--- description: "A Head Full of Dreams" gets the music video treatment in the latest release, as Chris Martin and his band take a tour of Mexico City. title: Watch Coldplay Cruise Around Mexico City in New Music Video image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Let Coldplay Take You on a Tour of Mexico City in New "A Head Full of Dreams" Music Video  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 19, 2016 4:06 PM CUT  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 19, 2016 4:06 PM CUT Perennial hit-making band [Coldplay](http://time.com/4383205/coldplay-glastonbury-viola-beach-tribute/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") released a new music video for “A Head Full of Dreams,” the earnest titular song [on their latest (and last) album](http://time.com/3621918/chris-martin-coldplay-last-album-head-full-dreams/ "undefined") on Friday. The video harkens back to an era of grainy found footage photography, taking us through scenes of Mexico City while sampling a voiceover from Charlie Chaplin’s 1940 film [_The Great Dictator_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032553/ "undefined"). “We all want to help one another — human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness, not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate or despise each other,” the narration goes. “For those who can hear me, I say, do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress.” It isn’t until over a minute into the video that Chris Martin and his cohort appear in the arty, vintage-style shots, cruising on bicycles through the Mexico City streets as the song (and life outlook) picks up. It’s no [Viva la Vida](http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1807150%5F1807261%5F1807029,00.html?iid=sr-link1 "undefined"), but it is a nice pick-me-up of a tune, [in classic Coldplay style.](http://time.com/4387576/prince-harry-dancing-coldplay/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4459185/coldplay-a-head-full-of-dreams-music-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4459185/coldplay-a-head-full-of-dreams-music-video/"},"headline":"Let Coldplay Take You on a Tour of Mexico City in New \"A Head Full of Dreams\" Music Video","datePublished":"2016-08-19T16:06:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:35:41.170Z","description":"Cruise around town with Chris Martin","url":"https://time.com/4459185/coldplay-a-head-full-of-dreams-music-video/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4459185/coldplay-a-head-full-of-dreams-music-video/","name":"Let Coldplay Take You on a Tour of Mexico City in New \"A Head Full of Dreams\" Music Video"}}]}] ```