This amazing song was written by the band’s lead guitarist Jonny Buckland. Chris Martin wrote this song after listening to George Harrison’s ‘All Things Must Pass’. The most touching ballad that Coldplay has ever released, ‘The Scientist’ is about a man’s desire to love and him offering an apology. The Scientist (A Rush of Blood to the Head) The profound and introspective lyrics accompanied by the memorable chorus of “Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, how long must you wait for it?” will surely make you think about life.ġ3. This song is so good that it got Coldplay a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance in 2003. In My Place (A Rush of Blood to the Head) ‘Clocks’ is extremely motivational and will make you see that the world is still a beautiful place after all and I think we can all relate to Martin repeating the line “Home, home, where I wanted to go”.ġ2. Mainly known for the amazing piano medley, this song saw a lot of critical as well as commercial success.
The track was written by Chris Martin in his daughter’s doll’s house. Even though that particular lyric got edited out, the name still stuck. The song got this title as an earlier version of the song contained a lyric mentioning the famous Peanuts character, Charlie Brown. the song is about behaving badly towards somebody you really love and I was certainly doing that to some members of the band." He recalled “There were some bad things going in our band. The song received lots of positive reviews and was even covered by Mark Ronson for his album, which he also performed live with Adele at the Brit Awards.Īccording to Chris Martin, the lyrics of this song were inspired by his own behaviour. The upbeat and optimistic song is accompanied by acoustic and electric guitar riffs with up-tempo drumming. God Put a Smile Upon your Face (A Rush of Blood to the Head) To be honest, you can listen to the song on loop just to hear Chris Martin singing “And I miss you”.Ĩ. Warning Sign (A Rush of Blood to the Head)Īnother underrated gem by Coldplay, the song is heartfelt without being cheesy and can still induce chills 14 years down the line. Chris Martin was intrigued with her boldness as even though Frida Kahlo had a tough life, she gave her painting that name.ħ. The Spanish title, which directly translates to ‘Live The Life’, is taken from a painting by Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. Viva La Vida ( Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends) It makes you want to drop everything, sit back with a beer in your hand and reflect on life.Ħ. This is definitely one of the most underrated and one of the mellowest tracks by Coldplay till date. This change can be attributed to Avicii, who co-wrote and co-produced the song.
COLDPLAY SONG WRITTEN FOR GWYNETH FULL
‘A Sky Full Of Stars’ can be considered the band’s first dance track as it is technically an EDM track with house influences. Well, it was a good decision as the song ended up fetching a Grammy nomination for the band. The eargasmic song was initially written for The X Factor but ultimately ended up on their album. It was written about Chris Martin’s one-sided love and to be honest, it has helped even the best of us get over a bad heartbreak. This song gave the band their first top 5 hit in the UK and sold over 2.6 million copies.
The beautiful composition has definitely been there for us during tough times. Probably the first song to come to your mind when thinking of Coldplay, this song was supposedly written by Chris Martin for his ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow after she lost her father. And now just as 19th November is approaching, we have listed the top 15 songs by Coldplay to get you in the mood for their concert. The heartfelt songs accompanied by Chris Martin’s beautiful voice are literally a treat for the ears. In the last sixteen years, the band has released a ton of music and they just keep getting better with each album. Coldplay is one of the most well known British bands in the world. The Global Citizen Festival is almost here and anticipation for Coldplay’s debut performance in India just keeps increasing day by day.