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''X&Y'' was a commercial success upon release, becoming one of the highest-selling albums of 2005 and peaking at #1 in more than thirty countries. It also spawned the hits "Speed of Sound" and "Fix You". Critical reception, while positive, was relatively less enthusiastic, with a common opinion being that the album [[ItsTheSameSoItSucks sounded too much like the band's previous album but not as memorable]], with the biggest point of contention being the cited similarities between "Speed of Sound" and "Clocks", the latter being a hit single from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head''.
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->''Lights will guide you home'\\
And ignite your bones'\\
And I will try to fix you''
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->''Lights will guide you home'\\
And ignite your bones'\\
And I will try to fix you''
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* GreenAesop: "Twisted Logic" complains about how people "drilled and invaded," a reference to Western wars over oil in the middle east, and expresses concern that there will be "computers searching for life on earth" in the future after humans are dead.
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* TakeThat: "Twisted Logic" levels these at George W. Bush over the Iraq War through its lines about people who "drilled and invaded" someone else's land and made unjustified claims over what they had.
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Despite the album's success, [[CreatorBacklash the band doesn't feel as enthusiastic about the album it in retrospect]], with Martin stating that he feels they didn't achieve their fullest potential with it; they have rarely played any of its songs on subsequent tours apart from "Fix You".
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The album continues the {{arena rock}} sound from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' and introduces electronic elements, featuring an extensive use of synthesizers and multi-layered production. Its lyrics are much more introspective and existential than on previous albums, focusing on vocalist Chris Martin's doubts and fears about the world.
''X&Y'' was a commercial success upon release, becoming one of the highest-selling albums of 2005 and peaking at #1 in more than thirty countries. It also spawned the hits "Speed of Sound" and "Fix You". Critical reception, while positive, was relatively less enthusiastic, with a common opinion being that the album [[ItsTheSameSoItSucks sounded too much like the band's previous album but not as memorable]], with the biggest point of contention being the cited similarities between "Speed of Sound" and ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' single "Clocks".
Despite the album's success, [[CreatorBacklash the band doesn't feel as enthusiastic about the album in retrospect]], with Martin stating that he feels they didn't achieve their fullest potential with it; they have rarely played any song of it in subsequent tours apart from "Fix You".
''X&Y'' was a commercial success upon release, becoming one of the highest-selling albums of 2005 and peaking at #1 in more than thirty countries. It also spawned the hits "Speed of Sound" and "Fix You". Critical reception, while positive, was relatively less enthusiastic, with a common opinion being that the album [[ItsTheSameSoItSucks sounded too much like the band's previous album but not as memorable]], with the biggest point of contention being the cited similarities between "Speed of Sound" and ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' single "Clocks".
Despite the album's success, [[CreatorBacklash the band doesn't feel as enthusiastic about the album in retrospect]], with Martin stating that he feels they didn't achieve their fullest potential with it; they have rarely played any song of it in subsequent tours apart from "Fix You".
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The album continues the {{arena rock}} sound from of ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' and introduces electronic {{electronic|Music}} elements, featuring an extensive use of synthesizers and multi-layered production. Its lyrics are much more introspective and existential than on previous albums, focusing on vocalist Chris Martin's doubts and fears about the world.
''X&Y'' was a commercial success upon release, becoming one of the highest-selling albums of 2005 and peaking at #1 in more than thirty countries. It also spawned the hits "Speed of Sound" and "Fix You". Critical reception, while positive, was relatively less enthusiastic, with a common opinion being that the album [[ItsTheSameSoItSucks sounded too much like the band's previous album but not as memorable]], with the biggest point of contention being the cited similarities between "Speed of Sound" and "Clocks", a hit single from ''A Rush of Blood to theHead'' single "Clocks".
Head''.
Despite the album's success, [[CreatorBacklash the band doesn't feel as enthusiastic about the album in retrospect]], with Martin stating that he feels they didn't achieve their fullest potential with it; they have rarely played anysong of it in its songs on subsequent tours apart from "Fix You".
''X&Y'' was a commercial success upon release, becoming one of the highest-selling albums of 2005 and peaking at #1 in more than thirty countries. It also spawned the hits "Speed of Sound" and "Fix You". Critical reception, while positive, was relatively less enthusiastic, with a common opinion being that the album [[ItsTheSameSoItSucks sounded too much like the band's previous album but not as memorable]], with the biggest point of contention being the cited similarities between "Speed of Sound" and "Clocks", a hit single from ''A Rush of Blood to the
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The album continues the {{arena rock}} sound from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' and introduces electronic elements, featuring an extensive use of synthesizers and multi-layered production. Its lyrics largely focused are much more introspective and existential than on previous albums, focusing on vocalist Chris Martin's doubts and fears about the world, making the album much more introspective than what the band had done previously and giving it a philosophical and existential tone.
world.
