Speed Of Sound by Coldplay - Song of the Decade

Artist Info

Coldplay is a British alternative rock band, formed in London, United Kingdom in 1997. The band comprises vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer Will Champion. 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. Frontman Chris Read more...

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Song Stats

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Awards

British single
Brit Awards (2006)
Best song
MTV Europe Awards (2005)

Comments (2)

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stejaja

@ 1:37pm on 20 October 2009

Coldplay!! Best band in the world!!

fatface

@ 2:49pm on 19 October 2009

As my surname is Bird, when I am wondering about something and what the outcome is going to be, the line "when birds go flying at the speed of sound, Ill tell you how it all began" seems very relevant to me. I like the song itself too of course, as I do most Coldplay records.