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Parachutes (2000)
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Release date: 10 July 2000
Producers: Ken Nelson, Chris Allison & Coldplay
Label: Parlophone
Sales by end of November 2003: 6.5 million
Singles:
Shiver (6 March 2000)
Yellow (26 June 2000)
Trouble (23 October 2000)
Don't Panic (19 March 2001)
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Parachutes is the debut album by English rock band Coldplay, released on July 10, 2000. It quickly shot to number one in the United Kingdom, and stayed in the top ten for thirty-three weeks. The album produced four singles: "Shiver", "Yellow", "Trouble", and "Don't Panic" (the last of these, however, was not released in the UK). In the United States, the album peaked at fifty-one on the Billboard 200, eventually selling over 2 million copies.
The album is recognized to have an alternative rock sound similar to fellow alt-rock band Radiohead from their The Bends-OK Computer era. In fact, it has been suggested that the album's success was due to a portion of Radiohead's audience being alienated by the band's experimental and more electronic-influenced Kid A album , which was released in October of the same year and leaked to the internet 3 months prior.
Most of the album was recorded at Liverpool's Parr Street Studios, with a total of nine weeks of actual recording, interrupted by two mini-tours. However, "High Speed" was recorded with interim producer Chris Allison over Summer 1999 at Orinoco Studios, London.
The album cover for Parachutes contains a photograph of a globe personally taken by the band with a disposable Kodak camera. The globe had been purchased from W H Smith for £10; it was featured in the "Shiver" and "Don't Panic" music videos, and also accompanied the band on their tours.
Parachutes was placed #14 in Channel 4's 100 greatest albums of all time. In 2006 the album was placed #33 in NME's 100 greatest British albums. In 2003 Q magazine's readers placed it at #25. Still, Chris Martin said in 2006 that Coldplay looks beyond Parachutes: "We know that's terrible music," he said, "and we always try to think about what we can do next."
Background
With the release of their debut long player Parachutes, Coldplay looked set to earn themselves a place among the pantheon of big name UK bands. The English group's first three EPs were 1998's Safety, and 1999's Brothers and Sisters and The Blue Room with the band's delicate and intricately arranged rock leading to very understandable comparisons with Radiohead.
A sensational performance on the new bands stage at Glastonbury in 1999 led to the band being invited back for 2000, where it was generally agreed they stole the show. There have been suggestions that, as a result Coldplay will follow Travis's international success.
"Shiver", the first single released from the album Parachutes, was a UK Top 40 hit in February, and the second single, "Yellow", debuted at number four in England. Alternating between a driving electric guitar part and Chris Martin's delicate vocal line, "Yellow" owes a lot to the Radiohead school of songwriting, without seeming like a blatant rip-off.
Lyrically, "Yellow" provides a wide-eyed and innocent perspective on love ("I took my time, what a thing to do"), and consequently sounds refreshingly simple and relaxed.
The style set by "Yellow" holds true for the entire album. The opener "Don't Panic" shows a rougher, lower side to Martin's voice through the verses against a high chorus which proclaims very simply and believably that "we live in a beautiful world."
The title track is a folk number that rolls around for 45 seconds and then vanishes. It serves as a nice introduction to the difficult mood of "High Speed", a tune which pushes the concept of ambient rock to the limits.The high point is the closing track, "Everything's Not Lost", that grows from a vocal and piano introduction into an epic ballad.
Parachutes delivers an atmosphere of delicate control, drawing on the brilliant production of Ken Nelson (Gomez, Badly Drawn Boy) to create an inspiring debut.
Four singles were released from Parachutes, the debut album - Shiver, Trouble, Yellow and Don't Panic, the latter only available in the UK on import. The album 'Parachutes' has not been released in China because of its inflammatory political content - the track 'Spies' being the main culprit!
The globe on the front followed the band onstage at each gig of the Parachutes tour. This album was toured for over a year, with 4 United Kingdom tours being completed before the album was even on the shelves. Check out the reviews for more on the album.
