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, Capitol Records
Producer	Coldplay Ken Nelson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link musicOMH.com link NME (9/10) link Pitchfork Media (5.1/10) 9/9/2002 PopMatters link Q Sep 2002, p.98 Rolling Stone 8/26/2002
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, if not more than, 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. Image File history File links A_Rush_of_Blood_to_the_Head. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Coldplay is an English rock band. ... is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events: October 2 - Bankruptcy of Swissair. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for May, 2002. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Piano rock, sometimes referred to as piano pop, is a term for a style of music that is based around the piano, and sometimes around piano-related instruments, such as the Fender Rhodes, the Wurlitzer electric piano, and keyboard-based synthesizers. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Ken Nelson is a British record producer. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... musicOMH.com is a UK based webzine formed of music features, interviews and reviews of albums, singles, gigs, festivals, opera, theatre, music DVDs and films. ... Not to be confused with the Canadian music magazine Music Express The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music magazine in the United Kingdom which has been published weekly since March 1952. ... A typical example of Pitchforks main page, as of 12-12-06 Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork and occasionally shortened to P4K, pitchy, or pfork,[1] is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... PopMatters is an international magazine of cultural criticism. ... Q is a music and entertainment magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Coldplay is an English rock band. ... 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. ... Live 2003 is a live album by English rock band Coldplay, first released in November 2003. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Coldplay is an English rock band. ... is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... 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. ...

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. In My Place is the first single on Coldplays second album A Rush of Blood to the Head. ... God Put A Smile Upon Your Face is the fourth single from Coldplays sophomore album, A Rush of Blood to the Head. ... Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad The Twa Corbies A ballad is a story, usually a narrative or poem, in a song. ... The Scientist is the second single from Coldplays sophomore album, A Rush Of Blood To The Head. ... U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. ... Arena rock is a loosely defined style of rock music, often also called anthem rock or stadium rock. ... Clocks is the third single from English rock band Coldplays second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... The Record of the Year is an award created by record producer Jonathan King voted for by the UK public. ...

A Rush of Blood to the Head won the 2002 Grammy for Best Alternative Album. The album received generally excellent 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. Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album has been awarded since 1991. ... 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. ... This article is about the magazine. ... The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003. ...

Track listing

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

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

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Awards

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Release

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References

• Roach, Martin (2003). Coldplay: Nobody Said It Was Easy. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-9810-8.

External links

• A Rush of Blood to the Head lyrics