Fix You

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"Fix You" is the second single from Coldplay's third album X&Y (2005). It was released on 5 September 2005 to avoid competing against Oasis' "The Importance of Being Idle" (released 22 August) on the UK Singles Chart. [news.softpedia.com]

When writing the song, Chris Martin was influenced by Muse's use of a church organ on the track "Megalomania" from their album Origin of Symmetry. To replicate that sound, Martin used an old keyboard that his late father-in-law (Bruce Paltrow) gave to his wife Gwyneth Paltrow. [link] However, in other instances Martin has claimed that "Fix You" is a copy of Elbow's 2003 anthem "Grace Under Pressure". [www.malefirst.co.uk]

The song is the only song by the band in which all four members of the band sing simultaneously.

The song was supported by 60 alternative rock radio stations in the United States, including WNNX (Atlanta), KNDD (Seattle), XTRA (San Diego), and WFNX (Boston). The song was also played on the popular television programme The O.C. and commercials for King Kong. The band also performed the track at Saturday Night Live and Live 8.

The song debuted on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart on August 28, 2005. It reached #18 on the chart. "Fix You" also reached #42 on the Billboard Pop 100, #24 on the Adult Top 40, and #29 on the Hot Digital Songs chart.

On 14 September 2005, Coldplay released the Fix You EP on the iTunes Music Store. All of the sales will go to the American Red Cross Hurricane 2005 Relief and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences’ MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund. This song was also played on Shelter from the Storm. It has also became a tribute song for the victims and eventually became the anthem for the event.

Note: This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Track listings

In the UK

• 7" R6671, 10" 10R66771, 12" 12R6671

1. "Fix You" (edit)
2. "The World Turned Upside Down"

In Europe

• CD

In Australia

• CD 3410002 released 12 September 2005 by Capitol Records

In Japan

• CD TOCP-40184 released 14 September 2005 by Toshiba-EMI

iTunes EP

Music video

The band performing "Fix You"

The music video for "Fix You", directed by Sophie Muller, was shot at the end of two concerts on 4 July and 5 July 2005 at Reebok Stadium in Bolton, England. The concertgoers doubled as extras for the video shoot, which required two takes on each day to complete. [www.nme.com]

In the first half of the video, Chris Martin wanders the streets of London, while the slogan "Make Trade Fair" is projected onto the National Film Theatre, using the same ITA2 colour scheme on the cover of X&Y. As soon as the guitar kicks in, Chris darts through streets corners at lightning speeds until finally reaching the Reebok Stadium, where he joins the rest of the band for the song's finale.

Rumours in the USA suggesting that, given the location of some of the footage, the video was a tribute following the 7 July 2005 London bombings are untrue. The video was filmed before July 2005.

Notes

External links

• [Official website]
• [Independent site]
• ['Fix You' Lyrics]
• ['Fix You' Video]

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