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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Clocks
Published: 02 Feb 2024, 06:34
"Clocks" Is A Song By British Rock Band Coldplay. It Was Written And Composed As A Collaboration Among All The Members Of The Band For Their Second Album A Rush Of Blood To The Head. The Song Is Built Around A Piano Riff And Features Cryptic Lyrics Concerning Themes Of Contrast And Urgency. Several Remixes Of The Track Exist And Its Riff Has Been Widely Sampled. "Clocks" Is Considered To Be One Of Coldplay's Signature Songs And Is Often Ranked Among The Greatest Songs Of The 2000s And Of All Time. In 2010 The Single Was Placed At 490th On Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs Of All Time" List. In 2011 NME Placed It Amongst The "150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years". The Record Was Initially Released In The United States As The Album's Second Single On 11 November 2002 Reaching Number 29 On The Billboard Hot 100 And Number Nine On The Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Chart. It Was Then Released In The United Kingdom On 17 March 2003 As The Third Single From A Rush Of Blood To The Head Reaching Number Nine On The UK Singles Chart. Music Critics Praised The Song's Piano Melody And It Went On To Win Record Of The Year At The 2004 Grammy Awards. A Music Video Was Filmed In Support Of The Song. It Was Directed By British Film-Maker Dominic Leung And Shot At Docklands' ExCeL Building In London. It Features The Band Performing The Song With A Laser Show In Front Of A Staged Audience Mostly Local College Students. Stage Effects And Blue-Red Light Transitions Give The Video A Surreal Feel While A Stoic Crowd Make Up The Audience. Martin Has Maketradefair.Com Scrawled On His Left Hand For The Video To Promote Fair Trade Between Countries And Corporations Which Can Be Seen At Various Moments Throughout The Video Especially When Paused While He Is Playing Piano At The 3-Minute 22-Second Mark. The Website Became Defunct In 2004.