British rock band Coldplay have recorded over 130 songs during their career. Formed in London in 1996, the band self-released their first EPSafety (1998) and their first single 'Brothers & Sisters' (1999) before signing to Parlophone. Their first release for the major label was their second EP The Blue Room (1999).[1] The release of the song 'Yellow', followed by their debut album Parachutes in 2000, brought the band worldwide recognition and fame.[1] The album, along with its follow-up, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), earned the band critical praise,[2] widespread commercial success, and multiple Grammy Awards.[1][3] The group's next album, the widely anticipated X&Y (2005), while considered inferior to its predecessor, was also a major commercial success, becoming the best-selling album worldwide in 2005.[4] The three albums are among the best-selling albums in UK history.[5] The group's next album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), was co-produced by Brian Eno and was a major critical and commercial success,[6] becoming the best-selling album worldwide of 2008,[7] and earned the band three Grammy awards.[8] The band's following albums, Mylo Xyloto (2011), Ghost Stories (2014) and A Head Full of Dreams (2015), each received mixed reviews but all topped charts worldwide.[9][10][11] In 2018, the group released Global Citizen – EP 1 under the name 'Los Unidades', which featured contributions from Pharrell Williams, Stormzy, David Guetta and duo Stargate.[12]
Since their formation, Coldplay have credited all of their songs to all four members of the group. At the beginning of their career, Coldplay's music was described as post-Britpop,[13] with the band Travis being one of their primary influences.[14] The group also has an alternative rock style,[15] said to be reminiscent of Oasis and Radiohead.[16] The group's first album, Parachutes, contained songs that showcased the group's indie rock side and songs characterised as dream pop.[16] Compared to its predecessor, A Rush of Blood to the Head contained more piano-driven ('Clocks', 'The Scientist') and guitar-driven songs ('God Put a Smile upon Your Face', 'A Whisper'),[2] as well as ballads ('In My Place') and lyrical themes that reflect love and relationships.[17][18] Lyrically, X&Y is different to its predecessors, instead reflecting on singer Chris Martin's 'doubts, fears, hopes, and loves'.[19]Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends featured production by Brian Eno, who helped make the album musically different from its predecessors.[20] The album contains lyrics dealing with death, loneliness and war, as well as sounds the band had never used before, such as orchestra, distorted guitars and more prominent percussion.[20][21]Mylo Xyloto, a concept album,[22] tells a love story about two characters named Mylo and Xyloto; its songs dabble in pop, R&B and electronica.[23]Ghost Stories featured the return to a more stripped-down melancholic style found in their earlier music, with lyrical themes of how the past informs the present and broken relationships.[24]A Head Full of Dreams contained the overarching theme that there is a 'vast, beautiful world waiting to be discovered if you open your mind and live', and featured numerous guest appearances, including Beyoncé, Tove Lo and Noel Gallagher.[25][26] Coldplay have also recorded songs for several EPs, film soundtracks and tribute albums, and have recorded several unreleased songs.
