A Rush of Blood to the Head

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A Rush of Blood to the Head

Studio album by Coldplay
Released	August 26, 2002
Recorded	October 2001 – May 2002
Genre	Alternative rock Piano rock
Length	54:12
Label	Parlophone
Producer(s)	Coldplay Ken Nelson
All Music Guide link musicOMH.com link New Musical Express (9/10) link Pitchfork Media (5.1/10) 9/9/2002 PopMatters link Q Sep 2002, p.98 Rolling Stone link
Coldplay chronology
Parachutes (2000)	A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)	Live 2003 (2003)

A Rush of Blood to the Head is the second album by English rock band Coldplay, released on August 26, 2002 in the UK and on August 27 in the U.S.. It was as successful as its predecessor, Parachutes, debuting at #1 in the United Kingdom, moving 273,000 copies, and at #5 in the United States, moving 144,000 copies in the first week.

The album includes "guitar-pop" singles ("In My Place", "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face"), ballads ("The Scientist", "Warning Sign"), and acoustic songs ("Green Eyes"). However, the U2-esque epic rock of the album's opening track "Politik," the synth-driven "Clocks", and the loud guitars of "A Whisper" were seen to extend the band's musical range. The album also had greater use of piano than Coldplay's debut album or that of many other rock bands popular at the time. "Clocks," a song centered around a cyclic piano riff and included on the album only at the last minute, ultimately became the band's largest hit to date, earning the band a Grammy for Record of the Year.

A Rush of Blood to the Head won the 2002 Grammy for Best Alternative Album. The album received generally good reviews, and many critics considered it better than Coldplay's first album, Parachutes. In 2003, the album was ranked number 473 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

1 Track listing
2 Awards
3 Release
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Berryman/Buckland/Champion/Martin.

"Politik" – 5:18
"In My Place" – 3:48
"God Put a Smile upon Your Face" – 4:57
"The Scientist" – 5:09
"Clocks" – 5:07
"Daylight" – 5:27
"Green Eyes" – 3:43
"Warning Sign" – 5:31
"A Whisper" – 3:58
"A Rush of Blood to the Head" – 5:51
"Amsterdam" – 5:19

Music sample:

"Politik" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- Sample of "Politik" by Coldplay
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"The Scientist" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- Sample of "The Scientist" by Coldplay
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[edit] Awards

Year	Award	Category
2002	Q Awards	Best Album
2003	Brit Awards	Best British Album
2003	Grammy Awards	Best Alternative Music Album

[edit] Release

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	August 12, 2002	Toshiba-EMI	CD	TOCP 66020
United Kingdom	August 26, 2002	Parlophone	LP	5405041
			CD	5405042
United States	August 27, 2002	Capitol	CD	CDP 7243 5 40504 2 8