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“Yellow” is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay. The band wrote the song and co-produced it with British record producer Ken Nelson for their debut album, Parachutes. The song’s lyrics are a reference to band vocalist Chris Martin’s unrequited love, and its musicscape is built on a varied instrumentation.
The song was released in June 2000 as the second single off the album, following “
Shiver”, and the lead single in the United States. The single reached number four in the UK Singles Chart, giving the band their first top-five hit in the United Kingdom.
Helped by heavy rotation and usage in promotions, the song thrust the band into massive popularity. “Yellow” has since been covered by various recording artists worldwide, and remains one of the band’s most popular songs.
While composing the song’s lyrics, however, Chris Martin could not find the right words. He was thinking of a specific word, which he deemed a missing key word in the lyrics, to fit the song’s concept. He looked around the studio and found the telephone directory Yellow Pages, which happened to be situated nearest to him. Chris Martin later titled the song “Yellow” as a reference to the directory. But according to him, “In an alternate universe, this song could be called ‘Playboy.’” The lyrics progressed from there with the band collaborating. The band’s bassist Guy Berryman came up with the opening line “Look at the stars”. That night, having quickly composed the song, the band recorded it.
The song was released in June 2000 as the second single off the album, following “
Shiver”, and the lead single in the United States. The single reached number four in the UK Singles Chart, giving the band their first top-five hit in the United Kingdom.Helped by heavy rotation and usage in promotions, the song thrust the band into massive popularity. “Yellow” has since been covered by various recording artists worldwide, and remains one of the band’s most popular songs.
While composing the song’s lyrics, however, Chris Martin could not find the right words. He was thinking of a specific word, which he deemed a missing key word in the lyrics, to fit the song’s concept. He looked around the studio and found the telephone directory Yellow Pages, which happened to be situated nearest to him. Chris Martin later titled the song “Yellow” as a reference to the directory. But according to him, “In an alternate universe, this song could be called ‘Playboy.’” The lyrics progressed from there with the band collaborating. The band’s bassist Guy Berryman came up with the opening line “Look at the stars”. That night, having quickly composed the song, the band recorded it.
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you know i love you so
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funkatram wrote:
beautiful
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garv1234 wrote:
im not a great of Coldplay but i love this
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MattShore wrote:
and it was all yellow
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JacintaHurst wrote:
Very good...!
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TinaTamTam wrote:
oh my god. that song makes me so melancholic. in a fantastic way. :')
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Seberinoid wrote:
Probably the only one I really like from them, and I like it quite a lot. Odd..
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Oti1974 wrote:
i love it
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videohead88 wrote:
his voice is amazing.
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Aimmo wrote:
wow amazing Instrumental....and i thought its couldn't get any better.
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Echobok wrote:
too bad they got bad...
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recvicente wrote:
that's perfect!!! love it :)
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hehahi wrote:
i absolutely love this
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jorgealdeiabras wrote:
bELA vERSÃO!!!!
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summertime2912 wrote:
great song on my Tape...
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yomofm wrote:
the bets
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complexviper wrote:
Yellow or The Scientist - Best Coldplay song everrrr...
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ginavillate wrote:
yellow mood.
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wooow, awesome!
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instant classic!
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