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| Song | Writers | Original release | Year | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1.36' | Coldplay | B-side of 'The Scientist' | 2002 | [27] |
| '2000 Miles' (The Pretenders cover) | Chrissie Hynde | Sweet Tracks | 2003 | [28] |
| '42' | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | [29] |
| 'Adventure of a Lifetime' | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams | 2015 | [30] |
| 'Aliens' | Coldplay Brian Eno | Kaleidoscope EP | 2017 | [31] |
| 'All I Can Think About Is You' | Coldplay | Kaleidoscope EP | 2017 | [31] |
| 'All Your Friends' | Coldplay | Ghost Stories (Target deluxe edition) | 2014 | [32] |
| 'Always in My Head' | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 2014 | [33] |
| 'Amazing Day' | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams | 2015 | [30] |
| 'Amor Argentina' (live) | Coldplay | Live in Buenos Aires | 2017 | [34] |
| 'Amsterdam' | Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head | 2002 | [35] |
| 'Animals' | Coldplay | B-side of 'Clocks' | 2003 | [36] |
| 'Another's Arms' | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 2014 | [33] |
| 'Army of One' | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams | 2015 | [30] |
| 'Atlas' | Coldplay | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 2013 | [37] |
| 'Bigger Stronger'[a] | Coldplay | Safety(EP) | 1998 | [39] |
| 'Birds' | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams | 2015 | [30] |
| 'Brasileiros (Paulistanos / Gaúchos)' (live) | Coldplay | Live in São Paulo | 2017 | [34] |
| 'Brothers & Sisters' | Coldplay | Non-album single | 1999 | [40] |
| 'Careful Where You Stand' | Coldplay | B-side of 'Shiver' | 2000 | [41] |
| 'Cemeteries of London' | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | [29] |
| 'Charlie Brown' | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | [42] |
| 'Chinese Sleep Chant' (hidden track) | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | [29][43] |
| 'Christmas Lights' | Coldplay | Non-album single | 2010 | [44] |
| 'Clocks' | Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head | 2002 | [35] |
| 'Colour Spectrum' | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams | 2015 | [30] |
| 'Crests of Waves' | Coldplay | B-side of 'Clocks' | 2003 | [45] |
| 'Daylight' | Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head | 2002 | [35] |
| 'De Música Ligera' (live) (Soda Stereo cover) | Gustavo Cerati Zeta Bosio | Live in Buenos Aires | 2017 | [34] |
| 'Death and All His Friends' | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | [29] |
| 'Death Will Never Conquer' | Coldplay | B-side of 'Viva la Vida' | 2008 | [46] |
| 'Don't Let It Break Your Heart' | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | [42] |
| 'Don't Panic'[b] | Coldplay | The Blue Room(EP) | 1999 | [38] |
| 'E-Lo' (feat. Jozzy) (Los Unidades & Pharrell Williams) | Coldplay Jocelyn Donaldson Letta Mbulu | Global Citizen – EP 1 | 2018 | [48][12] |
| 'Easy to Please' | Coldplay | B-side of 'Brothers & Sisters' | 1999 | [40] |
| 'End Credits' (live) | Coldplay | Live in Buenos Aires | 2017 | [34] |
| 'The Escapist' (hidden track) | Coldplay Jon Hopkins | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | [29][43] |
| 'Everglow' | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams | 2015 | [30] |
| 'Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall' | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | [42] |
| 'Everything's Not Lost' | Coldplay | Parachutes | 2000 | [47] |
| 'Fix You' | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | [49] |
| 'Fly On' (hidden track) | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 2014 | [33][50] |
| 'For You' | Coldplay | 'Shiver' | 2000 | [41] |
| 'Fun' (feat. Tove Lo) | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams | 2015 | [30] |
| 'Ghost Story' | Coldplay | Ghost Stories (Target deluxe edition) | 2014 | [32] |
| 'Glass of Water' | Coldplay | Prospekt's March(EP) | 2008 | [51] |
| 'God Put a Smile upon Your Face' | Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head | 2002 | [35] |
| 'The Goldrush' | Coldplay | B-side of 'Life in Technicolor II' | 2009 | [52] |
| 'Gravity' | Coldplay | B-side of 'Talk' | 2002 | [53] |
