Life in Technicolor II
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| Single by Coldplay | |||||||||||||
| from the album Prospekt's March | |||||||||||||
| B-side | "Life in Technicolor II" (live @ The O2, London) "The Goldrush" |
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| Released | 2 February 2009 (see release history) |
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| Format | Digital download, CD single, 7" vinyl | ||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||||||||||
| Length | 4:05 (EP version) 3:37 (radio edit) |
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| Label | Parlophone | ||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin | ||||||||||||
| Producer | Markus Dravs, Brian Eno, Rik Simpson | ||||||||||||
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"Life in Technicolor II" (also spelled as "Life in Technicolor ii"), is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay and the first single from the band's 2008 EP, Prospekt's March.[1] The song is the full, vocal version of the instrumental song "Life in Technicolor" from Coldplay's fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends.[2] A promo CD single for the song was released in December 2008.[3] The official single was released on 2 February 2009 on 7" vinyl and digital download.[4] The single includes the previously unreleased and unheard track "The Goldrush", one of the few Coldplay songs featuring lead vocals by drummer Will Champion.[5] The song was originally intended to be on Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, but was altered to the form that appears on the album as the band did not want to include a song that they considered to be their safety net and that would be an obvious single.[5] It was nominated for two Grammy Awards for the 52nd Grammy Awards; "Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" and "Best Short Form Music Video".[6]
"Life in Technicolor II" starts with a loop consisting of a yangqin accompanied by tabla-like percussion. The loop is then repeated through the verses and part of the chorus.
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[edit] Music video
The music video premiered on 20 January 2009 on 4Music and Channel 4.[7] The video starts out with kids sitting and awaiting a traditional Punch and Judy puppet show and features the band performing as puppets. However, the puppet show becomes increasingly extravagant as the video goes on, eventually featuring pyrotechnics and frontman Chris Martin crowd surfing over the children. Finally the puppet band members board a small helicopter which crashes through a window and flies away.[8] James Clarkson[9] and Coldplay's unofficial fifth member, Phil Harvey, can be seen in the video.[10]
The director of this video is Dougal Wilson. The video was nominated in the Best Art Direction in a Video and Best Visual Effects in a Video categories at the UK Music Video Awards 2009, [11] as well as Best Short Form Music Video at the 52nd Grammy Awards.
[edit] References in popular culture
The instrumental version of this song (released on the Viva La Vida album) can be heard as the film Night at the Museum 2 ends during a scene with Ben Stiller and Amy Adams. It was also used on Sky Sports' "Ford Super Sunday" coverage during the 2008/2009 as well as "Match of the Day" during the same season. This version was used at the beginning of the Great Yarmouth (UK) Hippodrome Circus show 2009. NFL Network also used it for their coverage of the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine and also for their coverage of the 2009 NFL Draft. The song was also played during the opening montage of the 2009 ESPY Awards. The instrumental version of the song is used in London Eye's pre-flight 4D Experience show. A portion of the instrumental version is also used in Apple Inc.'s introduction of the 2008 MacBook Air. The song was also used in a promotional on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) for PBS's primary programming.
[edit] Track listing
- Digital download
- "Life in Technicolor II" – 4:05
- "Life in Technicolor II" (live @ The O2, London) – 3:36
- "The Goldrush" – 2:29
- 7" vinyl
- A. "Life in Technicolor II" – 4:05
- B. "The Goldrush" – 2:29
- Promotional
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- US radio CD
- "Life in Technicolor II" (Radio Edit) - 3:12
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- US promo CD[12]
- "Life in Technicolor II" (Pop Edit) - 3:14
- "Life in Technicolor II" (Radio Edit) - 3:37
- "Life in Technicolor II" (Instrumental) - 4:06
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- UK promo CD
- "Life in Technicolor II" (Radio Edit) – 3:37
- "Life in Technicolor II" (Prospekt's March version) – 4:05
[edit] Release history
| Date | Country | Format |
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| 2008-12-00 | United Kingdom | Promotional CD |
| 2009-02-02 | United Kingdom | 7" vinyl |
| 2009-01-30 | United Kingdom, the Netherlands | Digital download |
| 2009-01-20 | United Kingdom | Music video (airplay) |
| 2009-01-20 | Worldwide | Music video (YouTube streaming) |
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Singles Chart[13] | 53 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[14] | 63 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[13] | 39 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[13] | 15 |
| Irish Singles Chart[15] | 29 |
| Italian Singles Chart[16] | 30 |
| Japan Hot 100 Singles[17] | 23 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[13] | 39 |
| UK Singles Chart[18] | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 21 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Capitol International". 2008-11-23. http://www.emimusic.co.uk/capitolinternational/index.html?artist=1.
- ^ Fletcher, Alex. "Coldplay: 'Life In Technicolor ii'". Digitalspy.com. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a144012/coldplay-life-in-technicolor-ii.html. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ ""Life in Technicolor ii" promotional single information". Coldplaying.com. http://www.coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5423. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ "News: Life In Technicolor ii to be single". Coldplay.com. http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=262. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ a b Balls, David. "B-side of the Week: Coldplay's 'Goldrush'". Digitalspy.com. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a145035/b-side-of-the-week-coldplays-goldrush.html. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ "The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List". Grammy.com. http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ "News: Sneak preview of the "Life In Technicolor ii" video". Coldplay.com. http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=266. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/morning/story.aspx?storyid=100810&catid=25
- ^ http://www.khaleejtimes.com/CityHome.asp?xfile=data/citytimes/2009/January/citytimes_January211.xml§ion=citytimes&col=
- ^ ColdplayTV (2009-01-23). "Life In Technicolor ii - Coldplay". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oomhQpeyB0Q. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ Knight, David (30 September, 2009). "UK Music Video Awards 2009 – the Technical Achievement Award nominations in full". Promo News. http://www.promonews.tv/2009/09/30/uk-music-video-awards-2009-%E2%80%93-the-technical-achievement-award-nominations-in-full/. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ "Life in Technicolor ii" US promo CD at Discogs
- ^ a b c d "Coldplay - Life In Technicolor II (Song)". swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Coldplay&titel=Life+In+Technicolor+II&cat=s. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ "The ARIA Report". Pandora Archive. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20090320-0000/issue993.pdf. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ "Search the charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved on 20 February 2009. NB: Enter "Life in Technicolor" in "Search by Song Title" and select "search".
- ^ "Italian Chart Positions". ItalianCharts.com. eMedia Jungen. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=848&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Japan+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3105752&cdi=10119042&cid=01%2F23%2F2009
- ^ "Life In Technicolor II". Chart Stats. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
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