Clocks (song)
| "Clocks" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Coldplay | ||||
| from the album A Rush of Blood to the Head | ||||
| B-side | "Crests of Waves" "Animals" | |||
| Released | 11 November 2002 (U.S.) 17 March 2003 (U.K.) | |||
| Recorded | May–July 2002 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 5:07 (Album) 4:10 (Radio edit) | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin | |||
| Producer(s) | Ken Nelson, Coldplay | |||
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"Clocks" is the third song on British alternative rock band Coldplay's second studio album, A Rush of Blood to the Head. The song was released as the single on 11 November 2002 in the United States and on 17 March 2003 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom.
Composition
[change | change source]The song is written using the E♭ Mixolydian key with a tempo of 131 beats per minute, and a main chord progression of E♭–B♭m–Fm.[1][2] E♭ Mixolydian is the fifth mode of the A♭ major scale leading to some transcriptions using this key.
Awards
[change | change source]On the Billboard charts, "Clocks" was able to peak at #4 on the Adult Top 40,[3] #9 on the Modern Rock Tracks,[4] #21 on the Mainstream Top 40,[5] and #29 on the Hot 100 charts.[6]
In 2004, "Clocks" won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year.[7] It was also nominated in the category of Best Single at the 2003 Q Awards.[8] Pitchfork Media ranked the song #68 on their Top 100 Singles of 2000-04 list and at #155 on their 500 Greatest Songs of the 2000s.[9][10]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Coldplay "Clocks" Sheet Music in Ab Major Archived 2018-01-29 at the Wayback Machine musicnotes.com
- ↑ "Mixolydian scale and "Clocks" by Coldplay — HCC Learning Web". learning.hccs.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ↑ "Coldplay Album & Song Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ↑ "Coldplay Album & Song Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ↑ "Coldplay Album & Song Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ↑ "Coldplay Album & Song Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ↑ "46th Annual Grammy Awards Winners". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ↑ "Coldplay Nabs Four Q Award Nominations". Billboard. 25 September 2003. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ↑ "The Top 100 Singles of 2000-04". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ↑ "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 200-101". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
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