| 'Green Eyes' | Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head | 2002 | [35] |
| 'The Hardest Part' | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | [49] |
| 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' (Judy Garland cover) | Hugh Martin | Mince Spies | 2001 | [54] |
| 'A Head Full of Dreams' | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams | 2015 | [30] |
| 'Help Is Round the Corner' | Coldplay | B-side of 'Yellow' | 2000 | [55] |
| 'High Speed'[b] | Coldplay | The Blue Room(EP) | 1999 | [38][47] |
| 'A Hopeful Transmission' | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | [42] |
| 'How You See the World'[c] | Coldplay | X&Y (Japan first press) | 2005 | [57] |
| 'Hurts Like Heaven' | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | [42] |
| 'Hymn for the Weekend'[d] | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams | 2015 | [30] |
| 'Hypnotised' | Coldplay | Kaleidoscope EP | 2017 | [31] |
| 'I Bloom Blaum' | Coldplay | B-side of 'In My Place' | 2002 | [58] |
| 'I Ran Away' | Coldplay | B-side of 'The Scientist' | 2002 | [27] |
| 'In My Place' | Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head | 2002 | [35] |
| 'Ink' | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 2014 | [33] |
| 'Kaleidoscope' | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams | 2015 | [30] |
| 'Lhuna' (Coldplay and Kylie Minogue) | Coldplay | Non-album charity single | 2008 | [59] |
| 'Life in Technicolor' | Coldplay Jon Hopkins | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | [29] |
| 'Life in Technicolor ii' | Coldplay | Prospekt's March(EP) | 2008 | [51] |
| 'Life Is for Living' (hidden track) | Coldplay | Parachutes | 2002 | [47][60] |
| 'Lips Like Sugar' (live) (Echo & the Bunnymen cover) | Will Sergeant Ian McCulloch Les Pattinson Pete de Freitas | B-side of 'The Scientist' (DVD single) | 2002 | [61] |
| 'Lost!'[e] | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | [29] |
| 'Lovers in Japan'[f] | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | [29] |
| 'Low' | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | [49] |
| 'Magic' | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 2014 | [33] |
| 'Major Minus' | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | [42] |
| 'A Message'[g] | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | [49] |
| 'Midnight' | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 2014 | [33] |
| 'Miracles' | Coldplay | Unbroken – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 2014 | [65] |
| 'Miracles (Someone Special)' (with Big Sean) | Coldplay Big Sean | Kaleidoscope EP | 2017 | [31] |
| 'M.M.I.X.' | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | [42] |
| 'Mooie Ellebogen' (live) | Coldplay | B-side of 'Clocks' (Dutch single) | 2002 | [66] |
| 'Moses' (live) | Coldplay | Coldplay Live 2003 | 2003 | [67] |
| 'Moving to Mars' | Coldplay | B-side of 'Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall' | 2011 | [68] |
| 'Murder' | Coldplay | B-side of 'God Put a Smile upon Your Face' | 2003 | [69] |
| 'Mylo Xyloto' | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | [42] |
| 'No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground' | Coldplay | Safety(EP) | 1998 | [39] |
| 'Now My Feet Won't Touch the Ground' | Coldplay | Prospekt's March(EP) | 2008 | [51] |
| 'O' | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 2014 | [33] |
| 'O (Reprise)' | Coldplay | Ghost Stories (Target deluxe edition) | 2014 | [32] |
| 'Oceans' | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 2014 | [33] |
| 'Ode to Deodorant' (Credited to 'The Coldplay') | Coldplay | 'Ode to Deodorant' (cassette single) | 1998 | [70] |
| 'One I Love' | Coldplay | B-side of 'In My Place' | 2002 | [58] |
| 'Only Superstition' | Coldplay | B-side of 'Brothers & Sisters' | 1998 | [40] |
| 'Parachutes' | Coldplay | Parachutes | 2000 | [47] |
| 'Paradise' | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | [42] |
| 'Politik' | Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head | 2002 | [35] |
| 'Poppyfields'[h] | Coldplay | Prospekt's March(EP) | 2008 | [51] |
| 'Postcards from Far Away' | Coldplay | Prospekt's March(EP) | 2008 | [51] |
| 'Pour Me' (live) | Coldplay | B-side of 'Fix You' | 2005 | [71] |
