Coldplay's new single 'Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall' is receiving different kinds of reception; including a plagiarism allegation for ripping off the 90's European dance single Ritmo de la Noche.

Listeners and critics suggest the melody of Coldplay's latest release sounds a little bit too similar to the song Ritmo Dela Noche, a dance hit made popular by Simon Cowell in the 90's. After many discussions all over the web, it was found that Ritmo de la Noche was also ripped off from the 1976 sing-song tune I Go to Rio. Despite having the keyboard sample from I Go to Rio and Ritmo de la Noche, the band's management team says this is not an act of infringement. I Go to Rio was written by Adrienne Anderson and Peter Allen, both credited as writers in the new Coldplay single. I Go to Rio has been re-made by various artists in the past, including Claude Francois and Peggy Lee.

The spokesperson mentions how front man Chris Martin was inspired to write Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall after watching an Alejandro Gonzles film Biutiful, where he saw scene featuring the song. "There is a nightclub scene in which a track (Ritmo de la Noche) is playing in the background", says the spokesperson in a report posted at the Guardian. Allen and Anderson's name is boldly written as co-writers in the song's official YouTube page.

This is not the first time the Grammy-winning band has experienced copyright issues. In 2008, famed guitarist Joe Satriani accused the European band of copying his instrumental song If I Could Fly. Satriani says the band willingly ripped off his 2004 song for their Viva La Vida single, but the band claims the similarity is "purely coincidental". Singer Dan Gallagher also accused Coldplay of replicating the "animated chalkboard" concept of his music video Something Else for their Strawberry Swing video in 2009.

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