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British rock band Coldplay have released 64 music videos,[a] five video albums and five films,[b] appearing on numerous television shows throughout their career as well. They were formed in London by Chris Martin (vocals, piano), Jonny Buckland (lead guitar), Guy Berryman (bass guitar), Will Champion (drums, percussion) and Phil Harvey (management).[2] Before their recording contract with Parlophone in 1999,[3] a music video for "Bigger Stronger" was shot and directed by Mat Whitecross, who ultimately became one of the long-time collaborators of the band.[4] It was followed by the singles "Shiver", "Yellow", "Trouble" and "Don't Panic" from Parachutes (2000), with the third earning a MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction.[5]
To promote A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), Coldplay made "In My Place" and "The Scientist" available. The latter won three MTV Video Music Awards and ran for Best Short Form Music Video at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards.[6] Publicity affairs were completed in the following year with "Clocks", "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" and Live 2003, their first video album. Released in 2005, X&Y spawned "Speed of Sound", "Fix You", "Talk" and "The Hardest Part". They were succeeded by "Violet Hill", which came out in anticipation for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008).
The band later shot two different versions of "Viva la Vida", one where they are performing the track and the other referencing Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence". Additional music videos encompassed "Lovers in Japan", "Lost!", "Life in Technicolor II" and "Strawberry Swing", which received three UK Music Video Awards. In 2010, Coldplay launched "Christmas Lights" as a holiday single,[7] while the subsequent year saw Whitecross directing "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall", "Paradise" and "Charlie Brown" for Mylo Xyloto (2011). The record featured "Princess of China" and "Hurts Like Heaven" as well, having its promotion concluded by Live 2012. Two years later, Ghost Stories (2014) was made available with five music videos: "Midnight", "Magic", "A Sky Full of Stars", "True Love" and "Ink". The marketing campaign was closed in November with its namesake live album.[8]
In 2015, Coldplay released "Adventure of a Lifetime" as the lead single for A Head Full of Dreams, following it with the visuals for "Birds", "Hymn for the Weekend", "Up&Up", "A Head Full of Dreams" and "Everglow" throughout the next year. Moreover, the band won two D&AD Awards and two silver prizes at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for the third.[9] They later launched The Butterfly Package (2018), a set containing their fifth live (Live in Buenos Aires) and video (Live in São Paulo) albums plus a documentary directed by Whitecross. Everyday Life (2019) produced six new music videos: "Orphans", "Daddy", "Everyday Life", "Cry Cry Cry", "Champion of the World" and "Trouble in Town". The group also performed the entire record at the Amman Citadel and broadcast the show via YouTube. Between 2021 and 2022, Dave Meyers directed "Higher Power", "My Universe" and "Let Somebody Go" for Music of the Spheres, which was further promoted by "People of the Pride", "Biutyful", "Humankind" and a concert film recorded at Estadio River Plate.
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- ^ "Spike Island". Variety. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- "Coldplay Help Fund New Ray Winstone Film Ashes". NME. 18 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "They Played a Tiny Café... There Were Four People in the Audience". Music Business Worldwide. 26 February 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ Wild, Debs; Croft, Malcolm (2018). Life in Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay. ECW Press. pp. 30–35. ISBN 9781787391093.
- ^ "The Story Behind Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams". Vulture. 19 November 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "2002 Video Music Awards". MTV News. 29 August 2002. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Complete List of 46th Annual Grammy Winners and Nominees". Chicago Tribune. 4 December 2003. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Interview with Mat Whitecross (Christmas Lights Video Director) – Pt.1". Coldplay Official Website. 11 December 2010. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Coldplay to Debut New Album in Full as Part of Sky Arts Show". NME. 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Coldplay, Up&Up – Vania Heymann". Prettybird. 2022. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.