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The album is noteworthy for having the most TroubledProduction of any work in the band's discography. The first sessions initially had Ken Nelson on production, continuing from ''Music/{{Parachutes}}'' and ''Music/ARushOfBloodToTheHead''. However, the band was dissatisfied with the resulting material, leading to them scrapping a lot of it and starting all over again, bringing Danton Supple to the role instead. With the band's necessity to perfect their craft, [[ToughActToFollow especially considering the success of the previous album]], plus internal conflicts, the exit of manager Phil Harvey and imposed deadlines made by Creator/{{EMI}} caused further complications for the band.
The album continues the {{arena rock}} sound from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' and introduces electronic elements, featuring an extensive use of synthesizers and multi-layered production. Its lyrics are much more introspective than on previous albums, focusing on vocalist Chris Martin's doubts and fears about the world, giving the album a philosophical and existential tone.
''X&Y'' was a commercial success upon release, becoming one of the highest-selling albums of 2005 and peaking at #1 in more than thirty countries. It also spawned the hits "Speed of Sound" and "Fix You". Critical reception, while positive, was less enthusiastic than previously, with a common opinion being that the album [[ItsTheSameSoItSucks sounded too much like the band's previous album but not as memorable]], with the biggest point of contention being the cited similarities between "Speed of Sound" and ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' single "Clocks".
The album continues the {{arena rock}} sound from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' and introduces electronic elements, featuring an extensive use of synthesizers and multi-layered production. Its lyrics are much more introspective than on previous albums, focusing on vocalist Chris Martin's doubts and fears about the world, giving the album a philosophical and existential tone.
''X&Y'' was a commercial success upon release, becoming one of the highest-selling albums of 2005 and peaking at #1 in more than thirty countries. It also spawned the hits "Speed of Sound" and "Fix You". Critical reception, while positive, was less enthusiastic than previously, with a common opinion being that the album [[ItsTheSameSoItSucks sounded too much like the band's previous album but not as memorable]], with the biggest point of contention being the cited similarities between "Speed of Sound" and ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' single "Clocks".
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The album is noteworthy for having the most TroubledProduction of any work in the band's discography. The first sessions initially had Ken Nelson on production, continuing from ''Music/{{Parachutes}}'' and ''Music/ARushOfBloodToTheHead''. However, the band was dissatisfied with the resulting material, leading to them scrapping a lot of it and starting all over again, bringing Danton Supple to the role of producer instead. With the band's necessity to perfect their craft, [[ToughActToFollow especially considering the success of the their previous album]], plus internal conflicts, the exit of manager Phil Harvey and imposed deadlines made by Creator/{{EMI}} caused further complications for the band.
The album continues the {{arena rock}} sound from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' and introduces electronic elements, featuring an extensive use of synthesizers and multi-layered production. Its lyricsare much more introspective than on previous albums, focusing largely focused on vocalist Chris Martin's doubts and fears about the world, giving making the album much more introspective than what the band had done previously and giving it a philosophical and existential tone.
''X&Y'' was a commercial success upon release, becoming one of the highest-selling albums of 2005 and peaking at #1 in more than thirty countries. It also spawned the hits "Speed of Sound" and "Fix You". Critical reception, while positive, was relatively lessenthusiastic than previously, enthusiastic, with a common opinion being that the album [[ItsTheSameSoItSucks sounded too much like the band's previous album but not as memorable]], with the biggest point of contention being the cited similarities between "Speed of Sound" and ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' single "Clocks".
The album continues the {{arena rock}} sound from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' and introduces electronic elements, featuring an extensive use of synthesizers and multi-layered production. Its lyrics
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Despite the album's success, [[CreatorBacklash the band doesn't feel as enthusiastic about the album in retrospect]], with Martin stating that he feels they didn't achieve their fullest potential with it; they have rarely played any song of it in subsequent tours apart from "Fix You".
