Despite their large worldwide popularity, the band has remained protective of how their music is used in the media, refusing its use for product endorsements. Since the release of the band's debut album, Parachutes (2000), Coldplay has also drawn influence from other sources, including Echo And The Bunnymen and George Harrison on A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) and Johnny Cash and Kraftwerk for X&Y (2005).Ĭoldplay are one of very few current British music acts to achieve major success in North America. Having released four successful albums, (all of which debuted at #1 on the UK album chart) Coldplay have also achieved great success with their singles, such as Yellow, Speed of Sound, the Grammy-winning Clocks and the US and UK #1 single Viva la Vida.įrontman Chris Martin credits 1980s Norwegian pop band a-ha for inspiring him to form his own band.Ĭoldplay's early material was often compared to that of Jeff Buckley and Radiohead, while also drawing comparisons to U2 and Travis.
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