Griff teams up with Coldplay’s Chris Martin for emotive new song ‘Astronaut’

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Griff has teamed up with Coldplay’s Chris Martin’s for her emotive new song, ‘Astronaut’ – check it out below.Griff supported Coldplay on their European stadium tour this year and in a statement, the musician explained how Martin asked her to play him some music she was in the process of writing while on tour.

After hearing ‘Astronaut’, he offered to help her with the song.“I’d produced ‘Astronaut’ and written it 100% by myself,” Griff said in a statement. “He [Martin] really got stuck in.

We listened to maybe 30 of my songs together, but he kept stopping ‘Astronaut’. Chris advised me to strip it all back and keep things simple, so I had the cheek to ask him to play on it himself and I am so honoured he agreed.”Speaking about the song’s themes, Griff added: “I wrote ‘Astronaut’ about the idea of being left behind.

In young relationships, when someone needs time to figure out and find themselves without you, it hurts because you’re left wondering what about yourself wasn’t enough for them.”Listen to ‘Astronaut’ below:Back in October, Griff announced details of a new tour, set to take place across the UK and Europe next year.Set to kick off next spring, the dates will start at the Debaser Strand venue in Stockholm on March 10, before continuing the following day with a show at the Parkteateret in Oslo.