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The album is noteworthy for having the band's most TroubledProduction of all of their discography. The first sessions initially had Ken Nelson on production, continuing from ''Music/{{Parachutes}}'' and ''Music/ARushOfBloodToTheHead''. However the band was dissatisfied with the material, resulting in them scrapping a lot of it and starting all over again, bringing Danton Supple to the role instead. With the band's necessity to perfect their craft, [[ToughActToFollow especially considering the success of the previous album]], plus internal conflicts, the exit of manager Phil Harvey and imposed deadlines made by Creator/{{EMI}} caused further complications for the band.
The album continues the {{arena rock}} sound from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'', and introduces electronic elements to their sound, featuring an extensive use of synthesizers and multi-layered production. Its lyrics are much more introspective than previous albums, focusing on Chris Martin's philosophical and existentialism doubts and fears about the world.
''X&Y'' was a commercial success upon release, becoming one of the best selling albums of 2005 and placing at number #1 in more than thirty countries. It also spawned the hits "Speed of Sound" and "Fix You". Critical reception, while positive, was less enthusiastic than previously, feeling that it sounded too much like the previous album but not as memorable, with the "Speed of Sound" and "Clocks" comparison being the biggest point of contention.
Despite the album's success, the band doesn't feel as enthusiastic about the album in retrospect, with Chris Martin feeling that they didn't achieve their fullest potential with it and rarely playing any song of it in subsequent tours.
The album continues the {{arena rock}} sound from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'', and introduces electronic elements to their sound, featuring an extensive use of synthesizers and multi-layered production. Its lyrics are much more introspective than previous albums, focusing on Chris Martin's philosophical and existentialism doubts and fears about the world.
''X&Y'' was a commercial success upon release, becoming one of the best selling albums of 2005 and placing at number #1 in more than thirty countries. It also spawned the hits "Speed of Sound" and "Fix You". Critical reception, while positive, was less enthusiastic than previously, feeling that it sounded too much like the previous album but not as memorable, with the "Speed of Sound" and "Clocks" comparison being the biggest point of contention.
Despite the album's success, the band doesn't feel as enthusiastic about the album in retrospect, with Chris Martin feeling that they didn't achieve their fullest potential with it and rarely playing any song of it in subsequent tours.
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The album is noteworthy for having the band's most TroubledProduction of all of their any work in the band's discography. The first sessions initially had Ken Nelson on production, continuing from ''Music/{{Parachutes}}'' and ''Music/ARushOfBloodToTheHead''. However However, the band was dissatisfied with the resulting material, resulting in leading to them scrapping a lot of it and starting all over again, bringing Danton Supple to the role instead. With the band's necessity to perfect their craft, [[ToughActToFollow especially considering the success of the previous album]], plus internal conflicts, the exit of manager Phil Harvey and imposed deadlines made by Creator/{{EMI}} caused further complications for the band.
The album continues the {{arena rock}} sound from ''A Rush of Blood to theHead'', Head'' and introduces electronic elements to their sound, elements, featuring an extensive use of synthesizers and multi-layered production. Its lyrics are much more introspective than on previous albums, focusing on vocalist Chris Martin's philosophical and existentialism doubts and fears about the world.
world, giving the album a philosophical and existential tone.
''X&Y'' was a commercial success upon release, becoming one of thebest selling highest-selling albums of 2005 and placing peaking at number #1 in more than thirty countries. It also spawned the hits "Speed of Sound" and "Fix You". Critical reception, while positive, was less enthusiastic than previously, feeling with a common opinion being that it the album [[ItsTheSameSoItSucks sounded too much like the band's previous album but not as memorable, memorable]], with the biggest point of contention being the cited similarities between "Speed of Sound" and "Clocks" comparison being ''A Rush of Blood to the biggest point of contention.
Head'' single "Clocks".
Despite the album's success, [[CreatorBacklash the band doesn't feel as enthusiastic about the album inretrospect, retrospect]], with Chris Martin feeling stating that he feels they didn't achieve their fullest potential with it and it; they rarely playing played any song of it in subsequent tours.
tours apart from "Fix You".
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The album is noteworthy of for having the band's most TroubledProduction of all of their discography. The first sessions had initially had Ken Nelson on production, continuing from ''Music/{{Parachutes}}'' and ''Music/ARushOfBloodToTheHead'', but ''Music/ARushOfBloodToTheHead''. However the band was dissatisfied with the material, resulting on in them scrapping a lot of it and starting all over again, bringing Danton Supple to the role instead. With the band's necessity to perfect their craft, [[ToughActToFollow especially considering the success of the previous album]], plus internal conflicts, the exit of manager Phil Harvey and imposed deadlines made by Creator/{{EMI}} caused further complications for the band.
