After independently releasing an extended play, Safety (1998), Coldplay signed with Parlophone in 1999. The band's debut album, Parachutes (2000), included their breakthrough single "Yellow" and received a Brit Award for British Album of the Year, a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album and a Mercury Prize nomination. Their second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), won the same accolades and included "Clocks", which earned a Grammy Award for Record of the Year. In 2005, they released X&Y; the album was marked by a troubled production and various delays, completing what the band considered a trilogy as well. Coldplay's fourth effort, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), received a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album and their first Album of the Year nomination, while its title track was the first British group song to reach number-one in the United Kingdom and United States simultaneously in the 21st century. Both X&Y and Viva la Vida were the best-selling albums of their respective years, topping the charts in more than 30 countries each.
Since then, Coldplay further diversified their sound with the subsequent releases Mylo Xyloto (2011), Ghost Stories (2014), A Head Full of Dreams (2015), Everyday Life (2019) and Music of the Spheres (2021). Each album presented a unique theme and added new musical styles to the band's original repertoire, including electronica, ambient, pop, R&B, funk, classical, jazz fusion, and progressive rock. They are also known for "euphoric" live performances, which NME said are when the band "come alive and make the most sense". To celebrate their 20th anniversary in 2018, a career-spanning documentary directed by Mat Whitecross was premiered at selected cinemas, featuring previously unseen behind-the-scenes footage.
With 100 million albums sold worldwide, Coldplay are the most successful band of the 21st century and one of the best-selling music acts of all time. According to Fuse, they are also the sixth-most awarded group in history. Other notable achievements include the seventh-highest-grossing tour of all time, three of the 50 highest-selling albums ever in the United Kingdom, the most number-one records in the country without ever missing the top, most nominations and wins for a band in Brit Awards history, and becoming the first British group to debut at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100. Coldplay are considered one of the most influential bands of the 21st century as well, with Forbes describing them as the standard for the current alternative scene. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included A Rush of Blood to the Head on their "200 Definitive Albums" list and the single "Yellow" is part of their "Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll" exhibition for being one of the most successful and important recordings in the industry. In spite of their popularity and impact, Coldplay have earned a reputation as polarizing music icons.
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Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldplay
Studio albums
Parachutes (2000)
A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)
X&Y (2005)
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008)
Mylo Xyloto (2011)
Ghost Stories (2014)
A Head Full of Dreams (2015)
Everyday Life (2019)
Music of the Spheres (2021)
The Hardest Part
Coldplay Lyrics
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Was letting go, not taking part
Was the hardest part
And the strangest thing
Was waiting for that bell to ring
It was the strangest start
Bittersweet I could taste in my mouth
Silver lining the cloud
Oh and I
I wish that I could work it out
And the hardest part
Was letting go, not taking part
You really broke my heart, oh
And I tried to sing
But I couldn't think of anything
And that was the hardest part, oh
I could feel it go down
You left the sweetest taste in my mouth
You're silver lining the clouds
Oh and I
Oh and I
I wonder what it's all about
I wonder what it's all about
Everything I know is wrong
Everything I do, it's just comes undone
And everything is torn apart
Oh and it's the hardest part
That's the hardest part
Yeah that's the hardest part
That's the hardest part
The lyrics to Coldplay's song "The Hardest Part" describe the pain and confusion of ending a relationship. The lead singer reflects on the difficulties of letting go and not taking part in the relationship anymore. He acknowledges that waiting for the inevitable end was strange and he could feel things changing between them. The feelings are bittersweet, with a silver lining representing the good times they shared together. He wishes that he could work out the issues they had and not feel the pain of letting go.
As the song progresses, the singer recalls his attempts to move on from the relationship, but he is struggling to let go of the memories they had together. The hardest part for him is accepting that the relationship is over and trying to find a way to move on from it. He attempts to express his emotions through singing but found it difficult to do so, as his mind was preoccupied with the past. The song ends with him feeling lost, confused, and wondering what it's all about.
Overall, the poignant lyrics of "The Hardest Part" convey the universal struggle of dealing with the end of a relationship and the pain that comes with it.
