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Speed Of Sound by Coldplay

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Coldplay Is A British Alternative Rock And Britpop Band Formed In London In 1997. They Consist Of Vocalist And Pianist Chris Martin Guitarist Jonny Buckland Bassist Guy Berryman Drummer Will Champion And Creative Director Phil Harvey. They Met At University College London And Began Playing Music Together From 1996 To 1998 Initially Calling Themselves Starfish. Coldplay's Music Incorporates Elements Of Soft Rock Pop Rock Piano Rock And Post-Britpop.

After Independently Releasing An Extended Play Safety 1998 Coldplay Signed With Parlophone In 1999. The Band's Debut Album Parachutes 2000 Included Their Breakthrough Single "Yellow" And Received A Brit Award For British Album Of The Year A Grammy Award For Best Alternative Music Album And A Mercury Prize Nomination. Their Second Album A Rush Of Blood To The Head 2002 Won The Same Accolades And Included "Clocks" Which Earned A Grammy Award For Record Of The Year. In 2005 They Released X&Y The Album Was Marked By A Troubled Production And Various Delays Completing What The Band Considered A Trilogy As Well. Coldplay's Fourth Effort Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends 2008 Received A Grammy Award For Best Rock Album And Their First Album Of The Year Nomination While Its Title Track Was The First British Group Song To Reach Number-One In The United Kingdom And United States Simultaneously In The 21st Century. Both X&Y And Viva La Vida Were The Best-Selling Albums Of Their Respective Years Topping The Charts In More Than 30 Countries Each.

Since Then Coldplay Further Diversified Their Sound With The Subsequent Releases Mylo Xyloto 2011 Ghost Stories 2014 A Head Full Of Dreams 2015 Everyday Life 2019 And Music Of The Spheres 2021. Each Album Presented A Unique Theme And Added New Musical Styles To The Band's Original Repertoire Including Electronica Ambient Pop R&B Funk Classical Jazz Fusion And Progressive Rock. They Are Also Known For "euphoric" Live Performances Which NME Said Are When The Band "come Alive And Make The Most Sense". To Celebrate Their 20th Anniversary In 2018 A Career-Spanning Documentary Directed By Mat Whitecross Was Premiered At Selected Cinemas Featuring Previously Unseen Behind-The-Scenes Footage.

With 100 Million Albums Sold Worldwide Coldplay Are The Most Successful Band Of The 21st Century And One Of The Best-Selling Music Acts Of All Time. According To Fuse They Are Also The Sixth-Most Awarded Group In History. Other Notable Achievements Include The Seventh-Highest-Grossing Tour Of All Time Three Of The 50 Highest-Selling Albums Ever In The United Kingdom The Most Number-One Records In The Country Without Ever Missing The Top Most Nominations And Wins For A Band In Brit Awards History And Becoming The First British Group To Debut At Number-One On The Billboard Hot 100. Coldplay Are Considered One Of The Most Influential Bands Of The 21st Century As Well With Forbes Describing Them As The Standard For The Current Alternative Scene. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Included A Rush Of Blood To The Head On Their "200 Definitive Albums" List And The Single "Yellow" Is Part Of Their "Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll" Exhibition For Being One Of The Most Successful And Important Recordings In The Industry. In Spite Of Their Popularity And Impact Coldplay Have Earned A Reputation As Polarizing Music Icons.

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Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends 2008
Mylo Xyloto 2011
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Everyday Life 2019
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Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Speed of Sound

