Watch Coldplay cover Backstreet Boys’ ‘Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)’

nme.com:

Coldplay covered the Backstreet Boys‘ hit song ‘Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)’ during a recent concert in Gothenburg.During their second show at the Gamla Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden on July 9, the band surprised concert attendees with a stripped-down version of the 1997 hit.

Fan-captured footage shows frontman Chris Martin on stage with a piano as he begins the song, before the crowd quickly joins in singing along.The cover came in towards the end of their 25-song set.

Backstreet Boys took to their official Instagram page to express their excitement over the tribute. They posted a clip of Martin performing the song with a caption that read: “Buzzing from @coldplay’s cover of Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)!

Truly an honor.”‘Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)’ was written by Max Martin and the late Denniz Pop, signifying that the cover of the track may have been a tribute to the Swedish pop song masterminds.