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Production

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"The Scientist" excerpt Image File history File links Coldplay_-_The_Scientist. ...

From the album A Rush of Blood to the Head. This sample includes a portion of chorus, as well as an allusion to the title.

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The song is a piano-driven ballad; Chris Martin opens the song and is joined by the rest of the band after the first chorus. Martin was inspired to write "The Scientist" after listening to George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass".^[1] The song also alludes to the short story "The Birthmark" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, in which a scientist forgets about the love of his life due to his devotion to science. He then realises his mistake when it is already too late, as her death now haunts him.^{[citation needed]} Pianoforte redirects here. ... For other uses, see Ballad (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Coldplay musician. ... A refrain (from the Old French refraindre to repeat, likely from Vulgar Latin refringere) is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the chorus of a song. ... For other persons named George Harrison, see George Harrison (disambiguation). ... from the album Anthology 3 Length 3:05 Label EMI, Apple Records Anthology 3 track listing Oh! Darling (Disc Two, Track 9) All Things Must Pass (Disc Two, Track 10) Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues (Disc Two, Track 11) All Things Must Pass is a song written by George... The Birth-Mark is a romantic short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne that examines obsession with human perfection. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. ...

The song was covered live by Aimee Mann and released on a special edition of her album Lost in Space. Natasha Bedingfield, Eamon and Avril Lavigne covered the song on Jo Whiley's Live Lounge radio show. Also, Belinda Carlisle did a live rendition on the ITV1 reality show Hit Me Baby One More Time and Johnette Napolitano included the song on her album Scarred. The British classical female quartet All Angels did a choral arrangement of the song on their album "Into Paradise" which was released in November, 2007. In addition, the television show MAD TV did a parody of the video, called "The Narcissist". In pop music a cover version is a new rendition of a previously recorded song. ... Aimee Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American rock guitarist, bassist, singer, and noted songwriter. ... Lost in Space is an album by singer-songwriter Aimee Mann. ... Natasha Anne Bedingfield (November 26, 1981) is an English pop singer-songwriter, based in London, England. ... Eamon on the cover of his 2004 debut album I Dont Want You Back This article is about the R&B singer. ... Avril Lavigne Whibley,[7] better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (IPA: ), (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian rock/punk-pop singer, musician and actress. ... Johanne Whiley (born July 4, 1965 in Northampton) is an English radio disc jockey on BBC Radio 1, and a television presenter. ... Jo Whiley, host of the Live Lounge. ... Belinda Carlisle (born on August 17, 1958 in Hollywood, California) is the lead vocalist, and a founding member of the all-female new wave band The Go-Gos, as well as a successful solo artist. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... Hit Me Baby One More Time was a 2005 reality show first aired by ITV on British television and later, as a new version, by NBC in the United States; both were presented by Vernon Kay. ... Johnette Napolitano (born September 22, 1957, Hollywood, California) is the lead singer and songwriter and bassist of Concrete Blonde, best known for their #1 U.S. Modern Rock hit Joey. She has also recorded as a solo artist, with the albums Sketchbook (2002), Sketchbook 2 (2006), Scarred (2007) and as... All Angels are a British classical/pop group consisting of Charlotte Ritchie, Melanie Nakhla, Laura Wright, and Daisy Chute. ... Mad TV has three meanings: MADtv — a TV series. ...

The single cover features drummer Will Champion, art-directed by Sølve Sundsbø. For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ... Will The Chump Champion (born William Champion, 31 July 1978) is the drummer of the band Coldplay. ...

During live performances of "The Scientist", the outro is reversed and looped by the sound mixer upon the band ending the song. The band then take out digital cameras and take pictures of that night's audience and sometimes give the cameras to audience members after they're finished with them. It is often a highlight of Coldplay's concerts.

Track listing

1. "The Scientist" - 5:11
2. "1.36" featuring Tim Wheeler from Ash on guitar - 2:05
3. "I Ran Away" - 4:26

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DVD

1. "The Scientist (Edit)"
2. "The Scientist (Edit)" (video running backwards)
3. "Lips Like Sugar" (live)

