A Spell A Rebel Yell
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A Spell A Rebel Yell is a song written during sessions for Coldplay's fourth album, Viva la Vida Or Death And All His Friends. The song, along with many others, didn't make it onto the album. It was instead released as the b-side to a 7" vinyl limited edition single release of Violet Hill, free with NME magazine on May 7th 2008.
Krissi Murison, deputy editor of the NME said that Chris Martin contacted them directly, regarding A Spell A Rebel Yell: "He called up our editor one night from the studio, he said 'I have just written this song and it's the pefect song. NME readers are gonna love it, we have to get it out there.'"
The song got its debut radio play on Zane Lowe's show on BBC Radio One on 6th May 2008, shortly after 7pm BST. It is often likened to the shoegazing genre and comes across as a very experimental track.
Lyrics
As far as I can see All time and circuitry is wrong As far as poetry Sit down and sing to me a song 'Cause all I want in this world All I want in this world Is for you to come home A spell A rebel yell A spell Soldier come home to me You've been away from me so long All I want in this world All I want and deserve Is for you to come home A spell A rebel yell A spell A rebel yell...
Background to LP4
A Spell A Rebel Yell is one of several Coldplay songs that didn't make the final cut for LP4:
- Poppy Fields
- Leftrightleftrightleft
- Rainy Day
- Famous Old Painters
- Glass Of Water
- Prospekt's March
- Postcards From Far Away
- Lukas
- The Goldrush
- Now My Feet Won't Touch The Ground
- A Spell A Rebel Yell
- Lunar
| Chris Martin | Guy Berryman | Jonny Buckland | Will Champion |
| Phil Harvey | Brian Eno | Ken Nelson |
| EPs: Safety EP | Brothers & Sisters EP | The Blue Room EP | Norwegian Live EP |
| Albums: Parachutes | A Rush of Blood to the Head | X&Y | Viva la Vida Or Death And All His Friends |
| Live albums: Live 2003 |
| Compilations: The Singles 1999-2006 |
| Unofficial collections: A Rush Of B-Sides To Your Head | Castles | After After Before |
| 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 | Violet Hill | Viva La Vida |
| Tours: A Rush Of Blood To The Head Tour | Twisted Logic Tour | Latin America Tour 2007 | Viva La Vida Tour |
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