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Safety
Blurred black and white photograph of Chris Martin.
EP by
Coldplay
Released25 May 1998[1]
Recorded1 and 2 February 1998[2]
StudioSync City Studios, Tottenham[2]
Genre
Length14:24
LabelSelf-released
Producer
Coldplay EP chronology
Safety
(1998) 		The Blue Room
(1999)

Safety is the first extended play and public release by British rock band Coldplay. Recorded over a weekend during May 1998, it was financed by the band's manager Phil Harvey for £1500.[4] Only 500 copies were pressed, they were able to sell 50 copies in one of their shows, however, most of them were given away to record labels, friends and family.[5]

The artwork is a photo of lead singer Chris Martin taken by John Hilton,[6] a friend of the band. All songs from the record would later appear unaltered on subsequent Coldplay releases, with "Bigger Stronger" and "Such a Rush" featured on The Blue Room EP, while "No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground" was used as a B-side for their breakthrough hit "Yellow".[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.[8]

No.TitleLength
1."Bigger Stronger"4:49
2."No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground"4:31
3."Such a Rush"4:57
Total length:14:24

Personnel

Coldplay
Technical personnel
  • Nikki Rosetti – producer and sound engineer

References

  1. ^ "Safety EP". Coldplay Timeline. 25 May 1998. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Wild, Debs; Croft, Malcolm (2018). Life In Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay. ECW Press. pp. 18–19. ISBN 9781787391093.
  3. ^ "Entrevista com Nikki Rosetti, produtora dos EPs Safety e Blue Room" [Interview with Nikki Rosetti, producer of Safety and Blue Room EPs]. Viva Coldplay (in Portuguese). 17 January 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Gentlemen Players". The Telegraph. 19 October 2002. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  5. ^ "We Interview Coldplay's Manager" (PDF). Coldplay E-Zine. 4 February 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Art History: Safety EP". Coldplay Timeline. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Hi Oracle! Some of the early songs appear on two releases..." Coldplay Official Website. 21 April 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  8. ^ Safety EP (liner notes). Coldplay. UK: Coldplay. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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