''Coldplay Live 2003'' is the first live album by British

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

band

Coldplay Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey. They met at University Col ...

. It was released in November 2003 and serves as the band's second live release, following '' Trouble – Norwegian Live EP'' (2001). Featuring the concerts filmed at

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on 21 and 22 July 2003, the album was nominated for Best Long Form Music Video at the

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and named one of the best releases of the year by ''

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''. The song "

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", exclusive to this record, was written about

Chris Martin Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist, pianist, rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Born in Exeter, Devon, he went to Univ ...

's wife

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and inspired the name of their second child, Moses Bruce Anthony Martin, born in 2006. It was solicited to US alternative radio as a promotional single on 6 October 2003. The recording of "

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" also had a promotional radio push in countries such as Mexico and Spain.

Track listing

All tracks are written by

Guy Berryman Guy Rupert Berryman (born 12 April 1978) is a Scottish musician, songwriter and producer, best known as the bassist of the rock band Coldplay and electronic supergroup Apparatjik. Raised in Kirkcaldy, he began to play bass from an early age, ...

Jonny Buckland Jonathan Mark Buckland (born 11 September 1977) is an English-born Welsh musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Raised in Pantymwyn, he began to play guitar from an early age, being in ...

Will Champion William Champion (born 31 July 1978) is an English musician and songwriter best known as the drummer and backing vocalist of the rock band Coldplay. Raised in Southampton, he learned various instruments during his childhood, being influenced by ...

and

Disc one (DVD)

#"Politik" (from ''

A Rush of Blood to the Head ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' is the second studio album by British rock band Coldplay. It was released on 26 August 2002 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom, and a day later by Capitol Records in the United States. Recording started after th ...

'', 2002) #" God Put a Smile upon Your Face" (from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'') #"A Rush of Blood to the Head" (from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'') #"Daylight" (from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'') #"

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" (from ''

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'', 2000) #"One I Love" (from "In My Place" single, 2002) #" Don't Panic" (from ''Parachutes'') #"

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" (from ''Parachutes'') #"See You Soon" (from '' The Blue Room'' EP, 1999) #"Everything's Not Lost" (from ''Parachutes'') #"

" (previously unreleased) #"

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" (from ''Parachutes'') (additional guitar by Matt McGinn) #" The Scientist" (from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'') #"

" (from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'') #"

In My Place "In My Place" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. The song was written collaboratively by all the band members for their second album, '' A Rush of Blood to the Head''. The track is built around thumping drums and chiming guitars. It was ...

" (from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'') #"Amsterdam" (from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'') #"Life Is for Living" (from ''Parachutes'') #"Tour Diary Documentary" (Extra) 40:00

Disc two (CD)

#"Politik" – 6:36 #"God Put a Smile upon Your Face" – 4:57 #"A Rush of Blood to the Head" – 6:51 #"One I Love" – 5:08 #"See You Soon" – 3:29 #"Shiver" – 5:26 #"Everything's Not Lost" – 8:48 #"Moses" – 5:29 #"Yellow" – 5:36 #"Clocks" – 5:33 #"In My Place" – 4:13 #"Amsterdam" – 5:22 * Interactive Photo Gallery

Personnel

–

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guitar ...

–

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

, backing vocals,

harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica inclu ...

– bass, harmonica,

synthesizer A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and ...

–

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

DVD

Album

References

External links

* {{Authority control Coldplay live albums Albums produced by Ken Nelson (British record producer) Live video albums 2003 live albums 2003 video albums Capitol Records live albums Parlophone live albums Capitol Records video albums Parlophone video albums Coldplay video albums Concert films