| 'Princess of China' (Coldplay and Rihanna) | Coldplay Brian Eno | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | [42] |
| 'Proof' | Coldplay | B-side of 'Speed of Sound' | 2005 | [72] |
| 'Prospekt's March'[i] | Coldplay | Prospekt's March(EP) | 2008 | [51] |
| 'Rainy Day' | Coldplay | Prospekt's March(EP) | 2008 | [51] |
| 'Reign of Love'[j] | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | [29] |
| 'A Rush of Blood to the Head' | Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head | 2002 | [35] |
| 'The Scientist' | Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head | 2002 | [35] |
| 'See You Soon' | Coldplay | The Blue Room(EP) | 1999 | [38] |
| 'Shiver' | Coldplay | Parachutes | 1999 | [47] |
| 'A Sky Full of Stars' | Coldplay Tim Bergling | Ghost Stories | 2014 | [33] |
| 'Sleeping Sun' | Coldplay | B-side of 'Talk' | 2005 | [73] |
| 'Sparks' | Coldplay | Parachutes | 2000 | [47] |
| 'Speed of Sound' | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | [49] |
| 'A Spell a Rebel Yell' | Coldplay | B-side of 'Violet Hill' | 2008 | [74] |
| 'Something Just like This' (The Chainsmokers and Coldplay) | Coldplay Andrew Taggart | Kaleidoscope EP | 2017 | [31] |
| 'Spies' | Coldplay | Parachutes | 2000 | [47] |
| 'Square One' | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | [49] |
| 'Strawberry Swing' | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | [29] |
| 'Such a Rush'[a] | Coldplay | Safety(EP) | 1998 | [39] |
| 'Swallowed in the Sea' | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | [49] |
| 'Talk' | Coldplay Ralf Hütter Karl Bartos Emil Schult | X&Y | 2005 | [49] |
| 'Things I Don't Understand' | Coldplay | B-side of 'Speed of Sound' | 2005 | [72] |
| 'Til Kingdom Come'[k](hidden track) | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | [49] |
| 'Timbuktu' (feat. Stormzy & Jess Kent) (Cassper Nyovest & Los Unidades) | Coldplay Caiphus Semenya Clarence Charles Michael Owuo Jr. | Global Citizen – EP 1 | 2018 | [48][12] |
| 'Trouble' | Coldplay | Parachutes | 2000 | [47] |
| 'True Love' | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 2014 | [33] |
| 'Twisted Logic' | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | [49] |
| 'U.F.O.' | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | [42] |
| 'Up in Flames' | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | [42] |
| 'Up with the Birds' | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | [42] |
| 'Up & Up' | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams | 2015 | [30] |
| 'Us Against the World' | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | [42] |
| 'Violet Hill' | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | [29] |
| 'Viva la Vida' | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | [29] |
| 'Voodoo' (feat. Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, Danny Ocean and David Guetta) (Stargate & Los Unidades) | Coldplay Tiwa Savage Wizkid Daniel Morales David Guetta Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen | Global Citizen – EP 1 | 2018 | [48][12] |
| 'Warning Sign' | Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head | 2002 | [35] |
| 'We All Fall in Love Sometimes' (Elton John cover) | Elton John Bernie Taupin | Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin | 2018 | [75] |
| 'We Can Work It Out' (The Beatles cover) | John Lennon Paul McCartney | A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney | 2015 | [76] |
| 'We Never Change' | Coldplay | Parachutes | 2000 | [47] |
| 'What If' | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | [49] |
| 'A Whisper' | Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head | 2002 | [35] |
| 'White Shadows' | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | [49] |
| 'Wish I Was Here' (with Cat Power) | Coldplay | Wish I Was Here(soundtrack) | 2014 | [77] |
| 'The World Turned Upside Down' | Coldplay | B-side of 'Fix You' | 2005 | [71] |
| 'X Marks the Spot' (hidden track) | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams | 2015 | [30] |
| 'X&Y' | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | [49] |
| 'Yellow' | Coldplay | Parachutes | 2000 | [47] |
| 'Yes' | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | [29] |
| 'You Only Live Twice' (live) (Nancy Sinatra cover) | Leslie Bricusse John Barry | B-side of 'Don't Panic' | 2001 | [78] |