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No relation to ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY''.
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''X&Y'' was a commercial success upon release, becoming one of the best selling albums of 2005 and placing at number #1 in more than thirty countries. It also spawned the hits "Speed of Sound" and "Fix You". Critical reception, while positive, was less enthusiastic than previously, feeling that it sounded too much like the previous album but not as memorable than it, memorable, with the "Speed of Sound" and "Clocks" comparison being the biggest point of contention.
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* SpaceRock: ''X&Y'' takes the sound of the previous album and expands it with elements of that make it closer to it. "Square One", "White Shadows", "Talk", "X&Y", "Speed of Sound" and the BSide "Things I Don't Understand" are arguably straight up examples of space rock.
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* SpaceRock: ''X&Y'' takes the sound of the previous album and expands it with elements of that make it closer to it. "Square One", "White Shadows", "Talk", "X&Y", "Speed of Sound" and the BSide "Things I Don't Understand" are arguably straight up examples of space rock.rock.
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** "If you never try, (then) you'll never know" appears twice on the same album, ''X&Y'', in both "Speed of Sound" and "Fix You".
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The album is noteworthy of having the band's most TroubledProduction of all of their discography. The first sessions had initially Ken Nelson on production, continuing from ''Music/{{Parachutes}}'' and ''Music/ARushOfBloodToTheHead'', but the band was dissatisfied with the material, resulting on them scrapping a lot of it and starting all over again, bringing Danton Supple to the role instead. With the band's necessity to perfect their craft, [[ToughActToFollow especially considering the success of the previous album]], plus internal conflicts, the exit of manager Phil Harvey and imposed deadlines made by Creator/{{EMI}} caused further complications for the band.
The album continues the {{arena rock}} sound from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'', and introduces electronic elements to their sound, featuring an extensive use of synthesizers and multi-layered production. Its lyrics are much more introspective than previous albums, focusing on Chris Martin's philosophical and existentialism doubts and fears about the world.
''X&Y'' was a commercial success upon release, becoming one of the best selling albums of 2005 and placing at number #1 in more than thirty countries. It also spawned the hits "Speed of Sound" and "Fix You". Critical reception, while positive, was less enthusiastic than previously, feeling that it sounded too much like the previous album but not as memorable than it, with the "Speed of Sound" and "Clocks" comparison being the biggest point of contention.
Despite the album's success, the band doesn't feel as enthusiastic about the album in retrospect, with Chris Martin feeling that they didn't achieve their fullest potential with it and rarely playing any song of it in subsequent tours.
The album continues the {{arena rock}} sound from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'', and introduces electronic elements to their sound, featuring an extensive use of synthesizers and multi-layered production. Its lyrics are much more introspective than previous albums, focusing on Chris Martin's philosophical and existentialism doubts and fears about the world.
''X&Y'' was a commercial success upon release, becoming one of the best selling albums of 2005 and placing at number #1 in more than thirty countries. It also spawned the hits "Speed of Sound" and "Fix You". Critical reception, while positive, was less enthusiastic than previously, feeling that it sounded too much like the previous album but not as memorable than it, with the "Speed of Sound" and "Clocks" comparison being the biggest point of contention.
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-> ''You're in control, is there anywhere you wanna go?''
-> ''You're in control, is there anything you wanna know?''
-> ''The future's for discovering''
-> ''The space in which we're travelling''
-->--"Square One"
''X&Y'' is the third album by English AlternativeRock band Music/{{Coldplay}}, released in 2005.
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!!Tracklist:
# "Square One" (4:47)
# "What If" (4:57)
# "White Shadows" (5:28)
# "Fix You" (4:54)
# "Talk" (5:11)
# "X&Y" (4:34)
# "Speed of Sound" (4:48)
# "A Message" (4:45)
# "Low" (5:32)
# "The Hardest Part" (4:25)
# "Swallowed in the Sea" (3:58)
# "Twisted Logic" (5:01)
# "Til Kingdom Come" (4:10) (hidden track)
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!!See it in a new trope rising, see it break on your horizon
* AlbumTitleDrop: Subverted, although it has a TitleTrack, the lyrics "X and Y" actually appear in the BSide "The World Turned Upside Down".
