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"Clocks" emerged in conception during the late stages into the production of Coldplay's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head. The band's vocalist, Chris Martin, came in studio late one night. A riff popped up in Martin's mind and wrote it on the piano. Martin presented the riff to the band's guitarist, Jonny Buckland, who then added guitar chords on the basic track. During the writing of "Clocks", the band had already made 10 songs for the album. With this, they Read more...
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This song has not won any awards that are recognised by Song of the Decade. We include BRIT Awards, Ivor Novello Awards, NME Awards, MTV Europe Awards, MOBO Awards and BPI Awards.
Comments (19)
Lullaby01
@ 3:17pm on 4 December 2009
coming home to this from a long jpurney just makes me feel warm and cold inside all at once
jasjoh
@ 1:21pm on 29 November 2009
THE ALBUM IS GOOD TOOLOOKS REALLY LIKE AN INTRUMENTAL STUFF
AlanPartridge
@ 10:00am on 18 November 2009
Brilliant music, but terrible vocal melody. Almost sounds like an instrumental. You gotta listen to Papa Was a Clock (Temptations mashed with Coldplay) to hear the definitive version. Best mash-up of all time. :-)
inmyplace
@ 8:34pm on 12 November 2009
this song or in my place should be songe of decade ...this is my 1st song of all time
dunsky
@ 12:00am on 11 November 2009
This is THE song of the first decade of the twenty-first century. Period.
ltrubridge
@ 8:55pm on 5 November 2009
Serious Piano
CuttOff
@ 9:15pm on 4 November 2009
Still gives me the chills, amazing.
heather261
@ 8:42pm on 24 October 2009
amazing song really powerful and great vid to match.
mitchsant
@ 10:01am on 24 October 2009
total classic and one of the defining songs as well....
izziee
@ 9:50pm on 23 October 2009
classic!