In My Place
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"In My Place" was one of Coldplay's "old-new" songs for their second album. It had originally been written at the time of Parachutes original release in September 2000. The song had been performed regularly on live tours prior to A Rush of Blood to the Head.
"In My Place" won Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 2003 Grammy Awards.
"In My Place" appeared on a 2006 episode of TV's Cold Case, as a closing montage song about a case from 2003.
"In My Place" is the first single on Coldplay's second album A Rush of Blood to the Head. This was their third Top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart. Regional singles were released for UK, Europe, the Netherlands, France, Canada, and Australia. Promo singles were released in UK, US, France, and Japan. The single cover features guitarist Jon Buckland, art directed by Solve Sundsbo.
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Track listing
- "In My Place"
- "One I Love"
- "I Bloom Blaum"
All versions of the official single included the B-side, "One I Love". This track was regularly performed on the subsequent A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour and is on the Live 2003 DVD.
Cover images
UK Promo CD |
Music video
The music video for "In My Place" was directed by Sophie Muller and was shot in the recently de-comissioned Saatchi Gallery. It features a by-the-numbers band performance. The two women in the background were members of the video crew: a makeup artist/wardrobe assistant and the video commissioner.
Quotes
Chris Martin on "In My Place": "That's about where you're put in the world, and how you're given your position, and the way you look, and how you have to get on with it." [1]
Lyrics
In my place, in my place, Were lines that I couldn't change, I was lost, oh yeah. I was lost, I was lost, Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed, I was lost, oh yeah. Yeah, how long must you wait for it? Yeah, how long must you pay for it? Yeah, how long must you wait for it? For it I was scared, I was scared, Tired and underprepared, But I wait for it. And if you go, if you go, And leave me down here on my own Then I'll wait for you, yeah. Yeah, how long must you wait for it? Yeah, how long must you pay for it? Yeah, how long must you wait for it? For it Singing please, please, please, come back and sing to me, to me, me Come on and sing it out, now, now. Come on and sing it out, to me, me. Come back and sing In my place, in my place, Were lines that I couldn't change, and I was lost, oh yeah. Oh yeah.
| 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 |
| Tours: A Rush Of Blood To The Head Tour | Twisted Logic Tour | Latin America Tour 2007 | Viva La Vida Tour |
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