Music video

The music video for "The Scientist" was very popular with its reverse narrative. The same concept was previously used for Spike Jonze's 1996 music video for The Pharcyde's "Drop". This reverse style was first seen in the video for the song "The Second Summer of Love" by Scottish band Danny Wilson in 1989, and can also be seen in Enigma's "Return to Innocence", Jack Johnson's video for "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing", Dashboard Confessional's video for "Don't Wait", Beyoncé Knowles' video for "Me, Myself and I", Modest Mouse's "Little Motel" and Mute Math's "Typical". It took Chris Martin a month to learn to sing the song backwards.^[2] Reverse chronology is a method of story-telling whereby the plot is revealed in reverse order. ... For the musician and bandleader, see Spike Jones. ... The Pharcyde is a rap group from the West coast of the United States. ... Danny Wilson were a pop group formed in Dundee, Scotland. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Look up enigma in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about a song by Enigma. ... Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975)[1] is a Hawaiian-born singer-songwriter, musician, filmmaker,[2] and surfer who achieved commercial success and a dedicated following, after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales in 2001. ... Sitting, Waiting, Wishing is a song written and played by Jack Johnson. ... Dashboard Confessional is an alternative rock band, led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris Carrabba, from Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America. ... Dont Wait is first single from the album Dusk and Summer by Dashboard Confessional. ... Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (pronounced [1]) (born September 4, 1981) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director, actress, dancer, and fashion designer. ... Audio sample Info Me, Myself and I (help· info) Me, Myself and I is an R&B/neo soul song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Scott Storch, and Robert Waller for Knowles solo debut studio album Dangerously in Love (2003). ... Modest Mouse is an North-American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, bassist Eric Judy, and guitarist Dann Gallucci. ... Mute Math is a New Orleans rock band formed in 2003. ... Mute Math track listing Collapse (1) Typical (2) After We Have Left Our Homes (3) Typical is the debut mainstream single from New Orleans rock group Mute Math. ...

The video was filmed at various locations, including London and the Bourne Woods, Surrey before the first leg of the A Rush of Blood to the Head tour. It was directed by famed director Jamie Thraves, best known for his work on Radiohead's enigmatic "Just" video. Though it was filmed in England, the car driven in the music video features a Wyoming license plate which had a design that was in use from 1983 to 1988 (although the car itself is right-hand drive). The vehicle in the video was a BMW E28 5-series, manufactured from 1982 to 1988. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the English county. ... James Thraves is a British film writer and director[1], known for his music video for the Radiohead single Just. ... Radiohead are an English alternative rock band from Oxfordshire. ... Just is a single by the English rock band Radiohead, released on August 7, 1995. ... Official language(s) English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Area  Ranked 10th  - Total 97,818 sq mi (253,348 km²)  - Width 280 miles (450 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 0. ...  drive on right  drive on left In organized traffic, vehicles going in opposite directions are separated to a side of the road so they will not block each others way. ... The BMW E28 automobile platform was the basis for the 1981 through 1987 BMW 5-Series automobiles. ...

Irish actress Elaine Cassidy is also featured in the video. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 2003, "The Scientist" won multiple MTV Video Music Awards for Best Group Video, Best Direction, and Breakthrough Video. It was also nominated at the Grammy Awards for Best Music Video:Short Form. The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. ... The following is a list of MTV Video Music Awards winners for Best Group Video. ... The following is a list of MTV Video Music Award winners for Best Direction. ... The following is a list of MTV Video Music Award winners of the Breakthrough Video Award. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

Chart positions

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Quotes

Chris Martin on "The Scientist": "That's just about girls. It's weird that whatever else is on your mind, whether it's the downfall of global economics or terrible environmental troubles, the thing that always gets you most is when you fancy someone."^[3]

However, inside the cover to A Rush of Blood to the Head it is stated: "The Scientist is Dan." 'Dan' refers to Dan Keeling, the A&R man who signed the band to Parlophone. In the music industry, Artists and Repertoire (A&R) is the division of a record label company that is responsible for scouting and artist development. ...

Notes

The chords to this song are replicated by Sum 41, in their song "Pieces" and the opening chords to the Crowded House song 'Pour Le Monde'. Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. ... Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia, and led by New Zealand musician and singer-songwriter Neil Finn. ...

"The Scientist" is sampled in the 2007 song "Silent" by The Field (musician). The song has been covered by Natasha Bedingfield, Aimee Mann, Avril Lavigne and Eamon in BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. The Field is a critically acclaimed Stockholm, Sweden based minimal techno artist. ... Natasha Anne Bedingfield (November 26, 1981) is an English pop singer-songwriter, based in London, England. ... Aimee Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American rock guitarist, bassist, singer, and noted songwriter. ... Avril Lavigne Whibley,[7] better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (IPA: ), (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian rock/punk-pop singer, musician and actress. ... Eamon Doyle (September 19, 1984), professionally known as Eamon, is an American pop and hip pop singer and songwriter. ... Jo Whiley, host of the Live Lounge. ...

References

1. ^ VH1.com: Coldplay — Going Out of My Head
2. ^ The Story Behind Coldplay's 'The Scientist'. Retrieved on August 1, 2006.
3. ^ Coldplay E-Zine: Issue 6 (PDF file)

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

External links

• Official website
• Official Fansite
• Coldplay Wiki
• 'The Scientist' Lyrics
• 'The Scientist' Voted Coldplay fans' favourite song
• 'The Scientist' on YouTube