* AlienSky: Invoked in "Speed of Sound":
--> ''Look up, I look up at night''\\
''Planets are moving at the speed of light''
* DeathByMusicVideo: The video for "Talk" ends with the band in their UFO being eaten by a giant robot because one of the members stole its power knob earlier.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The video for "Talk", invoking the style of early sci-fi movies, where the band is traveling in a FlyingSaucer and wake up a giant robot. [[EatenAlive Which then eats their ship, with them in it]].
* EatenAlive: In the music video for "Talk", the band members suffer this fate at the hands of a giant toy robot at the end -- though to be fair, one of the band members stole a knob from the robot.
* HiddenTrack: The album-closing hidden song "Til Kingdom Come" (left off the tracklist, but credited as [[LuckyCharmsTitle "+"]] on the disc and booklet) is uniquely given its own standalone track.
* InTheStyleOf: Chris has retroactively admitted to "Speed of Sound" most directly stemming from listening to a lot of Music/KateBush, with the song's drumbeat taking explicit leads from Bush's song "Running Up That Hill".
* LuckyCharmsTitle: "Til Kingdom Come", [[HiddenTrack while officially left off the track list]], is credited as "+" in the ''X&Y'' disc label and album booklet.
** "If you never try, (then) you'll never know" appears twice on the same album, ''X&Y'', in both "Speed of Sound" and "Fix You".
* {{Sampling}}: "Talk" takes its main riff from Music/{{Kraftwerk}}'s "Computer Love", reproduced on electric guitar.
* SpaceRock: ''X&Y'' takes the sound of the previous album and expands it with elements of that make it closer to it. "Square One", "White Shadows", "Talk", "X&Y", "Speed of Sound" and the BSide "Things I Don't Understand" are arguably straight up examples of space rock.
[[caption-width-right:500:"''You and me are drifting in outer space...Together''"]]
-> ''You're in control, is there anywhere you wanna go?''
-> ''You're in control, is there anything you wanna know?''
-> ''The future's for discovering''
-> ''The space in which we're travelling''
-->--"Square One"
''X&Y'' is the third album by English AlternativeRock band Music/{{Coldplay}}, released in 2005.
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!!Tracklist:
# "Square One" (4:47)
# "What If" (4:57)
# "White Shadows" (5:28)
# "Fix You" (4:54)
# "Talk" (5:11)
# "X&Y" (4:34)
# "Speed of Sound" (4:48)
# "A Message" (4:45)
# "Low" (5:32)
# "The Hardest Part" (4:25)
# "Swallowed in the Sea" (3:58)
# "Twisted Logic" (5:01)
# "Til Kingdom Come" (4:10) (hidden track)
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!!See it in a new trope rising, see it break on your horizon
* AlbumTitleDrop: Subverted, although it has a TitleTrack, the lyrics "X and Y" actually appear in the BSide "The World Turned Upside Down".
* AlienSky: Invoked in "Speed of Sound":
--> ''Look up, I look up at night''\\
''Planets are moving at the speed of light''
* DeathByMusicVideo: The video for "Talk" ends with the band in their UFO being eaten by a giant robot because one of the members stole its power knob earlier.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The video for "Talk", invoking the style of early sci-fi movies, where the band is traveling in a FlyingSaucer and wake up a giant robot. [[EatenAlive Which then eats their ship, with them in it]].
* EatenAlive: In the music video for "Talk", the band members suffer this fate at the hands of a giant toy robot at the end -- though to be fair, one of the band members stole a knob from the robot.
* HiddenTrack: The album-closing hidden song "Til Kingdom Come" (left off the tracklist, but credited as [[LuckyCharmsTitle "+"]] on the disc and booklet) is uniquely given its own standalone track.
* InTheStyleOf: Chris has retroactively admitted to "Speed of Sound" most directly stemming from listening to a lot of Music/KateBush, with the song's drumbeat taking explicit leads from Bush's song "Running Up That Hill".
* LuckyCharmsTitle: "Til Kingdom Come", [[HiddenTrack while officially left off the track list]], is credited as "+" in the ''X&Y'' disc label and album booklet.
** "If you never try, (then) you'll never know" appears twice on the same album, ''X&Y'', in both "Speed of Sound" and "Fix You".
* {{Sampling}}: "Talk" takes its main riff from Music/{{Kraftwerk}}'s "Computer Love", reproduced on electric guitar.
* SpaceRock: ''X&Y'' takes the sound of the previous album and expands it with elements of that make it closer to it. "Square One", "White Shadows", "Talk", "X&Y", "Speed of Sound" and the BSide "Things I Don't Understand" are arguably straight up examples of space rock.
