Coldplay - Don't Panic

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"Don't Panic" is a song written and recorded by British alternative rock band Coldplay. Originally titled "Panic", the earliest known version of the song existed in 1998, performed live during the band's first gig in the same year. It had a different melody, and was included in the band's second EP, The Blue Room. The track was reproduced by Coldplay and British producer Ken Nelson for the band's debut studio album, Parachutes.

Following their successful releases in 2000, Coldplay and their record label Parlophone thought there was enough exposure of the album in the United Kingdom. Thus, the decision of releasing a fourth single would be for regions that had not been overdosed by the hit singles "Yellow" and "Trouble". They settled on "Don't Panic", which at the time was an audience favorite. The single was released in some European regions, and the United Kingdom only received a promo edition. The critical reception of the song was generally positive.

On 19 July 2011, the song was played as a wake-up call to STS-135 Space Shuttle Atlantis Pilot Doug Hurley as a tribute from his wife and family, marking the last ever wake-up call for a crew visiting the International Space Station from the Space Shuttle fleet.

Origins and production

"Don't Panic" came into existence while Coldplay was still in its infancy. In the time, the band had written 10 songs including an early version of "Don't Panic", and used it in recruiting the band's drummer. It was originally called "Panic", and was one of six songs played at Coldplay's first gig in 1998 at Camden's Laurel Tree.This version has a different melody, and the lyrics are an account of a "slightly disastrous evening Chris had spent entertaining a young lady called Alice Hill".Eventually, the title became "Don't Panic."

The original version of "Don't Panic" was recorded in 1999, different from the version featured in Parachutes. First, vocalist Chris Martin plays the piano during the bridge. As well, there is a feedback-distorted introduction. This version was included in The Blue Room EP, released in October 1999.

For Coldplay's first studio album Parachutes, British record producer Ken Nelson re-produced "Don't Panic". The track was recorded live, like many other tracks featured in the album. Guitarist Jonny Buckland recorded twice his overdubbed guitars, and used parts of the two during the mixing. The band subtly used the acoustic guitar, drums and bass, and also a pump organ.The song was recorded in Rockfield Studios, Wales and Parr Street Studio, Liverpool.

"Don't Panic" is the opening track to Parachutes. A guitar-based song, it begins with a strummed electric guitar, followed with more guitar lines, then the vocals.A review claims that Coldplay's indie rock inclination is obvious in the song.

Originally, the band planned to release "Don't Panic" as Parachutes' fourth single. However, it was abandoned after they deemed three singles were enough for an album. Following the successful single releases of the album in 2000, the band thought that Parachutes had gained enough exposure in significant regions in the United Kingdom. When they decided to release a fourth single, it would be for countries yet not "overdosed" by the hit singles "Yellow" and "Trouble". Coldplay and their record label, Parlophone, settled on "Don't Panic", which at the time was an audience favorite. The single was eventually released on 19 March 2001 in some European regions. The single is accompanied by the live tracks "You Only Live Twice", a theme song for the James Bond film of the same name, and "Bigger Stronger", a song taken from the band's first EP release; these live tracks were recorded during their performance at the Rockefeller Music Hall in Norway. "Don't Panic" appeared on the UK compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 48.

The music video for "Don't Panic" was directed by Tim Hope. The video starts off with an animated diagram of the water cycle, then portrays the band as two-dimensional paper cutouts doing household chores, when suddenly disaster strikes the earth in the forms of floods, volcanoes and electric shocks. Like Coldplay's earlier music videos, "Don't Panic" also features the yellow globe on the cover of Parachutes.

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Coldplay – Don't Panic Lyrics

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bones sinking like stones
all that we've fought for
homes, places we've grown
all of us are done for

we live in a beautiful world
yeah we do
yeah we do
we live in a beautiful world

bones sinking like stones
all that we've fought for
homes, places we've grown
all of us are done for

we live in a beautiful world
yeah we do
yeah we do
we live in a beautiful world

we live in a beautiful world
yeah we do
yeah we do
we live in a beautiful world

oh all that i know
there's nothing here to run from
cause here, everybody here's got somebody to lean on

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