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Release Date
11 May 2005
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Length
3 tracks
"Speed of Sound" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their third studio album X&Y (2005). Constructed around a piano and guitar riff, the song builds into a huge, synthesizer-heavy chorus. The song was met with a polarised response from critics. PopMatters felt that the song "comes close to sounding too safe, almost like the band is on autopilot." Several critics felt that the song resembled Coldplay's earlier single "Clocks". The music video debuted on 23 May 2005. It opens in pitch-black, followed by a light framing Martin as he reaches skyward out of the shadows. The scene then shifts to the band, as they play the song. When Martin spread his hands, the two-storey-high LED lights erupt in a colour of rainbow hues. The LED background changes colours as the band continues. The video concludes its ending with the band lined up, one-by-one, and the LED set displaying a white light background.
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