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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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ibuperisesat wrote:
nice, love it! <3
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Carolyn11 wrote:
Love this song, pure class. Saw you guys at The Air Canada Centre, Toronto July 2008.... one of the best gigs I've been to xxx
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innocentvictim wrote:
beautiful song
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tomekrybak wrote:
love it :>
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paedington wrote:
Coldplay is amazing !
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freepcgame wrote:
cheering up
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Pellkoppf wrote:
ღ ♫ღ
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jpnlart wrote:
quien va para el concierto en bogota???
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jpnlart wrote:
eyyy paisassss donde estan?? no hay paisas por aka
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aryanrocksworld wrote:
absolut
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okbabylol wrote:
brilliant
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LostinYourminds wrote:
delightful
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nepomucena wrote:
absolut !
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gpeti1989 wrote:
<3
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jvvincent wrote:
for you id bleed myself dry =)
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vakhilesh9891 wrote:
am first time hearing to coldplay and i really enjoyed it. coldplay rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Transvaal1592 wrote:
Great music from the UK!!! Suits the grey weather!!!
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jwbenghock wrote:
From back when they did awesome music!
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UpTheMusicEyo wrote:
havent heard this in AGESSS <3
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