Editing Chris Martin (section)

=== Solo work ===
Martin has written songs for a variety of acts including [[Embrace (English band)|Embrace]] ("[[Gravity (Embrace song)|Gravity]]") and [[Jamelia]] ("[[See It in a Boy's Eyes]]", co-written with Coldplay producer [[Rik Simpson]]). Martin has also collaborated with [[Ron Sexsmith]], [[Faultline (musician)|Faultline]], [[the Streets]], and [[Ian McCulloch (singer)|Ian McCulloch]]. He also sang a part of the vocals for the [[Band Aid 20]] single "[[Do They Know It's Christmas?]]" at the end of 2004. In 2005, Martin collaborated with [[Nelly Furtado]] on the track "[[All Good Things (Come to an End)]]", for her 2006 album, ''[[Loose (Nelly Furtado album)|Loose]]''. The two were once rumoured to be a couple, after they both performed at [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]] in 2002. Furtado joked about it, saying, "Yeah, he's my boyfriend — he just doesn't know it yet".<ref name="chartattack">{{Cite magazine|magazine=[[Chart (magazine)|Chart]] |url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/29676/compilation-brings-nelly-furtado-and-chris-martin-together-forever |date=5 September 2001 |title=Compilation Brings Nelly Furtado and Chris Martin Together Forever |access-date=8 October 2009}}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=Jennica |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

[[File:Coldplay Music Midtown.jpg|thumb|right|Martin performing at [[Music Midtown]] in [[Atlanta]], Georgia, on 24 September 2011]]
Martin's fascination with [[hip hop music|hip hop]] was shown in mid-2006 when he collaborated with rapper [[Jay-Z]] for the rapper's comeback album, ''[[Kingdom Come (Jay-Z album)|Kingdom Come]]'', after the two met earlier in the year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=They're Friends?! 20 Celebrity Pals That Might Surprise You|url=http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/photo-gallery/35513447/image/35514678/Jay-Z-Chris-Martin|website=Popsugar.com|date=19 August 2014|access-date=9 September 2016|archive-date=15 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915234542/http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/photo-gallery/35513447/image/35514678/Jay-Z-Chris-Martin|url-status=live}}</ref> Martin put some chords together for a song known as "[[Beach Chair (song)|Beach Chair]]" and sent them to Jay-Z who enlisted the help of hip-hop producer [[Dr. Dre]] to mix it. Coldplay producer [[Rik Simpson]] conceived and performed the drum beats. The song was performed on 27 September 2006 by the two during Jay-Z's European tour at [[Royal Albert Hall]]. Martin has also worked on a solo collaboration with [[Kanye West]], with whom he shared an impromptu [[jam session]] during a 2006 concert at [[Abbey Road Studios]].<ref name="NME">[https://www.nme.com/news/coldplay/22246 "Chris Martin to release solo collaboration"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202535/http://www.nme.com/news/coldplay/22246 |date=3 March 2016}} ''NME'' magazine. Retrieved 26 April 2006.</ref> He performed the chorus of "[[Homecoming (Kanye West song)|Homecoming]]", from Kanye West's album ''[[Graduation (album)|Graduation]]''.

In 2015, Martin collaborated with DJ [[Avicii]] to work on two new tracks for his album ''[[Stories (Avicii album)|Stories]]''. Their first collaboration was officially named "Heaven". Martin wrote the lyrics, Avicii did the production, and Simon Aldred of [[Cherry Ghost]] was the vocalist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/03/avicii-chris-martin-coldplay-stories-heaven-stream/|title=Avicii And Chris Martin Dance in 'Heaven' on Their New Song {{!}} SPIN|website=Spin|date=2 March 2015|access-date=25 April 2016|archive-date=15 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415055824/http://www.spin.com/2015/03/avicii-chris-martin-coldplay-stories-heaven-stream/|url-status=live}}</ref> He also provided the vocals for Avicii's True Believer, also in ''Stories''. In February 2017, Martin performed "[[A Different Corner]]" at the [[2017 Brit Awards]] in tribute to [[George Michael]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7701362/the-chainsmokers-chris-martin-something-just-like-this-brit-awards-performance-video|title=The Chainsmokers & Coldplay Deliver Live Debut of 'Something Just Like This' at 2017 Brit Awards|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=20 April 2019|access-date=21 April 2020|archive-date=9 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309203313/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7701362/the-chainsmokers-chris-martin-something-just-like-this-brit-awards-performance-video|url-status=live}}</ref>

A song he co-wrote called "Homesick" appears on [[Dua Lipa]]'s [[Dua Lipa (album)|self-titled debut album]], which was released in June 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Cantor|first1=Brian|title=Dua Lipa Confirms She Wrote A Song With Chris Martin|url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2017/04/13/dua-lipa-confirms-wrote-song-chris-martin/|website=HeadlinePlanet.com|access-date=17 April 2017|date=13 April 2017|archive-date=17 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417120634/http://headlineplanet.com/home/2017/04/13/dua-lipa-confirms-wrote-song-chris-martin|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, Martin was featured on [[Avicii]]'s posthumous album ''[[Tim (Avicii album)|Tim]].''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/arts/music/avicii-tim-bergling-new-music.html|title=Avicii's Death Left Many Questions. Will His New Music Provide Answers?|last=Farber|first=Jim|date=5 April 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=14 May 2019|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=19 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219050730/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/arts/music/avicii-tim-bergling-new-music.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The song "[[Heaven (Avicii song)|Heaven]]" features vocals by Martin and was written by Avicii and Martin prior to Avicii's death.<ref>{{Citation|title={{lrm}}アヴィーチーの「TIM」|url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/tim/1462628887|language=ja-jp|access-date=14 May 2019}}</ref>