History TearJerker / ColdPlay

** "All I Can Think About You". From Chris' vocals to the lyrics (especially the chorus and the last line in the outro) to the way it ends.

** [[LonelyPianoPiece "Fly On"]] was supposedly written as a tribute to Chris Martin's children. Keep that in mind when you think about how the rest of the album centers around the dissolving of his relationship with Gwenth Paltrow.

** When Coldplay [[https://youtu.be/wPKbuDFC1Rs performed it]] in the ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' Season 48 episode hosted by Creator/PedroPascal, they dedicated it to his mother, Veronica Pascal, who died while the future TV star was just a 20-something upstart.

** When Coldplay [[https://youtu.be/wPKbuDFC1Rs performed it]] in the ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' Season 48 episode hosted by Creator/PedroPascal, they dedicated it to his mother, Veronica Pascal, who died while he was still in his 20s.

** This song is especially poignant when you realize that Chris Martin's then-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, had lost her father recently and the song was made for her.

* "We Never Change". The idealistic lyrics are [[UpToEleven sadder than sad.]]

[[Music/{{Coldplay}} This popular post-Britpop band]] [[TearJerker can make people cry]].

* "Fix You" is a major one, and it's a good song for dedicating to one's offspring "who had a tough year"...
** This song is especially poignant when you realize that Chris Martin's then-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, had lost her father recently and the song was made for her.
* "Warning Sign" from ''Music/ARushOfBloodToTheHead'' is another one, describing a broken relationship. The ending is especially heartbreaking. Also, making this worse is that according to a Website/YouTube comment it was Paul Walker's favourite song.

* "'Till Kingdom Come" can also make one tear up... partially because it was written for Johnny Cash to sing, but he died before he got the chance to record it.
** Chris Martin's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz8tJDQxcpk solo performance]] of the song at Beau Biden's funeral, an incredible rendition made a thousand times sadder by the unimaginably tragic circumstances.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1rYmzQ8C9Q Christmas Lights]], especially during the Christmas season.
* "Violet Hill" might be another one, with its lamentation of political problems. in the Although, it might also be a good song to play when you ''really really'' want to hit someone -- but you know it's not a good idea.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5a51OonZDE All Your Friends]] is a somber song about the soldiers of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI being thrown into a conflict they barely understood, gunned down by the millions. The music video features real clips of the conflict and pans to several grave shots as it pays tribute to the dead.

* "Don't Panic," as well. It forlornly tells the story of the world ending, and the sadness is driven home with the bitterly sarcastic chorus ("we live in a beautiful world") and the ending ("everybody here's got somebody to lean on"). Made even sadder by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haWZnwFqDkQ Clairity’s cinematic cover]].
* "Trouble", one of the band's more forlorn-sounding singles.
* "Sparks", but maybe for the reason that it sounds comforting to cry to, rather than provoking any tears.
* "We Never Change". The idealistic lyrics are [[UpToEleven sadder than sad.]]
* New song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjONy_4Bz08 "Us Against the World"]]. ''Parachutes''-style acoustics + desperate, yet hopeful lyrics + ''beautiful'' vocal harmonies near the end = ManlyTears.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-KsutWy3UU "Moving to Mars"]]. "We won't see the earth again..."
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKNxeF4KMsY "Yellow"]] can range from being a pretty depressing song to the happiest song you've ever heard, depending on who you are and how you interpret it.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN6Hl_3xDsg “Ladder to the Sun”]] is pretty sad no matter how you look at it, ranging from lost/unrequited love, to being left behind after you loved one has passed on. Almost never fails to elicit all of my feels.
** The fact that we'll probably never see a studio version of this track is cause for sadness as well
* "Up in Flames" is ''devastating''. Especially when Chris sings the last line sounding like he's about to break into tears.
* "Paradise" in the heartwarming sense...
** It can also be read in a heartbreaking sense, as well. The lyrics seem to refer to the disappointment we all feel when our childhood dreams end up never coming true, and how we rely on fantasy to escape from the depressing mundanity of our lives.
* Their tribute to the Music/BeastieBoys. The first time they covered [[Music/LicensedToIll "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)"]] was a light-hearted get-well-soon tribute, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVr4UP9ntLs when they covered it after MCA's death]], they managed to turn it into a heartbreaking performance. Even those who feel that a party song performed as a piano ballad is silly feel it's a sweet tribute.
--> I said Mom you're just jealous, it's the Beastie Boys
--> I said Mom you're just jealous, it's the Beastie Boys
--> And so we're sending all our love to the Beastie Boys
** They gave a similar tribute to the late Creator/GeneWilder less than a day after it was announced that he had passed, when Chris ad libbed a couple of bars of [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory "Pure Imagination"]] at the end of one performance of "The Scientist."
* The warm, soothing beginning of "Life in Technicolor".

* The whole of "Politik", with its soft mournful mood and bleak ending. Of course it was used as an ending song on ''Series/ColdCase''.

