President Barack Obama is going to be singing on Coldplay's new album 'A Head Full of Dreams', set for release next week.
A recording of the US leader singing 'Amazing Grace' at the funeral of a victim of the Charleston shooting earlier this year will serve as an interlude on the album.
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin said he wanted to use the clip of the president singing because of its 'historical significance'.
Obama touched hearts when he sang the Christian hymn at during his eulogy at the remembrance service of Clementa Pinckney.
Reverend Pinkney was a South Carolina state senator and pastor who was gunned down when 21-year-old Dylann Roof entered the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church during a Bible study and killed nine people on June 17.
Rev. Pinkney's funeral was attended by, including the President, Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and many other politicians and public figures.
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin said: 'We have a tiny clip of the president singing Amazing Grace at that church.
'Because of the historical significance of what he did and also that that song being about, "I'm lost but now I'm found"
According to The Sun, Obama only agreed to let the British rockers use his voice on their LP because he 'loves' the group.
A source close to the band revealed: 'Barack Obama wouldn't let just anyone feature his vocals on the record, especially considering what a deeply emotional moment it was for him.
'But he clearly loves Coldplay and is happy to be a part of their music history. The band were obviously thrilled.'
Coldplay's seventh studio album 'A Head Full of Dreams' will be released on December 4.
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