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ColdPlay Userbox

As part of Wikiproject Userbox, I have added Template: User ColdPlay to the bands area. Feel free to use. Tim Quievryn

Concert footage airing

In case there are any misconceptions, the concert slated as being a DVD release earlier in the year has been shown on BOTH SPANISH AND CANADIAN TELEVISION. Somebody is continually deleting my alterations even though it WAS DEFINITELY shown on Spanish television, according to the official website.

Whoever wrote this is an idiot. It was never aired on Spanish television according to the band manager.

Mylo Xyloto

Big problem on Mylo Xyloto#Certifications i posted this also on the albums talk page i think it will get more attention here. the certifications say sales however if you see List of music recording certifications most of figures in countries are still based on shipments. shipments are way different then sales - you can't say its sales that is false information. i'm don't edit their pages cramped as it is however someone really needs to fix it asap 201.229.28.101 (talk) 17:53, 21 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

songs

hey, i was wondering what all of coldplay's songs were, maybe someone could put them all in the article? thx — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bob the lord of awesome (talk • contribs) 18:34, 3 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

They have deliberately been moved from this article to keep the size down. You can find the list at List of Coldplay songs. QU ^TalkQu 18:39, 3 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

COLDPLAY SALES

Coldplay have sold nearly 50 million copies worldwide:

- Parachutes: 9,100,000

- A Rush Of Blood To The Head: 12,700,000

- Live 2003: 1,700,000

- X&Y: 11,000,000

- Prospekt's March: 400,000

- Viva La Vida Or Death And Hall His Friends: 8,900,000

- Mylo Xyloto: 5,200,000 (according to Mediatraffic)

- Sales of additional minor releases: 400,000

TOTAL: 49,400,000 copies worldwide LINK: http://fanofmusic.free.fr/ajax.php?m=Charts&s=BestSellers&p=BestSellers&Act=41 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Voilet92 (talk • contribs) 13:09, 17 September 2012 (UTC) [reply]

"Are" in the first sentence

The first sentence currently reads "Coldplay are a British alternative Rock band..."

"Band" is a collective noun. Collective nouns are singular nouns that refer to a group of objects. For another example, "group" is another collective noun; it is singular, even though it is used to refer to multiple objects.

"Coldplay" is a proper noun which refers to the band; thus, "Coldplay" is singular.

Therefore, the sentence should read "Coldplay is..." not "Coldplay are..."