* "I Ran Away", a relatively well-known b-side to "The Scientist" about neglect. It's especially devastating when the whole song just explodes at the end.
* Another one is "Gravity", a b-side to "Talk" that was eventually given to Embrace. However, that band cannot even come close to capturing the haunting, raw emotion expressed in Coldplay's more stripped-down version. It's especially painful when Chris sings the second verse.
--> I can hear your heart beating
--> I can hear that sound
--> And I can't help thinking
--> And I won't look now
* There's also "Wish I Was Here" from the film of the same name, featuring Music/CatPower on lead vocals. Just a point of advice, try not to listen to this song if you feel like you don't belong where you currently are. You just might bawl your eyes out.
--> Every road that's wrong seems like the road i'm on
--> Every sign just seems unclear
--> Won't you come switch me on? Don't know where i've gone
--> And I... I wish I was here

* Their version of "Gravity", which only exists as a B-Side, is a sad one, more so the original version by Embrace.

* "Trouble in Town" is a downer on its own, but the music video is a very somber MatureAnimalStory about a fox having to deal with police brutality from overzealous cats working for maniacal pigs. In the process, many animals lose faith in their nation.

* As well as "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Kd7IGPyeg The Scientist]]", depending on your mood. The video doesn't help much. It slowly makes the situation look worse and worse until it slaps you in the face.

* ''Be my mirror, my sword and shield, my missionaries in a foreign field/For some reason I can't explain, I know St. Peter won't call my name/Never an honest word: that was when I ruled the world''.

* "Violet Hill" might be another one. Although, it might also be a good song to play when you ''really really'' want to hit someone -- but you know it's not a good idea.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5a51OonZDE All Your Friends]] is a somber song about the sodliers of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI being thrown into a conflict they barely understood, gunned down by the millions. The music video features real clips of the conflict and pans to several grave shots as it pays tribute to the dead.
* "What If"

* "Trouble". Just try listening to it. Just try.

* Pretty much the entire ''Ghost Stories'' album is a massive tear jerker, considering it's a concept album about a breakup and was released a month or two after Creator/GwynethPaltrow and Chris Martin's divorce. But to be specific:
** "True Love". The fact that Chris sounds as if he's on the verge of tears makes it even more of a tear jerker.

** "Oceans". Nuff said.
** "Fly On" was supposedly written as a tribute to Chris Martin's children. Keep that in mind when you think about how the rest of the album centers around the dissolving of his relationship with Gwenth Paltrow.
** Then you get to the hidden track "O", an absolutely spine-chilling ambient piece that actually features Apple Martin, Chris' daughter, on ''[[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments lead vocals]]''.
--> "[[TheStinger Don't ever let go...]]"

* From their recent Kaleidoscope EP:

* "Up in Flames" is ''devastating'' Especially when Chris sings the last line.

* "Don't Panic," as well. It forlornly tells the story of the world ending, and the sadness is driven home with the bitterly sarcastic chorus ("we live in a beautiful world") and the ending ("everybody here's got somebody to lean on").

** Then you get to the hidden track "O", an absolutely spine-chilling ambient piece that actually features Apple Martin, Chris' daughter, on ''[[HeartwarmingMoments lead vocals]]''.

* "Amazing Day" from ''A Head Full of Dreams'' can count as this in either a sad or [[HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming]] sense, depending on your perspective of the song.

** "Fun" might be about Chris' disappointingly brief relationship with Creator/JenniferLawrence, which was supposedly interrupted by Gwenth Paltrow. Even with Tove Lo being featured on the track it's still hard to listen to.

*** It's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPNTC7uZYrI released music video]] counts as well; the beautifully edited shots of children chasing each other in space, sea animals floating around in New York and giant athletes diving into whole oceans can truly serve as [[HeartwarmingMoments a reminder of the more beautiful parts of what some would interpret as a shitty world we live in]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfItieG57uw This very recent and spontaneous live rendition]] tops the original version in every possible way, especially given the circumstances of the performance.[[note]]It was performed to protest the infamous Brexit decision made by the British government, with Chris saying "Please forgive their [Britain's] mistakes." shortly before beginning the song.[[/note]]

* More recently, there's "Wish I Was Here" from the film of the same name, featuring Music/CatPower on lead vocals. Just a point of advice, try not to listen to this song if you feel like you don't belong where you currently are. You just might bawl your eyes out.

*** It's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPNTC7uZYrI recently-released music video]] counts as well; the beautifully edited shots of children chasing each other in space, sea animals floating around in New York and giant athletes diving into whole oceans can truly serve as [[HeartwarmingMoments a reminder of the more beautiful parts of what some would interpret as a shitty world we live in]].

* Their tribute to the Music/BeastieBoys. The first time they covered [[Music/LicensedToIll "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)"]] was a light-hearted get-well-soon tribute, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVr4UP9ntLs when they covered it after Adam "MCA" Yauch's death]], they managed to turn it into a heartbreaking performance. Even those who feel that a party song performed as a piano ballad is silly feel it's a sweet tribute.

** This song is especially poignant when you realize that Chris Martin's then current wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, had lost her father recently and the song was made for her.

* Pretty much the entire ''Ghost Stories'' album is a massive tear jerker, considering it's a concept album about a breakup and was released a month or two after GwynethPaltrow and Chris Martin's divorce. But to be specific: