A Rush of Blood to the Head
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| Studio album by Coldplay | ||
| Released | August 26, 2002 | |
| Recorded | October 2001 – May 2002 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 54:12 | |
| Label | Parlophone | |
| Producer(s) | Coldplay Ken Nelson |
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| Coldplay chronology | ||
| Trouble - Norwegian Live EP (2001) |
A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) |
Live 2003 (2003) |
A Rush of Blood to the Head is the second full-length album by English rock band Coldplay, released in August 2002, debuting at #1 in the United Kingdom selling 273,000 copies and #5 in the United States with 144,000 copies in the first week.
It received several Grammy nominations in 2002 , it won the Grammy for Best Alternative Album . The album received generally good reviews, and many critics considered it a more mature effort than Coldplay's first album, Parachutes (2000). In 2003, the album was ranked number 473 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
A Rush of Blood to the Head includes typical guitar pop singles ("In My Place"), love ballads ("The Scientist"), acoustic songs ("Green Eyes") and other more intimate songs, reminiscent of Parachutes. However, the epic rock of opening track "Politik," the synth-driven "Clocks" and the loud guitars of "A Whisper" were seen to extend the band's musical range.
The album also had greater use of piano than Coldplay's debut album or most other rock bands popular at the time. "Clocks," a song centered around a cyclic piano riff and included on the album only at the last minute, ultimately became the band's largest hit to date. The song also earned the band a Grammy for Record of the Year. The use of piano on A Rush of Blood has been subsequently credited with influencing the sound of bands such as Keane and Athlete, although this is in dispute.
The cover art was created by Sølve Sundsbø.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Berryman/Buckland/Champion/Martin.
- "Politik" – 5:18 (Listen )
- "In My Place" – 3:48
- "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" – 4:57
- "The Scientist" – 5:09 (Listen )
- "Clocks" – 5:07
- "Daylight" – 5:27
- "Green Eyes" – 3:43
- "Warning Sign" – 5:31
- "A Whisper" – 3:58
- "A Rush of Blood to the Head" – 5:51
- "Amsterdam" – 5:19
[edit] Release
The album was released in various countries.
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
| Japan | August 12, 2002 | Toshiba-EMI | CD | TOCP 66020 |
| United Kingdom | August 26, 2002 | Parlophone | LP | 5405041 |
| CD | 5405042 | |||
| Australia | August 26, 2002 | Capitol | CD | 5405042 |
| United States | August 27, 2002 | Capitol | CD | CDP 7243 5 40504 2 8 |
| Canada | August 27, 2002 | Parlophone | CD | 7243 5 40504 2 8 |
[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] Awards
- 2004 Grammy Awards, Record of the Year for Clocks
- 2003 Grammy Awards, Best Alternative Music Album
- 2003 Grammy Awards, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for In My Place
- 2003 Brit Awards, Best British Album
[edit] Nominations
- 2003 Mercury Music Prize
[edit] References
- Roach, Martin (2003). Coldplay: Nobody Said It Was Easy. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-9810-8.
[edit] External links
| Coldplay |
| Chris Martin | Jonny Buckland | Guy Berryman | Will Champion |
| Ken Nelson |
| Discography |
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| Studio Albums: Parachutes | A Rush of Blood to the Head | X&Y |
| Lives and EPS: Safety EP | Brothers & Sisters EP | The Blue Room EP | Trouble Live EP | Live 2003 |
| Singles: "Ode to Deodorant" | "Brothers & Sisters" | "Shiver" | "Yellow" | "Trouble" | "Don't Panic" | "In My Place" | "The Scientist" | "Clocks" | "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" | "Speed of Sound" | "Fix You" | "Talk" | "The Hardest Part | "What If" | "White Shadows" |
| Tours |
| A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour | Twisted Logic Tour |
