 5, 7, 9)
  • Ettore Gilardoni – engineering assistance (track 2)
  • Roberto Gramegna – engineering assistance (track 2)
  • Ashley Poh – engineering assistance (track 3)
  • Bryant Tan – engineering assistance (track 3)
  • Leonard Soosay – engineering assistance (track 3)
  • Rennie Gomes – engineering assistance (track 3)
  • Connor Panayi – engineering assistance (tracks 4, 5, 8, 10)
  • Duncan Fuller – engineering assistance (tracks 4, 5, 8, 10)
  • Braden Bursteen – engineering assistance (track 4)
  • Bradley Post – engineering assistance (track 4)
  • David Pac Urresta – engineering assistance (track 4)
  • Eva Reistad – engineering assistance (track 4)
  • Mark Aguilar – engineering assistance (track 4)
  • Navneeth Balachanderan – engineering assistance (track 4)
  • Kian Moghaddamzadeh – engineering assistance (track 5)
  • Simon Salabim – engineering assistance (track 5)
  • Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm – engineering assistance (tracks 6, 9)
  • Aleks Von Korff – engineering assistance (track 7)
  • Nick Valentin – engineering assistance (track 8)
  • Eve Morris – engineering assistance (track 9)
  • John Metcalfe – strings arrangement (tracks 1, 9, 10)
  • Davide Rossi – strings arrangement (tracks 3, 4)
  • Love Choir – vocal arrangement (track 4)

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for Moon Music
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[139] Gold 50,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[140] Gold 25,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[141] Gold 20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[142] Platinum 300,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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Release history

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Release history and formats for Moon Music
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 4 October 2024 CD · 5×LP · digital download · streaming Standard Parlophone · Atlantic · Warner Music [6]
CD · LP+CD · digital download Notebook
CD · digital download Tour [83]
6 October 2024 CD · digital download · streaming Full Moon [84]
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