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X&Y is the third studio album by the British rock band Coldplay. It was released on 6 June 2005 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom, and a day later by Capitol in the United States. Produced by Coldplay and producer Danton Supple, the album was recorded during a turbulent period for the band, during which their manager and creative director, Phil Harvey, briefly departed. Producer Ken Nelson was originally tasked with producing the record; however, many songs written during his sessions were discarded due to the band's dissatisfaction with them. The album's cover art combines colours and block
Release · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Album
- Artist
- Coldplay
- First released
- 2005-06-01
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- Listeners
- 3,395
- Total plays
- 16,783
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Key facts
- Album.name
- X&Y
- Album.type
- studio
- Album.artist
- Coldplay
- Album.cover
- Coldplay X&Y.svg
- Album.caption
- Standard edition cover
- Album.recorded
- January 2004 – January 2005
- Album.studio
- AIR (London) Parr Street (Liverpool) CRC (Chicago) Sarm West (London) Townhouse (London) Hit Factory (New York City)
- Album.length
- 62:30
- Album.label
- Parlophone Capitol
- Album.producer
- Danton Supple Ken Nelson Coldplay
- Album.prev_title
- Live 2003
- Album.prev_year
- 2003
- Album.next_title
- The Singles 1999–2006
- Album.next_year
- 2007
- Album.chronology
- Coldplay
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- Official website
- coldplay.com/release/xy
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- publication date
- 2005-06-06
- title
- X&Y
- number of parts of this work
- 13
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27 sectionsContents
- Background
- Recording
- Composition
- Music
- Lyrics
- Artwork and packaging
- Release and promotion
- Critical reception
- Reviews
- Rankings
- Accolades
- Commercial performance
- Legacy
- Track listing
- Tour edition DVD
- Other editions
- Personnel
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Monthly charts
- Year-end charts
- Decade-end charts
- Certifications and sales
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
X&Y is the third studio album by the British rock band Coldplay. It was released on 6 June 2005 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom, and a day later by Capitol in the United States. Produced by Coldplay and producer Danton Supple, the album was recorded during a turbulent period for the band, during which their manager and creative director, Phil Harvey, briefly departed. Producer Ken Nelson was originally tasked with producing the record; however, many songs written during his sessions were discarded due to the band's dissatisfaction with them. The album's cover art combines colours and blocks to represent the title in Baudot code.
The album contains twelve tracks, divided into respective halves labeled "X" and "Y", and an additional hidden song, "Til Kingdom Come", which is listed as "+" on the disc label and inside the record's booklet. It was originally planned for American country star Johnny Cash to record it with lead singer Chris Martin, but Cash died before he was able to do so. At a runtime of 62 minutes and 30 seconds, it is Coldplay's longest studio album.