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Coldplay · 2002

Recording

The track was recorded for A Rush of Blood to the Head with Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion. The album sessions took place at studios including AIR, Parr Street and Mayfair, with Coldplay and Ken Nelson producing. Released as a single in 2002, it became one of the defining songs from A Rush of Blood to the Head. The single reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and its reverse narrative video won major MTV Video Music Awards recognition. It remains one of Coldplay best known songs and a central ballad in the band live catalogue. The track has been widely covered, including a notable 2012 version by Willie Nelson for Chipotle Back to the Start.

ArtistColdplay

Year2002

StudioAIR Studios; Parr Street Studios; Mayfair Studios

LabelParlophone

ProducersKen Nelson · Coldplay

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Ballad100%

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