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Speed of Sound (single)

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"Speed of Sound"

Single by Coldplay from the album X&Y
Released	May 11, 2005 (Japan) May 23, 2005 (UK)
Format	CD, 7", 12"
Recorded	?
Genre	Alternative
Length	4 min 49 s
Label	Toshiba-EMI (Japan) TOCP 40179 Parlophone (UK) CD: CDR6664 7": R6664 12": 126664
Producer	Coldplay, Ken Nelson, Danton Supple
Chart Positions
#2 (UK) #8 (US) #9 (Aus) </ul>
Professional reviews
Pitchfork (3.5/5) link (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/tracks/05-04-28.shtml)
Coldplay Singles Chronology
"God Put A Smile Upon Your Face" (2003)	"Speed of Sound" (2005)	"Fix You" (2005)

"Speed of Sound" is the first single from Coldplay's third album, X&Y. It made its radio premiere on BBC Radio 1 with Steve Lamacq on the evening of Monday, 18 April 2005; the track is currently available for download on the band's official site and on the iTunes Music Store. A 30 second clip of the song was also available as a downloadable ringtone.

Beginning with a piano riff reminiscent of Coldplay's "Clocks", the song builds into a huge, synth-heavy chorus: "Birds go flying at the speed of sound, to show you how it all began / Birds came flying from the underground, if you could see it then you'd understand."

Coldplay premiered "Speed of Sound" at a small warm-up gig in London in March 2005.

"Speed of Sound" was beaten to the number one spot on the UK Singles Chart by the novelty ringtone "Axel F" by Crazy Frog, a computer animated marketing tool.

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Track listing

"Speed of Sound"
"Things I Don't Understand"
"Proof" (CD and 12" only)

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Music video

The video promo for "Speed of Sound" was shot on a Los Angeles soundstage over 22-23 April 2005. Shooting took place on large sets backed by large LED displays. The performance based video was helmed by Mark Romanek, who was responsible for Johnny Cash's "Hurt" and Jay-Z's "99 Problems".