Awards
 2001 Brit Awards, Best British Album 2001 NMEAwards, Best Single for "Yellow"
2002 Grammy Awards, Best Alternative Music Album
Nominations
2000 Mercury Music Prize
Release
The album was released in various countries:
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Date
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Catalogue
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United Kingdom
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July 10, 2000
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Parlophone
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CD
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7241 5 27783 2 4
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United Kingdom
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July 10, 2000
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Parlophone
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12" limited edition
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7243 5277831
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European Union
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July 10, 2000
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Parlophone
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CD
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7243 5277832
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Australia
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August 2, 2000
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EMI
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CD
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5277832
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Japan
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August 9, 2000
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Toshiba-EMI
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CD
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TOCP 65472
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Canada
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September 19, 2000
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Parlophone
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CD
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7241 5 27783 2 4
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United States
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November 7, 2000
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Capitol Records, Nettwerk
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CD
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0 6700 30162 2 3
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United States
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November 7, 2000
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Capitol Records, Nettwerk
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Cassette
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0 6700 30162
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Taiwan
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2000
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EMI
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CD
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7243 52778324
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Parachutes (UK Vinyl)
Tracklisting:
1. Don't Panic
2. Shiver
3. Spies
4. Sparks
5. Yellow
6. Trouble
7. Parachutes
8. High Speed
9. We Never Change
10. Everything's Not Lost*
*Hidden track follows track 10 - 'Life Is For Living'
Other details:
Release Date: 10 July 2000
Producers: Ken Nelson, Chris Allison & Coldplay
Label: EMI
2000 UK 10-track limited edition vinyl LP including the superb Shiver, Yellow & Trouble, picture sleeve & picture inner
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Parachutes (Japanese)
Tracklisting:
1. Don't Panic
2. Shiver
3. Spies
4. Sparks
5. Yellow
6. Trouble
7. Parachutes
8. High Speed
9. We Never Change
10. Everything's Not Lost*
11. Careful Where You Stand
12. For You
*Hidden track follows track 10 - 'Life Is For Living'
Other details:
Release Date: 10 July 2000
Producers: Ken Nelson, Chris Allison & Coldplay
Label: Parlophone
Contains two bonus tracks (tracks 12 and 13), previously only available as B-Sides.
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Parachutes (Taiwanese)
Tracklisting:
1. Don't Panic
2. Shiver
3. Spies
4. Sparks
5. Yellow
6. Trouble
7. Parachutes
8. High Speed
9. We Never Change
10. Everything's Not Lost*
*Hidden track follows track 10 - 'Life Is For Living'
Other details:
Release Date: 10 July 2000
Producers: Ken Nelson, Chris Allison & Coldplay
Label: EMI
Taiwanese official 10-track CD album, unique picture slipcase + Taiwanese lyric sheet
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Parachutes Promo - Town House Post Production
Tracklisting:
1. Don't Panic
2. Shiver
3. Spies
4. Sparks
5. Yellow
6. Trouble
7. Parachutes
8. High Speed
9. We Never Change
10. Everything's Not Lost*
*Hidden track follows track 10 - 'Life Is For Living'
Other details:
Producers: Ken Nelson, Chris Allison & Coldplay
Label: Parlophone
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Parachutes Promo (UK)
Tracklisting:
1. Don't Panic
2. Shiver
3. Spies
4. Sparks
5. Yellow
6. Trouble
7. Parachutes
8. High Speed
9. We Never Change
10. Everything's Not Lost*
*Hidden track follows track 10 - 'Life Is For Living'
Other details:
Producers: Ken Nelson, Chris Allison & Coldplay
Label: Parlophone
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Parachutes Promo (France)
Tracklisting:
1. Don't Panic
2. Shiver
3. Spies
4. Sparks
5. Yellow
6. Trouble
7. Parachutes
8. High Speed
9. We Never Change
10. Everything's Not Lost*
*Hidden track follows track 10 - 'Life Is For Living'
Other details:
Producers: Ken Nelson, Chris Allison & Coldplay
Label: Parlophone
2000 French 10-track promo CD including the singles, Trouble & Yellow, custom card picture sleeve
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Parachutes Promo (Canada)
Tracklisting:
1. Don't Panic
2. Shiver
3. Spies
4. Sparks
5. Yellow
6. Trouble
7. Parachutes
8. High Speed
9. We Never Change
10. Everything's Not Lost*
*Hidden track follows track 10 - 'Life Is For Living'
Other details:
Producers: Ken Nelson, Chris Allison & Coldplay
Label: EMI
2000 Canadian 10-track advance promo CD album, custom picture insert with biography
Currenty selling for in excess of £50
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Parachutes Promo (Japan)
Tracklisting:
1. Don't Panic
2. Shiver
3. Spies
4. Sparks
5. Yellow
6. Trouble
7. Parachutes
8. High Speed
9. We Never Change
10. Everything's Not Lost*
*Hidden track follows track 10 - 'Life Is For Living'
Other details:
Producers: Ken Nelson, Chris Allison & Coldplay
Label: Parlophone
2001 Japanese 10-track 'Special Edition' promo CD, custom picture sleeve, obi strip and lyrics
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