Strawberry Swing

This song features twinkling Afro-pop guitars. Lead singer Chris Martin explained to Rolling Stone magazine: "My Mum comes from Zimbabwe, so I spent a lot of time there. I used to work in a studio where people played that."

Drummer Will Champion (from Q magazine July 2008): "A lovely, joyous song. Guy (Berryman, bass) and I have managed to get more groove into this record than we've ever managed before. A bit more swagger."

Producer Brian Eno provides the handclaps at the beginning of this number. Chris Martin told MTV News, "If you listen very closely, you can hear him complaining about the tempo at the beginning of that song."