Some bands are reluctant to admit that they take things from other artists and bands that they listen to and we're shameless in that respect, we don't mind telling." In a separate interview, bassist Guy Berryman said: "We were really trying to recreate the drums on that song for this song, and the chords. I just had my daughter up also, and was kind of feeling in a sense of awe and wonderment, so the song is kind of a Kate Bush song about miracles." The drumbeat of the song was inspired by Bush's 1985 song " Running Up that Hill". In an interview, Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin revealed that the song was written in mid-2004 and was inspired by Martin's daughter, Apple, and English alternative rock singer Kate Bush: "That's a song where we were listening to a lot of Kate Bush last summer, and we wanted a song which had a lot of tom-toms in it.
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"Speed of Sound" was also notable as the billionth download from the iTunes Store. The track's music video was nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards. The song won a Brit Award in the category for Best British Single in 2006. "Speed of Sound" was recognised Song of the Year by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and it was nominated twice at the 48th Grammy Awards. In the United States, it debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, their first top ten hit in the country, and their most successful song until " Viva la Vida" reached number one in 2008. Upon the song's release, it charted in the UK Singles Chart in the number two position. The song was released in the UK on 23 May with two B-sides: "Things I Don't Understand" and "Proof".Ĭoldplay vocalist Chris Martin admitted that the song was developed after the band had listened to English art rock singer Kate Bush.
"Speed of Sound" made its radio premiere on BBC Radio 1 with Lamacq on 19 April, then was serviced to US radio on 18 April 2005. It was released by Parlophone Records as the lead single from the album. Constructed around a piano and guitar riff, the song builds into a huge, synthesiser-heavy chorus. It was written by all members of the band for their third studio album, X&Y (2005). " Speed of Sound" is a song by British rock band Coldplay.
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