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Coldplay ‎–The Scientist cds [promo]

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PROMOTIONAL ONLY means issued by record company in very limited quantity and sent to selected Industry professionals ONLY for promotional consideration/airplay. Never for sale and highly collectable releases

Uk promo in paper sleeve

“The Scientist” comes from Coldplay’s second album, A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002). The song was written collaboratively by all the band members for the album. It is built around a piano ballad, with its lyrics telling the story about a man’s desire to love and an apology. Critics were highly positive towards “The Scientist” and praised the song’s piano ballad and falsetto. Lead singer Chris Martin wrote “The Scientist” after listening to George Harrison’s “All Things Must Pass”. In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Martin revealed that while working on the band’s second album, A Rush Of Blood To The Head, he knew that the album was missing something. One night, during a stay in Liverpool, Martin found an old piano that was out of tune. He wanted to work on Harrison’s song, “Isn’t It a Pity”, but he could not manage to do so. When the song came to Martin, he asked that the recorder be turned on. He concluded by saying that he came across this chord sequence and noted that the chord was “lovely”. Martin recorded the vocals and piano takes in a studio in Liverpool. When asked about the development of the song, during a track-by-track reveal, Martin said: “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.” Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone Magazine, in his review of the album, wrote: “The fantastic piano ballad ‘The Scientist’ … [has] a cataclysmic falsetto finale that could raise every hair on the back of your neck.” Nick Southall of Stylus magazine wrote: “The piano that chimes through ‘The Scientist’ is captured perfectly, the warm depression of each individual key caught rather than a shrill ringing as is so often the case.” Ian Watson of NME wrote: “‘The Scientist’ is a song inexorably linked with the endless night sky and the secret hopes and regrets of a hundred thousand strangers.”

Track list:
1. The Scientist-edit version

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Parlophone Records

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CDRDJ 6588