God Put a Smile upon Your Face
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| "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" | ||
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| Single by Coldplay | ||
| from the album A Rush of Blood to the Head | ||
| Released | July 14, 2003 (Canada, EU) | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | ? | |
| Genre | Alternative | |
| Length | 4:57 | |
| Label | Parlophone | |
| Producer(s) | Ken Nelson Coldplay |
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| Chart positions | ||
| Coldplay singles chronology | ||
| "Clocks" (2003) |
"God Put a Smile upon Your Face" (2003) |
"Speed of Sound" (2005) |
| A Rush of Blood to the Head track listing | ||
| "In My Place" (2) |
"God Put a Smile upon Your Face" (3) |
"The Scientist" (4) |
"God Put a Smile upon Your Face" is the fourth single from Coldplay's 2002 album, A Rush of Blood to the Head. Regional singles were released for Canada, Europe, Australia, and an enhanced version for Taiwan. Promo singles were released for UK and U.S..
The single cover features bassist Guy Berryman, art-directed by Sølve Sundsbø. The song was originally titled "Your Guess Is As Good As Mine" and was not intended to make the final cut on the album.
This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "God Put a Smile upon Your Face"
- "Murder"
[edit] Music video
The music video featured scenes of the band performing with the narrative of a distressed businessman (played by Paddy Considine) literally fading into obscurity. Like "The Scientist", the video was directed by Jamie Thraves. [1]
[edit] Quotes
Chris Martin on "God Put A Smile Upon Your Face": "That came out of playing live and wanting to have something with a bit more bounce. We were really getting into things like P.J. Harvey and Muse - things with a bit more energy." [2]
[edit] Trivia
- When Coldplay performed this song in Sydney on the 27th of June 2006 (The day the Socceroos lost to Italy in the World Cup), they changed the second line to "It shouldn't have been a penalty in the first place" and in a show of support to the crowd and the Socceroos were to proclaim "We never liked Spaghetti much anyway!"
[edit] External links
| Coldplay |
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| Chris Martin • Jonny Buckland • Guy Berryman • Will Champion
Studio Albums: Parachutes • A Rush of Blood to the Head • X&Y Live albums and EPs: Safety EP • Brothers & Sisters EP • The Blue Room EP • Trouble Live EP • Live 2003 Compilations: Castles • The Singles 1999-2006 Singles: "Ode to Deodorant" • "Brothers & Sisters" • "Shiver" • "Yellow" • "Trouble" • "Don't Panic" • "In My Place" • "The Scientist" • "Clocks" • "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" • "Speed of Sound" • "Fix You" • "Talk" • "The Hardest Part • "What If" Tours
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