Coldplay recorded the song very quickly because the schedule of A Rush of Blood to the Head had already been delayed the album was released two months later. Thus persuaded by Harvey, Martin then further developed "Clocks", while other band members supplemented his work with their ideas based on the main piano track, adding bass and drums. Harvey pointed out that, with its lyrics that speak of urgency, its meaning contradicted Martin's idea of stashing the track. After a headlining tour, Coldplay went on working on "Songs for #3." Phil Harvey, the band's manager and a friend of Martin, heard it and pressed him to rework "Clocks" immediately. However, Martin felt it was "rubbish" they were so far from being completely satisfied with the album that both the band and Parlophone delayed the release. īy June 2002, Coldplay were ready to present the new album to their record label Parlophone. Hence, they recorded a demo and saved it with other unfinished tracks, labelling it "Songs for #3" the band intended these tracks for what would be their third album. However, because A Rush of Blood to the Head was nearing completion, they thought it was too late to include the new song on it. It was like a chemical reaction process." īefore writing and composing "Clocks", the band had already written 10 songs for the album. Martin presented the riff to the band's guitarist, Jonny Buckland, who then added a layer of guitar chords to the basic track: "He picked up his guitar and played these brilliant chords .
According to Martin, "Clocks" was inspired by the English rock band Muse. A riff popped into Chris Martin's mind late one night in Liverpool when he came into the studio, where he then developed it on piano. "Clocks" was written and composed during the late stages of production of Coldplay's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head. It went on to win Record of the Year at the 2004 Grammy Awards.Ĭonsidered to be one of Coldplay's signature songs, "Clocks" continues to garner critical acclaim and is often placed on lists ranking the greatest songs of the 2000s and of all time, including being ranked 490th on Rolling Stone's " 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list. In the United Kingdom the song was released as the third single from A Rush of Blood to the Head, where it reached number nine in the UK Singles Chart. It was initially released in the United States as the album's second single, reaching number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The record was released on 17 March 2003 to critical and commercial success, with critics praising the song's piano melody. Several remixes of the track exist, and its riff has been widely sampled. Built around a piano riff, the song features cryptic lyrics concerning themes of contrast and urgency. It was written and composed as a collaboration among all the members of the band for their second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head. " Clocks" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. From the album A Rush of Blood to the Head
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