Coldplay owed Rihanna big time after the pop singer collaborated with the group on their track "Princess of China," the closest thing to a surefire hit on Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto. To perhaps repay their debt, or maybe because they just really like RiRi's music, Chris Martin and his crew decided to cover Rihanna's newest single "We Found Love" when they stopped by the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. Considering the synthesizer-happy sound on their oddly named disc, it's surprising that Coldplay opted to go a softer, slower, soulful route with their Rihanna cover, but "We Found Love" in ballad form would have fit nicely on the back-half of the band's latest album. The band's version also scrubs all the Trainspotting off the track. Listen below:
Rihanna's chart-topping "We Found Love":