"Speed Of Sound" Is A Song By British Rock Band Coldplay. It Was Written By All Members Of The Band For Their 2005 Third Studio Album X&Y. Constructed Around A Piano And Guitar Riff The Song Builds Into A Huge Synthesiser-Heavy Chorus. It Was Released By Parlophone Records As The Lead Single From The Album. "Speed Of Sound" Made Its Radio Premiere On BBC Radio 1 With Lamacq On 19 April Then Was Serviced To US Radio On 18 April 2005. The Song Was Released Physically In Japan On 11 May With Two B-Sides "Things I Don't Understand" And "Proof". In The United Kingdom The Single Was Issued On 23 May 2005. Coldplay Vocalist Chris Martin Admitted That The Song Was Developed After The Band Had Listened To English Art Rock Singer Kate Bush. Upon The Song's Release It Charted In The UK Singles Chart In The Number Two Position. In The United States It Debuted At Number Eight On The Billboard Hot 100 Their First Top Ten Hit In The Country And Their Most Successful Song Until "Viva La Vida" Reached Number One In 2008. "Speed Of Sound" Was Recognised Song Of The Year By The American Society Of Composers Authors And Publishers ASCAP And It Was Nominated Twice At The 48th Grammy Awards. The Song Won A Brit Award In The Category For Best British Single In 2006. The Track's Music Video Was Nominated For Four MTV Video Music Awards. "Speed Of Sound" Was Also Notable As The Billionth Download From The ITunes Store. In An Interview Coldplay Vocalist Chris Martin Revealed That The Song Was Written In Mid-2004 And Was Inspired By Martin's Daughter Apple And English Alternative Rock Singer Kate Bush "That's A Song Where We Were Listening To A Lot Of Kate Bush Last Summer And We Wanted A Song Which Had A Lot Of Tom-Toms In It. I Just Had My Daughter Up Also And Was Kind Of Feeling In A Sense Of Awe And Wonderment So The Song Is Kind Of A Kate Bush Song About Miracles." The Drumbeat Of The Song Was Inspired By Bush's 1985 Song "Running Up That Hill". In A Separate Interview Bassist Guy Berryman Said "We Were Really Trying To Recreate The Drums On That Song For This Song And The Chords. Some Bands Are Reluctant To Admit That They Take Things From Other Artists And Bands That They Listen To And We're Shameless In That Respect We Don't Mind Telling." The Band's Opinion Towards The Song However Has Soured. Martin Has Said That He Dislikes "Speed Of Sound" Saying In A 2011 Interview "We Never Got It Right." During An Interview With Howard Stern Martin Said That His Dislike Of "Speed Of Sound" Stems From The Fact That He "forgot The Banana Lyric For The Song. A Banana Lyric Is A Staple In Every Song We've Made And Somehow I Forgot To Write One For Speed Of Sound." Due To This Martin Is Reluctant To Perform The Song Live Citing His Feelings Towards The Song Noting That "an Audience Can Pick Up Real Fast If Something Is Clearly Missing." The Video Promo For "Speed Of Sound" Was Shot On A Los Angeles Sound Stage On 22 And 23 April 2005. Shooting Took Place On Large Sets Backed By Large Light-Emitting Diode LED Displays Developed By Element Labs. The Performance-Based Video Was Directed By Mark Romanek. The Video Features The Band Performing In Front Of A Curved Ellipse Wall That Consists Of 640 Element Labs' VersaTubes Placed On 6-Inch 150 Mm Centres. The On-Set Animations Were Programmed And Performed Live During The Shoot. Romanek Wanted The Song's Stem "split Out" And To Have The Drums Bass Guitar And Vocals On Separate Tracks Which Were Then Animated And The Lights Were Synthesized To Each Of The Tracks. In The End Romanek And Michael Keeling The Lighting Designer Opted To Use Chris Martin's Vocal Track To Animate "because It Had Such Dynamics. Roughly 75% Of The Video Is Driven By Voice-Activated Animation" Said Keeling. The Video Opens In Pitch-Black Followed By A Light Framing Martin As He Reaches Skyward Out Of The Shadows. The Scene Then Shifts To The Band As They Play The Song. When Martin Spread His Hands The Two-Storey-High LED Lights Erupt In A Colour Of Rainbow Hues. The LED Background Changes Colours As The Band Continues. The Video Concludes Its Ending With The Band Lined Up One-By-One And The LED Set Displaying A White Light Background. The Video Debuted On 23 May 2005 And Proved Successful On Video-Chart Programs. It Debuted On 11 June 2005 On Fuse's No. 1 Countdown Rock At Number Six And Retired On 5 August At Number Seven Of The Countdown. It Also Reached Number Sixteen In MuchMusic's Countdown A Month After Its Debut. At The 2005 MTV Video Music Awards The Video Garnered Nominations In The Categories Of Video Of The Year Best Special Effects Best Editing And Best Cinematography. The Video Was The Ranked At Number 10 On VH1's Top 40 Of 2005. The Song Was Met With A Polarised Response From Critics. PopMatters Felt That The Song "comes Close To Sounding Too Safe Almost Like The Band Is On Autopilot." Several Critics Felt That The Song Resembled Coldplay's Earlier Single "Clocks". MusicOMH Commented That "Speed Of Sound The Lead Single Has 'Clocks'-Like Drumming Contrasts With Synth Sequences That Remind More Of Enya Than Rock Music" And Criticised It For Sounding "familiar And Far Older Than It Is." Pitchfork Media Likewise Criticised The Song's "uncanny Resemblance To 'Clocks'" And Continued "Certainly It Rarely Hurts To Stick With What Works But This Is Not Just A Near-Exact Replica Of Its Successful Predecessor It's Also A Less Memorable Song Riding A Piano Hook That Has So Deeply Infiltrated The Pop-Culture Landscape That I've Become Numb To It." The Reviewer Did However Comment That "the Track's Vocal Melody Outperforms The One From 'Clocks' By A Hair." The Village Voice Felt That The Song Was "unusually Accomplished Fresh And Emotional." Paste Magazine Praised The Song Saying That It "reveals The Hand Coldplay Are Playing A Piano Riff As Memorable As The One In 'Clocks ' Ringing Guitars Martial Drums Orchestral Pomp And In The Center Chris Martin's Keening Vocal So Vulnerable And Yet Forceful Enough To Stand Out From The Mass Of Sonic Detail." The New York Times Contrariwise Dinged X&Y For "trying To Carry Beauty Of 'Clocks' Across An Entire Album – Not Least In Its First Single 'Speed Of Sound ' Which Isn't The Only Song On The Album To Borrow The 'Clocks' Drumbeat." Rolling Stone Magazine Gave A Mixed Review Calling It "an Appealing But Not Thrilling Song" And Noted "...It Sounds A Bit Like...'Clocks' But Without The Swagger." Blender Had The Track At Number 16 On Their "100 Greatest Songs Of 2005" Editorial. In 2007 NPO Radio 2 Ranked The Song At Number 334 On Their Annual Top 2000.

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