X&Y

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X&Y
Studio album by Coldplay
Released	June 6, 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Britpop, alternative rock
Length	62:32
Label	EMI, Parlophone, Capitol
Producer(s)	Coldplay Danton Supple Ken Nelson (4 tracks)
Coldplay chronology
Live 2003 (2003)	X&Y (2005)
Alternate cover
Japanese cover

X&Y is the third album by English rock band Coldplay, first released in various countries in early June 2005. The first single from the album, "Speed of Sound", was released on CD on May 23, 2005. The single first premiered on BBC Radio 1 with Steve Lamacq on the evening of April 18, 2005."Speed of Sound" was released on several online music stores the same day, and was released on the iTunes Music Store the following day. The album debuted at the top of the UK Album Chart, with 464,471 over-the-counter first week sales to place second all-time behind Oasis' Be Here Now, which moved 695,761 units in its 1997 release (see 1997 in music). It also became the band's first U.S. chart-topper, selling 737,000 units in its first week of release. X&Y was the best-selling album worldwide in 2005 according to the IFPI; it shifted 8.3 million units during the year. The album fell off of the Billboard Hot 200 Charts in September 2006 with sales of just under 3 million in the United States. This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Naming of the album.

According to lead singer Chris Martin, the title X&Y is based on the ups and downs of his everyday life. Martin says "My whole day is a mixture of optimism and pessimism in its most extreme forms. And that’s what X&Y is to me. It’s two sides. I like the fact they’re very strong letters, very clear."

Track listing

All songs written by Berryman/Buckland/Champion/Martin, except where noted.

1. "Square One" – 4:47
2. "What If" – 4:57
3. "White Shadows" – 5:28
4. "Fix You" – 4:55
5. "Talk" (Berryman/Buckland/Champion/Martin/Hutter/Bartos/Schult) – 5:11
6. "X&Y" – 4:34
7. "Speed of Sound" – 4:48
8. "A Message" – 4:45
9. "Low" – 5:32
10. "The Hardest Part" – 4:25
11. "Swallowed in the Sea" – 3:59
12. "Twisted Logic" – 5:01, actual song ends at 4:26, followed by silence
13. "'Til Kingdom Come" – 4:10

    Christopher Anthony John Martin

Background information
Born	March 2, 1977 Devon, England
Genre(s)	Alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Vocalist, Producer, Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Label(s)	Parlophone, Capitol
Associated acts	Coldplay