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Parachutes
Parachutes cover
Studio album by Coldplay
Released July 10, 2000 (UK)
November 7, 2000 (U.S.)
Recorded November 1999 – May 2000 at Orinoco Studios, London, England;
Parr Street Studios, Liverpool, England
Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales
Matrix Wessex Studios, London, England
Genre Alternative rock, pop
Length 52:16
Label Capitol
Parlophone
Producer Coldplay
Ken Nelson
Chris Allison (track 8 only)
Professional reviews
Coldplay chronology
Brothers & Sisters EP
(1999)		 Parachutes
(2000)		 Trouble Live EP
(2001)
Singles from Parachutes
  1. "Shiver"
    Released: March 6, 2000
  2. "Yellow"
    Released: June 26, 2000
  3. "Trouble"
    Released: October 26, 2000
  4. "Don't Panic"
    Released: August 27, 2001

Parachutes is the debut album by English rock band Coldplay, released on July 10, 2000 in the UK and on November 7 in the U.S., making it the only Coldplay album to have a delayed release in America. Parachutes quickly shot to number one in the United Kingdom, staying in the top ten for thirty-three weeks.

The album produced four hit singles: "Shiver", "Yellow", "Trouble", and "Don't Panic". In the United States, the album peaked at fifty-one on the Billboard 200, eventually selling over two million copies.

Parachutes was placed #14 in Channel 4's 100 greatest albums of all time. In 2006 the album was placed #33 in NME's 100 greatest British albums. Still, Chris Martin said that Coldplay looks beyond Parachutes. "We know that's terrible music," he said, "and we always try to think about what we can do next."[1]

Contents

Most of the album was recorded at Liverpool's Parr Street Studios, with a total of nine to ten weeks of actual recording, interrupted by two mini-tours. However, "High Speed" was recorded with interim producer Chris Allison over Summer 1999 at Orinoco Studios, London.[2]

Parachutes was recognized to have an alternative rock sound similar to alt-rock band Radiohead in their The Bends-OK Computer era. In fact, it has been suggested that the album's commercial success was due in part to a portion of Radiohead's audience being alienated by the band's experimental and more electronic-influenced Kid A album.[3][4]

Lush and often quiet, the music in Parachutes is quite removed from the pop/rock anthems that would dominate Coldplay's later works, especially X&Y. The folksy, easy listening feel of the album is the only one of its kind in the band's discography, and most songs here, such as "High Speed", "We Never Change" and the title track, are driven by acoustic guitars, subtly layered electric parts, and delicate piano melodies. More upbeat tracks like "Shiver" and "Yellow" employ louder guitar riffs, albeit never entering the genre of 'hard rock'. This proved to be rather novel at its time, as the British music scene was just emerging from the 90's, wherein the crunching guitar songs of bands such as Oasis reigned. However, the highest selling UK album of the previous year had been The Man Who, by the Scottish rock band Travis. Coldplay was seen to benefit from the path Travis had paved, subsequently eclipsing the band in popularity.

The album's third track "Spies" drew some attention from the Chinese government, who interpreted it as an anti-Communist song. This led to the album being banned in the country. Guitarist Jon Buckland comments, "We've been banned in China because of the song 'Spies'. Very strange."[5]

The song "Sparks" was featured in the 2005 film Wedding Crashers.

The album's cover features a photograph of a globe personally taken by the band with a disposable Kodak camera. The globe had been purchased from W H Smith for £10; it was featured in the "Shiver" and "Don't Panic" music videos, and also accompanied the band on their tours.[6]

The album was dedicated to drummer Will Champion's mother, Dr. Sara Champion, who died of cancer in 2001.

All songs written by Berryman, Buckland, Champion and Martin.

  1. "Don't Panic" – 2:17
  2. "Shiver" – 4:59
  3. "Spies" – 5:18
  4. "Sparks" – 3:47
  5. "Yellow" – 4:29
  6. "Trouble" – 4:30
  7. "Parachutes" – 0:46
  8. "High Speed" – 4:14
  9. "We Never Change" – 4:09
  10. "Everything's Not Lost" – 7:15
    • "Life Is for Living" (hidden track starting at 5:39)
  11. "Careful Where You Stand" (Japanese bonus track) – 4:45
  12. "For You" (Japanese bonus track) – 5:42

Country Peak position Certification (if any) Sales/shipments
Australia 2 (4 weeks) 3x Platinum [7] 210,000+
Austria 41
Canada 2x Platinum [8] 200,000+
Denmark 29
Finland 29
France 31 2x Gold [9] 200,000+
Germany 54 Gold [10] 150,000+
Italy 11 2x Platinum [11] 200,000+
Netherlands 29 (2 weeks) Platinum [12] 80,000+
New Zealand 4 2x Platinum [13] 30,000+
Norway 1 (2 weeks) Platinum [14] 40,000+
Sweden 20 (3 weeks) Platinum [15] 80,000+
Switzerland 38 Gold [16] 25,000+
United Kingdom 7x Platinum [17] 2,100,000+
United States 51 2x Platinum [18] 2,700,000+[19]

Year Award Category
2000 Q Awards Best Album
2001 BRIT Awards Best British Album
2002 Grammy Awards Best Alternative Music Album
Music sample:

"Yellow"

Sample of "Yellow" by Coldplay

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The album was released in various countries.

Country Date Label Format Catalogue
United Kingdom July 10, 2000 Parlophone 12" limited edition 7243 5277831
CD 7241 5 27783 2 4
Japan August 9, 2000 Toshiba-EMI CD TOCP 65472
Canada September 19, 2000 Parlophone CD 7241 5 27783 2 4
United States November 7, 2000 Capitol Cassette 0 6700 30162
CD 0 6700 30162 2 3

  1. ^ Coldplay's Martin lobbies for fair trade. USAToday.com (13 July 2006). Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  2. ^ Ken Nelson on recording Parachutes [1]
  3. ^ nMusic Review - Parachutes[http://www.2walls.com/REVIEWS/MUSIC/coldplay.asp
  4. ^ Music For Late Night Retrospection[2]
  5. ^ Jon Buckland. Bernie's Coldplay Site. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
  6. ^ Roach, Martin (2003). Coldplay: Nobody Said It Was Easy. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-9810-8.
  7. ^ ARIA
  8. ^ CRIA
  9. ^ Disque En France
  10. ^ IFPI Germany
  11. ^ IFPI Germany
  12. ^ NVPI
  13. ^ RIANZ – November 25th, 2001
  14. ^ IFPI Norway
  15. ^ IFPI Sweden – Hitlistan
  16. ^ IFPI Switzerland
  17. ^ BPI
  18. ^ Billboard Magazine – “Coldplay’s ‘X&Y’ notches Double Platinum”
  19. ^ "Ask Billboard"

v • d • e
Coldplay
Chris Martin · Jonny Buckland · Guy Berryman · Will Champion
Ken Nelson
Studio albums Parachutes · A Rush of Blood to the Head · X&Y · Fourth album
Live albums and EPs Safety EP · Brothers & Sisters EP · The Blue Room EP · Trouble Live EP · Live 2003
Compilations The Singles 1999-2006
Singles "Ode to Deodorant" · "Brothers & Sisters" · "Shiver" · "Yellow" · "Trouble" · "Don't Panic" · "In My Place" · "The Scientist" · "Clocks" · "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" · "Speed of Sound" · "Fix You" · "Talk" · "The Hardest Part" · "What If"
Featured singles "All Good Things (Come to an End)" · "Beach Chair" · "Graduation"
Tours A Rush of Blood to the Head · Twisted Logic
Related articles Discography
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