Line by Line Meaning
And the hardest part
Was letting go, not taking part
Was the hardest part
The most difficult thing was to accept that it's better to move on rather than being involved in a destructive relationship
And the strangest thing
Was waiting for that bell to ring
It was the strangest start
The most bizarre thing was to wait for a sign that this relationship could work out instead of just ending it right away
I could feel it go down
Bittersweet I could taste in my mouth
Silver lining the cloud
Oh and I
I wish that I could work it out
I could sense the end of our relationship coming, and although it was bittersweet, I still tried to find the good in the situation and wished we could find a solution to our problems
And the hardest part
Was letting go, not taking part
You really broke my heart, oh
The most difficult thing was to let go of our relationship, and not staying involved in it even though you hurt me deeply
And I tried to sing
But I couldn't think of anything
And that was the hardest part, oh
I attempted to move past our relationship and express my emotions through music, but I couldn't find the words to describe the pain I was going through
I could feel it go down
You left the sweetest taste in my mouth
You're silver lining the clouds
Oh and I
Oh and I
I wonder what it's all about
I wonder what it's all about
I could sense our relationship was coming to an end, but you still left a good impression on me, and I couldn't understand why we couldn't make it work out
Everything I know is wrong
Everything I do, it's just comes undone
And everything is torn apart
Oh and it's the hardest part
That's the hardest part
Yeah that's the hardest part
That's the hardest part
I believed everything was fine before, but now that our relationship is ending, everything feels like it's falling apart, and it's the most challenging thing to deal with
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Christopher Anthony John Martin, Guy Rupert Berryman, Jonathan Mark Buckland, William Champion
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LETRAS/LYRICS
And the hardest part
Was letting go, not taking part
Was the hardest part
And the strangest thing
Was waiting for that bell to ring
It was the strangest start
I could feel it go down
Bittersweet I could taste in my mouth
Silver lining the cloud
Oh and I
I wish that I could work it out
And the hardest part
Was letting go, not taking part
You really broke my heart, oh
And I tried to sing
But I couldn't think of anything
And that was the hardest part, oh
I could feel it go down
You left the sweetest taste in my mouth
You're silver lining the clouds
Oh and I
Oh and I
I wonder what it's all about
I wonder what it's all about
Everything I know is wrong
Everything I do, it's just comes undone
And everything is torn apart
Oh and it's the hardest part
That's the hardest part
Yeah that's the hardest part
That's the hardest part
@aimearnaudarsene375
And the hardest part
Was letting go, not taking part
Was the hardest part
And the strangest thing
Was waiting for that bell to ring
It was the strangest start
I could feel it go down
Bittersweet, I could taste in my mouth
Silver lining the cloud
Oh and I
I wish that I could work it out
And the hardest part
Was letting go, not taking part
You really broke my heart, oh
And I tried to sing
But I couldn't think of anything
And that was the hardest part, oh, oh
I could feel it go down
You left the sweetest taste in my mouth
You're a silver lining the clouds
Oh and I
Oh and I
I wonder what it's all about
I wonder what it's all about
Everything I know is wrong
Everything I do, it just comes undone
And everything is torn apart
Oh and it's the hardest part
That's the hardest part
Yeah that's the hardest part
That's the hardest part
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The music video for "The Hardest Part" was shot on 3 March 2006 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The video uses footage from the television series Attitudes, a series aired on the Lifetime television network, from 1985–1991. The video is digitally enhanced to appear as though Coldplay is performing the music alongside the act appearing on stage.
American actress Linda Dano, who played Felicia Gallant on the US soap opera Another World, is also featured.
The dancers on the stage are 84 years old Barbara Moseley and 25 years old Gene Spencer whose performance was actually filmed in 1990.
The music video was directed by Mary Wigmore.
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Or do not want to. I never mentioned my comment was clever or something.
@jerrypie
***** Not many people think of looking up the wikis of random music videos, it was nice of him to tell that interesting fact about the video. Why so bitter, man?
@rubenhaugland2220
Thank you for information
@shojivic
Thanks for the information! Coldplay was integrated so smoothly, I couldn't tell.. although I did notice and wonder why everyone looked so '90s.' Ha!
@abdullahalqattan3148
oh look at me I'm a photoshop geek.
@jorgeantonioandrade4228
This is the most underrated Coldplay's song ever. I can't describe all the feelings it creates inside me. It also keeps getting better and better every time I hear it.
@TarekRahmanKhantrk
so perfectly described....
@justinperez8903
I agree. I always find myself coming back to it at different stages in my life.
@agustin5650
@@justinperez8903 relatable