Speed of Sound (song)

"Speed of Sound"
Song by Coldplay
from the album X&Y
B-side"Things I Don't Understand"
"Proof"
Released19 April 2005
GenreAlternative rock, post-Britpop, space rock
Length4:49 (album version)
4:23 (radio edit)
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
Producer(s)Danton Supple, Coldplay
Coldplay singles chronology
"Moses"
(2003)		 "Speed of Sound"
(2005)		 "Fix You"
(2005)

"Speed of Sound" is the first single off British alternative rock band Coldplay's third studio album X&Y. The song was released on 19 April 2005. The song is build around a piano riff which later builds a synthesiser-heavy chorus. It was named Song of the Year by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).

The song was nominated for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocals at the 2006 Grammy Awards.

Composition

"Speed of Sound" is written in the key of A Mixolydian.[source?]

References

  1. ↑ "Yusuf Islam Named Songwriter of the Year at ASCAP Awards in London". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  2. ↑ "All About 'Mimi'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  3. ↑ "Grammy Awards 2006: Key winners". BBC News. 9 February 2006. Retrieved 2014-06-12.

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