Coldplay

Yellow

From the album Parachutes by Coldplay

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Song Info

"Yellow" was the second single from their debut album Parachutes and their first Top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart. Recorded at Liverpool's Parr Street Studios, the recording was rushed so that the song could be released in time for Summer 2000. On VH1's Storytellers program, Chris Martin revealed that his inspiration for the song's title came from the Yellow Pages. Read more...

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Song Stats

Highest chart position:

4

Weeks in the chart:

11

Related Videos

Awards

  • Best track
    NME Awards (2001)

Comments (27)

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mickyfinns

@ 3:09pm on 7 November 2009

great song always give me a lift when i here it

nuffsaid

@ 11:50am on 2 November 2009

WHY DO YOU PEOPLE HATE MUSIC?

1mickyb

@ 5:59pm on 1 November 2009

For me this was the start of a decade of quality songs and bands rock on

stu18

@ 7:02pm on 29 October 2009

Gotta be there or thereabouts. After seeing them at Wembley I'm a convert. Great band, great tracks, great live !!!!

SAMiAM0093

@ 11:37pm on 25 October 2009

Reasons this should get song of the decade: 1. the first real hit single of Coldplay 2. Chris's favorite Coldplay song!! 3. Coldplay is just fucking brilliant:)

damitw

@ 8:40pm on 24 October 2009

COLDPLAY is the best, nobody can deny it!

yantoian

@ 5:45pm on 24 October 2009

Coldplay came into our lives ! Saw them at the Afon Lido in Port Talbot at this time! A sports centre in Wales-never happen again!

louietheboy

@ 4:39pm on 24 October 2009

yellow and coldplay must get song of the decade because you can feel the emotion in the song along with the video its great and hay you can even work out what there saying unlike the songs in the charts at the moment.lol

Frisbeh

@ 8:47pm on 23 October 2009

Oh yes...! Screaming along in the parking lot outside Hershey Stadium. I was so excited I felt nauseous. xD

Juanma8

@ 5:19pm on 23 October 2009

the first hit single of Coldplay