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Coldplay's Chris Martin says 'A Sky Full of Stars' was inspired by Katy Perry

Chris Martin has revealed that a recent Coldplay song was influenced by Katy Perry.

The singer told Beats by Dre's Beat x Beat podcast about the tune 'A Sky Full of Stars', which appeared on Coldplay's 2014 record 'Ghost Stories'.

The Brit stated that the song was inspired by the song structures of a number of Perry's hits.

Martin said: "I'll tell you the truth: I was listening to a lot of Katy Perry.

"A lot of her songs have the same chord sequence the whole time. Your body feels comfortable with them and then the melody's changing on top so there's a groove you really get in to and then also you're kept interested...So I was like, 'That's an amazing way of doing songs'."

The Coldplay man meanwhile added that electronic music also had a part to play in the track's construction:

"That song really ended up being inspired by EDM, which some people turn their nose up and then you go to see an EDM thing and people are together and having the best time. So I was like f**k it! I love that stuff. So I wanted to have a song that comes from that world."

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Listen to 'A Sky Full of Stars' below: