Parachutes

This article covers the band's debut album, Coldplay . For the former Saarland post-hardcore band, see The Parachutes .

Parachutes
Studio album by
Publication (s)	July 10, 2000
admission	November 1999-May 2000
Label (s)	Parlophone
Format (s)	CD , LP , MC
Genre (s)	Alternative rock
Title (number)	10
running time	41:50
occupation	Vocals , guitar , piano : Chris Martin Guitar: Jonny Buckland Bass : Guy Berryman Drums : Will Champion
production	Coldplay, Ken Nelson and Chris Allison at High Speed
Studio (s)	Orinoco Studios London , England ; Parr Street Studios, Liverpool , England: Rockfield Studios, Monmouth , Wales : Matrix Wessex Studios, London, England
chronology - Parachutes A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)

Parachutes (English for: " Parachutes ") is the debut album by the English band Coldplay and was released on July 10, 2000. It quickly reached the top of the UK album charts and stayed in the top 10 for 33 weeks. On the US Billboard 200 , the album reached number 51 and was sold over two million times. It has been questioned whether the album should be named after the successful song "Yellow", as Chris Martin mentioned in an interview with.

Shiver , Yellow , Trouble and Don't Panic were released as singles from the album . Parachutes reached # 14 on Channel 4's 100 Best Albums of All Time . In 2006, Parachutes took 33rd place in NME's 100 Best British Albums . In 2003, the album was voted # 25 by Q magazine readers . Still, singer Chris Martin said in a 2006 interview, "We know this is awful music and we'll always try to think about what we can do next."

Musical

Coldplay play the song Yellow at one of their concerts

The album is strongly influenced by alternative rock and is therefore often associated with the art rock band Radiohead from the time of their albums The Bends (1995) and OK Computer (1997). In fact, it was believed that the album's success was due to the fact that some Radiohead fans, who experimented heavily with electronic influences on their fourth album, Kid A (October 2000), turned away from their band and joined the music of Coldplay .

The music on Parachutes is mostly calm and level-headed, which is in stark contrast to the rock anthems that later dominated Coldplay's music , especially on the album X&Y . Most of the songs, such as High Speed , We Never Change and also the title track, are strongly influenced by acoustic guitars and piano melodies. Other songs like Shiver and Yellow use electric guitars.

The album's third song, Spies , caused a stir with the Chinese government, which interpreted the song as an anti-communist song. This meant that the album could not be sold in China. Commented guitarist Jon Buckland, “We were banned in China because of the song Spies . Very strange."

Just as excellent as the instrumental compositions are Chris Martin's singing, in which he often reaches falsetto . This is especially the case in the last song on the album, Everything's Not Lost , which begins as a piano ballad and later reaches a climax with Martin's harmonious falsetto singing. A hidden song called Life Is for Living follows shortly thereafter.

Trivia

• Much of the album was recorded at Liverpool Parr Street Studios within ten weeks. The recording work was only interrupted by two smaller tours by the band. The song High Speed was not recorded in Liverpool , but with provisional producer Chris Allison in the summer of 1999 at Oricoco Studios in London .

• The cover of Parachutes shows a photograph of a spinning light globe that the band bought for £ 10 from WHSmith and then shot with their own Kodak camera. He also appeared in the music videos for the songs Shiver and Don't Panic and also accompanied the band on their tours.

Track list

1. Don't Panic (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin) - 2:17
2. Shiver (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin) - 4:59
3. Spies (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin) - 5:18
4. Sparks (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin) - 3:47
5. Yellow (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin) - 4:29
6. Trouble (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin) - 4:30
7. Parachutes (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin) - 0:46
8. High Speed (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin) - 4:14
9. We Never Change (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin) - 4:09
10. Everything's Not Lost (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin) - 5:28 (including the hidden track Life Is for Living , starts at 5:39) = 7:15

Bonus Tracks (UK Tour Edition 2 CD)

1. Sparks 3:47
2. Careful Where You Stand 4:44
3. Yellow - Acoustic From Jo Whiley Lunchtime Social 4:16 L
4. See You Soon 2:56
5. Yellow (video)

