It became Coldplay's third top 10 pop hit single in the US and first in six years. The MTV Europe Awards also named 'Speed Of Sound' Best Song.Ĭoldplay joined forces with star dance music producer and artist Avicii as well as producer Paul Epworth, known for his work with Adele and Florence and the Machine to create 'A Sky Full of Stars.' The result is an expansive, danceable track released in advance of the group's sixth studio album Ghost Stories. 'Speed Of Sound' earned two Grammy Award nominations including for Best Rock Song and won a Brit Award for Best British Single. That makes him reluctant to perform the song live. In recent years Chris Martin has said that he dislikes 'Speed Of Sound' because the band never got it right when recording it. With its top 10 debut on the Billboard Hot 100, Coldplay were the first British group to accomplish that feat since the Spice Girls nine years earlier with 'Say You'll Be There.' 'Speed Of Sound' was the group's biggest chart success in the US until 'Viva La Vida' hit #1 three years later. It also reached the top 10 at adult pop and alternative radio. It reached the top 10 on the US pop singles chart becoming the band's biggest hit single to that point. The drumbeat was inspired by Kate Bush's song 'Running Up That Hill.' 'Speed Of Sound' was released as the lead single for the album X and Y. The music video was directed by long-term Coldplay collaborator Mat Whitecross after a clip filmed with Hype Williams was discarded.Ĭhris Martin of Coldplay has said that 'Speed Of Sound' was inspired by the band listening to music by Kate Bush and his own daughter Apple. The band is also shown performing in elephant costumes at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. Shot on location in London and South Africa, it earned a Best Rock Video honor from the MTV Video Music Awards. The accompanying music video features lead vocalist Chris Martin dressed as an elephant. 'Paradise' went all the way to #1 on the UK pop singles chart. It also became a dance hit peaking at #7 and broke into the adult contemporary radio chart. They also performed it live on the US television show Saturday Night Live. 'Paradise' became a top 5 hit in the US on the alternative, rock, and adult pop charts. They did end up performing the song live on the X Factor finale show. Chris Martin first started writing 'Paradise' when approached to write a winner's single for the competition show Instead, Coldplay kept it for themselves.

It earned the group a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. 'Paradise' was the second single released from Coldplay's album Mylo Xyloto.

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