What If (Coldplay song)

"What If"

Single by Coldplay
from the album X&Y
B-side(s)	"How You See the World" (live from Earls Court)
Released	27 June 2006
Format	CD
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	5:07 (Tom Lord Alge mix) 4:57 (album version)
Label	Parlophone
Producer(s)	Coldplay, Danton Supple
Coldplay singles chronology
"The Hardest Part" (2006)	"What If" (2006)
X&Y track listing
"Square One" (1)	"What If" (2)	"White Shadows" (3)

"What If" is the second track from Coldplay's 2005 album, X&Y. It was released as a single in June 2006 to radio stations in France and the French speaking portions of Belgium and Switzerland. A commercial CD was also released in Belgium and features the same B-side as "The Hardest Part" ("How You See the World" recorded live at Earls Court), which was released in other European markets as well as Japan and Australia.

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It has been said by the tabloid media that this song was about Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow's relationship. But since, when played live, Chris Martin places an apple on his piano, it has been speculated that this song is really about his daughter, Apple.