A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD

'''A Rush of Blood to the Head''' is the second album by English rock band Coldplay, released on August 26, 2002 in the UK and on August 27 in the U.S.. It was as successful as, if not more than, its predecessor, ''Parachutes'', debuting at #1 in the United Kingdom, moving 273,000 copies, and at #5 in the United States, moving 144,000 copies in the first week.
The album includes "guitar-pop" singles ("In My Place", "God Put a Smile upon Your Face"), ballads ("The Scientist", "Warning Sign"), and acoustic songs ("Green Eyes"). However, the U2-esque epic rock of the album's opening track "Politik," the synth-driven "Clocks", and the loud guitars of "A Whisper" were seen to extend the band's musical range. The album also had greater use of piano than Coldplay's debut album or that of many other rock bands popular at the time. "Clocks," a song centered around a cyclic piano riff and included on the album only at the last minute, ultimately became the band's largest hit to date, earning the band a Grammy for Record of the Year.
''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' won the 2002 Grammy for Best Alternative Album. The album received generally excellent reviews, and many critics considered it better than Coldplay's first album, ''Parachutes''.

Contents

Track listing

Certifications, peaks and sales

Awards

Release

References

External links

Track listing

All songs written by Berryman, Buckland, Champion and Martin.
#"Politik" – 5:18
#"In My Place" – 3:48
#"God Put a Smile upon Your Face" – 4:57
#"The Scientist" – 5:09
#"Clocks" – 5:07
#"Daylight" – 5:27
#"Green Eyes" – 3:43
#"Warning Sign" – 5:31
#"A Whisper" – 3:58
#"A Rush of Blood to the Head" – 5:51
#"Amsterdam" – 5:19

Certifications, peaks and sales

Country	Peak position	Certification (if any)	Sales/shipments
Argentina	1	2x Platinum [1]	80,000+
Australia		5x Platinum [2]	350,000+
Austria	10	Platinum [3]	30,000+
Belgium		2x Platinum [4]	100,000+
Brazil		Gold [5]	50,000+
Canada		4x Platinum [6]	400,000+
Denmark	1	Gold [7]	20,000+
Finland	4	Gold [8]	16,708+
France	4	2x Gold [9]	200,000+
Germany		3x Gold [10]	450,000+
Mexico		Platinum [11]	150,000+
Netherlands	3	Platinum [12]	80,000+
New Zealand	2	4x Platinum [13]	60,000+
Norway	1
Portugal	8	Platinum [14]	20,000+
Sweden	5	Gold [15]	30,000+
Switzerland	1	Gold [16]	20,000+
United Kingdom		7x Platinum [17]	2,100,000+
United States		4x Platinum	4,400,000+ [18]

Awards

Year	Award	Category
2002	Q Awards	Best Album
2003	BRIT Awards	Best British Album
2003	Grammy Awards	Best Alternative Music Album
2003	Grammy Awards	Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - "In My Place"
2004	Grammy Awards	Record of the Year - "Clocks"

Release

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	August 12 2002	Toshiba-EMI	CD	TOCP 66020
United Kingdom	August 26 2002	Parlophone	LP	5405041
			CD	5405042
United States	August 27 2002	Capitol	CD	CDP 7243 5 40504 2 8

References

★ Roach, Martin (2003). ''Coldplay: Nobody Said It Was Easy''. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-9810-8.

External links

★ ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' lyrics