Bonus tracks (Japan)

11. Careful Where You Stand (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin) - 4:45
12. For You (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin) - 5:42

Bonus Tracks (Denmark 2 CD Edition)

1. Don't Panic 2:19
2. Trouble (Live in Vega) 4:36
3. Shiver (Live in Vega) 5:25
4. Sparks (Live in Vega) 4:05

Bonus Tracks (France 2 CD Edition)

1. For You (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin) 5:41
2. Careful Where You Stand (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin)
3. Help Is Round The Corner (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin)

Bonus Tracks (Norway 2 CD Edition)

1. Trouble (Live @ Rockefeller Music Hall) 4:35
2. Shiver (Live @ Rockefeller Music Hall) 5:44
3. Sparks (Live @ Rockefeller Music Hall) 3:54
4. Yellow (Live @ Rockefeller Music Hall) 5:02
5. Everything's Not Lost (Live @ Rockefeller Music Hall) 6:06

Tracks are from the Trouble - Norwegian Live EP

Publications

The album was released in a variety of states.

country	date	Label	format	Catalog number
Great Britain	July 10, 2000	Parlophone	CD	7241 5 27783 2 4
Great Britain	July 10, 2000	Parlophone	12 "limited edition	7243 5277831
Japan	August 9, 2000	Toshiba EMI	CD	TOCP 65472
Canada	September 19, 2000	Parlophone	CD	7241 5 27783 2 4
United States	November 7, 2000	Capitol Records , Nettwerk	CD	0 6700 30162 2 3
United States	November 7, 2000	Capitol Records, Nettwerk	MC	0 6700 30162
Taiwan	2000	EMI	CD	7243 52778324

Single releases

Shiver

Shiver was only released in the UK and US .

1. Shiver
2. For you
3. Careful Where You Stand

Yellow

1. Yellow
2. Help is round the corner
3. No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground (Taken from the Safety EP )

Trouble

1. Trouble
2. Brothers and Sisters
3. Shiver (From Jo Whiley's Lunchtime Social)

Don't panic

Don't Panic only appeared in some European countries such as Holland , France and Norway .

1. Don't panic
2. You Only Live Twice (Live from Norway)

Acoustic

This EP did not go on sale, but was included in an issue of the British newspaper The Independent .

1. Sparks
2. Careful Where You Stand
3. Yellow (Acoustic Version) (From Jo Whiley's Lunchtime Social)
4. See you soon

Sparks

Sparks weren't available for sale at all, they were only sent to radio stations and the press as a promo single . The EP contains the same songs as the Acoustic EP and the video for Yellow as a bonus.

1. Sparks
2. Careful Where You Stand
3. Yellow (Acoustic Version) (From Jo Whiley's Lunchtime Social)
4. See you soon
5. Yellow (video)

Awards and nominations

Prices

• 2001: Brit Awards , Best British Album
• 2001: NME Awards , Best Single for Yellow
• 2002: Grammy Awards , Best Alternative Music Album

Nominations

• 2000: Mercury Music Prize

Sales figures

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Belgium (BEA)	2 × platinum	(100,000)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	(150,000)
Europe (IFPI)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	(200,000)
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	(100,000)
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(80,000)
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	(80,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	(50,000)
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	9 × platinum	(2,710,000)
All in all	6 × gold 29 × platinum	6,500,000

Main article: Coldplay / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Official band website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ youtube.com , interview with NME on Coldplays 2000 tour.
2. ^ Coldplay's Martin Lobbies for Fair Trade. Salon.com , July 13, 2006, accessed December 18, 2006 . 
3. ↑ nMusic Review - Parachutes ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ Jon Buckland. Bernie's Coldplay Site, accessed December 18, 2006 : “We've been banned in China because of the song 'Spies'. Very strange. " 
5. ↑ Ken Nelson on recording Parachutes
6. ^ Roach, Martin (2003). Coldplay: Nobody Said It Was Easy . Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-9810-8 .
7. ^ Rob Copsey: The UK's biggest studio albums of all time. officialcharts.com, October 13, 2018, accessed November 9, 2018 .