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| Label = Parlophone | Writer = | Producer = | Certification = Gold | Last single = "The Scientist" (2002) | This single = "Clocks" (2002) | Next single = "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" (2003) | Misc = }} "Clocks" is a song by British alternative rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their second album, ''A Rush of Blood to the Head''. Built around a piano riff, the song features cryptic lyrics of contrast and urgency themes. Several remixes of the track exist and its riff has been widely sampled. "Clocks" debuted to critical and commercial success, with critics mainly commenting on the song's piano melody. It was released in the United Kingdom as the third single from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'', where it reached number nine in the UK Singles Chart. It was released in the United States as the album's second single, it reached number 29 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 9 on ''Billboard's'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. It won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. == Background and writing == "Clocks" was composed during the late stages of production of Coldplay's second album, ''A Rush of Blood to the Head''. A riff popped into Chris Martin's mind late one night in Liverpool when he came in to the studio, where he then developed it on piano. According to Martin, "Clocks" was inspired by the English rock band Muse. Martin presented the riff to the band's guitarist Jonny Buckland who then added a layer of guitar chords to the basic track: "He picked up his guitar (sure sign that he likes a song ) and played these brilliant chords ... It was like a chemical reaction process." (The syncopated piano arpeggio that gives the song its signature sound also bears a similarity to a syncopated arpeggio that is repeated several times in Alex De Grassi's 1981 instrumental "Clockwork.") Before writing "Clocks", the band had already written 10 songs for the album.〔 They thought it was too late for the song's inclusion in the album since it was nearing completion.〔 So they recorded a demo and saved it with other unfinished tracks, labeling it "Songs for #3"; the band projected these tracks for what would be their third album.〔 By June 2002, Coldplay were ready to present the album to their record label Parlophone. However, Martin felt it was "rubbish"; they were not completely satisfied with the album. So, the band and Parlophone delayed the release.〔 After a headlining tour, Coldplay went on working "Songs for #3". Phil Harvey, a friend of Martin and the band's manager, heard it and egged him on to rework "Clocks" immediately. With lyrics that speak of urgency, Harvey pointed out that its meaning would contradict Martin's idea of stashing the track.〔〔 Martin was persuaded by Harvey and then further developed "Clocks" while other band members supplemented their ideas based on the main piano track, adding bass and drums. Coldplay recorded the song very quickly,〔 since they were running after the postponed schedule of ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'', which was released two months later.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clocks (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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