Twitter Erupts in Mockery Over Selection of Sleepy Coldplay for Super Bowl Halftime

But even fans have to admit these are funny

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Super Bowl fans, are you ready to rock? Hope not, because you're getting Coldplay.

The mellow crooners were announced today as the 2016 Super Bowl's halftime headliners, which was music to the ears of fans. But the choice (as it does each year) elicited its share of critics.

Here's a brief sampling of how Twitter users responded to the news:

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