The band has released four albums: Parachutes (2000), A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002), X&Y (2005), and more recently, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008).Īt the Brit Awards 2006, Chris Martin stated that fans would not see them for a long time, suggesting it would be some time before another studio album was released, if at all. The group has also performed at various charity projects such as Band Aid 20, Live 8, and the Teenage Cancer Trust. They have been visible advocates of Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign and Amnesty International. Since 2002, Coldplay have been active supporters of various social and political causes. According to Martin, 'We wouldn't be able to live with ourselves if we sold the songs' meanings like that.' On the other hand, 'Yellow' has been used to back TV trailers for 'The Simpsons' and 'Viva la Vida' from their latest album features on the current iTunes TV advert. In the past, Coldplay had turned down multi-million dollar contracts from Gatorade, Diet Coke, and Gap, who wanted to use the songs 'Yellow', Trouble, and Don't Panic respectively. Despite their large worldwide popularity, the band has remained protective of how their music is used in the media, refusing its use for product endorsements.

Since the release of the band's debut album, Parachutes (2000), Coldplay has also drawn influence from other sources, including Echo And The Bunnymen and George Harrison on A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) and Johnny Cash and Kraftwerk for X&Y (2005).Ĭoldplay are one of very few current British music acts to achieve major success in North America.

Having released four successful albums, (all of which debuted at #1 on the UK album chart) Coldplay have also achieved great success with their singles, such as Yellow, Speed of Sound, the Grammy-winning Clocks and the US and UK #1 single Viva la Vida.įrontman Chris Martin credits 1980s Norwegian pop band a-ha for inspiring him to form his own band.Ĭoldplay's early material was often compared to that of Jeff Buckley and Radiohead, while also drawing comparisons to U2 and Travis.

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