The Scientist (single)
| Single by Coldplay
<tr><th style="background: #ffff00;" colspan="3">from the album A Rush of Blood to the Head</th></tr> | ||
|---|---|---|
| Released | November 4 2002 (UK) November 11 2002 (US) | |
| Format | CD, DVD, 7"
<tr><td>Recorded</td><td colspan="2">?</td></tr> | |
| Genre | Alternative
<tr><td>Length</td><td colspan="2">5:09</td></tr> | |
| Label | Parlophone R6588 (UK) Capitol (US) | |
| Producer(s) | Ken Nelson Coldplay <tr style="text-align:center;"><th style="background: #ffff00;" colspan="3">Chart positions</th></tr><tr><td colspan="3">
</td></tr> | |
| Coldplay singles chronology | ||
| "In My Place" (2002) | "The Scientist" (2002) | "Clocks" (2003) |
"The Scientist" is the second single from Coldplay's sophomore album, A Rush of Blood to the Head. Regional singles included UK/Europe, the Netherlands, Germany, and Canada. Promos were released for the UK and US.
The single cover features drummer Will Champion, art-directed by Sølve Sundsbø.
The song is a piano-driven ballad; Chris Martin opens the song and is joined by the rest of the band after the first chorus. Martin was inspired to write "The Scientist" after listening to George Harrison's "Isn't it a Pity" on the album All Things Must Pass.
Contents |
Track listing
- "The Scientist"
- "1:36"
- "I Ran Away"
- The DVD single included a backwards playing version of "The Scientist".
Music video
The music video for "The Scientist" was very popular with its reverse narrative. A similar concept was previously used for Spike Jonze's music video for The Pharcyde's "Drop" and "Weird Al" Yankovic's music video for Amish Paradise. It took Chris Martin a month to learn the lyrics backwards.
The video was filmed at various locations including London and Surrey before the first leg of the A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour. It was directed by famed director Jamie Thraves, best known for his work on Radiohead's enigmatic "Just" video.
Irish actress Elaine Cassidy is also featured in the video.
In 2003, "The Scientist" won multiple MTV Video Music Awards for Best Group Video, Best Direction, and Breakthrough Video. It was also nominated at the Grammy Awards for Best Music Video:Short Form.
Quotes
Chris Martin on "The Scientist": "That's just about girls. It's weird that whatever else is on your mind, whether it's the downfall of global economics or terrible environmental troubles, the thing that always gets you most is when you fancy someone." [1]
External link
References
- Roach, Martin (2003). Coldplay: Nobody Said It Was Easy. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-9810-8.
| Coldplay |
| Chris Martin | Jon Buckland | Guy Berryman | Will Champion |
| Albums and EPs |
|---|
| Safety EP | Brothers & Sisters EP | The Blue Room EP Parachutes | Trouble Live EP | A Rush of Blood to the Head | Live 2003 | X&Y |
| Singles |
| "Ode To Deodorant" | "Brothers & Sisters" | "Shiver" | "Yellow" | "Trouble" | "Don't Panic" "In My Place" | "The Scientist" | "Clocks | "God Put A Smile Upon Your Face" "Speed of Sound" | "Fix You" | "Talk" | "The Hardest Part" |
| Related articles |
| Britpop | Parlophone | Ken Nelson | Make Trade Fair | Discography |
