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Coldplay's Popular Music Videos
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Yellow
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Something Just Like This (Live at the BRITs)
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A Sky Full of Stars
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The Scientist
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Viva la Vida (Anton Corbijn Version)
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Higher Power (Extraterrestrial Transmission)
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Viva La Vida
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Artist Playlists
Coldplay Essentials
The British rockers articulate moments and emotions that often seem indefinable.
Coldplay Video Essentials
Their whimsical visuals reflect their emotionally rich music.
Coldplay: Live
The alt-rockers crank up the emotion on dramatic renditions of their beloved hits.
Coldplay: Love Songs
Lessons in faith, loyalty and chivalry with England’s chart-topping charmers.
Coldplay: Influences
Dig into these classic alternative hits and hear how the band honed their craft.
Coldplay: Deep Cuts
Their breakneck work ethic yields greatness.
Set List: Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour
The soundtrack to the UK band’s spectacular, space-themed tour.
Coldplay: Chill
Lean back and relax with some of their mellowest cuts.
Inspired by Coldplay
Wearing your heart on your sleeve is cool again.
Coldplay: Sing
Grab the mic and sing along with some of their biggest hits.
Artist Biography
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin once joked that the two biggest challenges in his life were trying to follow Radiohead and trying to follow Brad Pitt. The Pitt reference was personal, of course—Martin had been married to Pitt’s former fiancée Gwyneth Paltrow—but his self-assessment still felt remarkably apt: Coldplay isn’t just one of the most popular bands in the world, but also torchbearers for a kind of mainstream art-rock whose roots reach back through Radiohead, U2, Pink Floyd, and even The Beatles. Yes, the music is anthemic enough to fill arenas—“Clocks,” “Speed of Sound,” “Paradise,” “A Sky Full of Stars”—but detailed and atmospheric, too, stretching the conventions of modern rock without ever losing the emotional thread.
Formed in London in the mid-’90s, the band debuted with 2000’s Parachutes. Seasons have changed—the arty experiments of 2008’s Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, the electro-rush of 2011’s Mylo Xyloto, the eclecticism of 2019’s Everyday Life—but the core of their sound has been consistent: Propulsive, uplifting, grand but vulnerable. In crowded bars and lonely bedrooms, the effect is more or less the same: At the end of the day, Coldplay came for the heart.