'We think we sounded pretty good!' Maroon 5 respond to Taraji P. Henson after she mistakes Coldplay for band at Super Bowl

By Zoe Nauman and Justin Enriquez For Dailymail.com

Published: 19:49 EST, 8 February 2016 | Updated: 04:02 EST, 9 February 2016

They were delighted when Taraji P. Henson accidentally mistook Super Bowl 50 half time entertainment Coldplay for their band.

And Maroon 5 decided to respond to the tweet on Monday, revealing they were actually at the game in Santa Clara watching it.

They wrote on their feed: 'Thanks for loving our performance from our seats at #SB50 @TherealTaraji. We think we sounded pretty good!' 

Cheers for the compliment! Maroon 5 responded to Taraji P Henson's mistaken Tweet they were Coldplay on Monday, when she thought they were rocking the Super Bowl - the band are pictured here onstage in Los Angeles in April

Cheers for the compliment! Maroon 5 responded to Taraji P Henson's mistaken Tweet they were Coldplay on Monday, when she thought they were rocking the Super Bowl - the band are pictured here onstage in Los Angeles in April

Response: the band revealed they were actually at the game

Response: the band revealed they were actually at the game

The mix up happened on Sunday as the Empire star rocked out with the rest of the stadium, and accidentally thought Coldplay were Maroon 5.

In her delight at watching them she took to social media and tweeted: '#maroon5 is life to me!!!' Taraji raved on social media as she shared a clip of the Super Bowl halftime show, adding '#Superbowl50' and '#HappyCamper' and some lipstick emojis.

The 45-year-old also shared a beaming Super Bowl selfie with actresses Amy Adams and January Jones.

Super bowl fun: Taraji shared a hug with Amy Adams as they watched the big game in Levi's Stadium

Super bowl fun: Taraji shared a hug with Amy Adams  as they watched the big game in Levi's Stadium

Super bowl fever: Taraji P Henson Tweeted that she was loving Maroon 5 during the Super Bowl halftime show, not realizing it was Coldplay

Super bowl fever: Taraji P Henson Tweeted that she was loving Maroon 5 during the Super Bowl halftime show, not realizing it was Coldplay

Taraji wore a black leather jacket with sparkly studs, while Amy showed her support for Denver with an orange Broncos cap.

January meanwhile wore a blue polo neck as the trio beamed at the camera. 

The actress, who plays flamboyant matriarch Cookie Lyon on the hit FOX show, later Tweeted about her mix-up.

Selfie time: The Empire star posed with actresses January Jones, left, and Amy at the Super Bowl

Selfie time: The Empire star posed with actresses January Jones, left, and Amy at the Super Bowl

Laughing it off: The 45-year-old later seemed to realize her mistake

Laughing it off: The 45-year-old later seemed to realize her mistake

'Ooooooooppppss,' she wrote, adding 'Lmao!', or laugh my a** off.

But it seems Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine didn't seem to mind being mistaken for Chris Martin, reposting Taraji's Instagram shout-out.

'THIS,' Adam wrote as he shared her video and post on social media on Sunday.

Superstars: Coldplay's Chris Martin performed with Beyonce and Bruno Mars at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday

Superstars: Coldplay's Chris Martin performed with Beyonce and Bruno Mars at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday

Good sport: Adam Levine shared Taraji's post as she raved about Maroon 5 - actually Coldplay

Good sport: Adam Levine shared Taraji's post as she raved about Maroon 5 - actually Coldplay

 

 

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