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Coldplay | Artist Essentials
First released: 2002 (year verified)
Original studio album recording
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First released: 2002 (year verified)
The selected recording was released in 2002; the original A Rush of Blood to the Head tracklist identifies this version.
Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Coldplay
Role in this collection: Primary group
Original album: A Rush of Blood to the Head
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head official release
Official original album year and tracklist. Only year precision is used here; this does not substitute an album day for an earlier same-year single. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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About Coldplay
Coldplay brings together Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion. Parachutes introduced their recorded album career in 2000, followed by A Rush of Blood to the Head and X&Y. The band broadened its studio approach while working with Brian Eno and Markus Dravs on Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. Later records continued that interest in changing arrangements and collaborators; the original My Universe single paired Coldplay with BTS in 2021.
Artist background sources
Recording Academy - Coldplay musical evolution
Names the four band members and their instrumental roles; identifies Beyoncé vocals on Hymn for the Weekend and Gwyneth Paltrow vocals on Everglow. Contemporary sales and tour totals are not reused. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Coldplay - Parachutes official release
Official original album year and tracklist. Only year precision is used here; this does not substitute an album day for an earlier same-year single. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head official release
Official original album year and tracklist. Only year precision is used here; this does not substitute an album day for an earlier same-year single. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Coldplay - X&Y official release
Official original album year and tracklist. Only year precision is used here; this does not substitute an album day for an earlier same-year single. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Coldplay - Viva la Vida biography
The band describes its members, broader musical influences, and the recording approach with Brian Eno and Markus Dravs. Artist and album context, not a separate song-origin claim. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Coldplay X BTS - My Universe released worldwide
Dated September 24, 2021 release announcement explicitly credits the collaboration between Coldplay and BTS. Supports the original single and the retained joint-credit identity. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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