In the UK, Parlophone released "Fix You" on 5 September 2005 as the second single from X&Y. Travis Gass of the Bangor Daily News wrote that Martin offers his sympathies for the downtrodden, with "When you love someone but it goes to waste / Could it be worse?" Release Ĭapitol Records serviced "Fix You" to US triple A and alternative radio on 15 August 2005. The message that Martin sings throughout, is of encouragement: "Lights will guide you home / And ignite your bones / And I will try to fix you." Michele Hatty of USA Weekend reported that Martin sings about recovering from grief in the song. The song ends with the beginning chorus, with slow, melancholic piano notes being played in the background. Electronic sounds from a synthesiser join during the second half of the bridge. The song transitions to its bridge, which expands into a blend of piano, electric and bass guitar, drums, and a singalong chorus with an anthemic feel. The melody shifts to a plaintive three-note guitar line, ringing through a rhythmic upbeat drum tempo. The song then builds in acoustic guitar and piano, accompanied by the sound of string instruments during the beginning choruses. It begins as a hushed electric organ ballad, with Martin's falsetto. The song features an organ and piano in the key of E ♭ major. Problems playing this file? See media help. The music of "Fix You" is built around a church-style organ. Whenever you want to write a song like someone else, it ultimately ends up sounding like something different anyway." Arrangement Berryman added, "It becomes its own thing, kind of like points of inspiration that kind of lead you down certain paths. During a track-by-track analysis, bassist Guy Berryman observed that "Fix You" takes "a bit of inspiration" from " Many Rivers to Cross" by Jimmy Cliff (1969). Īll of Coldplay helped in writing the song. He wrote four other songs for or about Paltrow: " Moses" (2003), "Swallowed in the Sea" (2005), " Magic" and " Another's Arms" (2014).
In 2005, he described "Fix You" as "probably the most important song we've ever written". He wanted to base the song on a church organ instead he powered up a synthesizer given to Paltrow by her father, the instrument sitting unused in their house, to find "it had these amazing sounds on it." Martin said that the song's composition is influenced by English alternative rock band Elbow's 2003 anthem "Grace Under Pressure". "Fix You" was inspired by Martin's wish to continue helping Paltrow get through her grief. Martin and Paltrow married in December 2003. As their relationship grew closer, Martin and Paltrow would listen to Coldplay's album Parachutes, especially the uplifting song "Everything's Not Lost," to help her process the loss of her father. In September 2021, Rolling Stone named the song as the 392nd greatest song of all time.Ĭoldplay lead singer Chris Martin met American actress Gwyneth Paltrow in late October 2002, three weeks after the death of her father, television director Bruce Paltrow. The song has been performed at memorials such as by Coldplay at the One Love Manchester benefit concert in 2017. The hopeful message of the song, and its two-part acoustic/anthemic arrangement, was critically acclaimed. The track is built around an organ accompanied by piano and guitar in the first half and an alternative rock style in the second half featuring electric guitar, bass and drums. The song was started by Chris Martin to comfort his then-wife, actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who he met in late 2002 after her father died. Promo singles were released for the UK and US. The song reached number 18 in the United States Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks. It was released on 5 September 2005 as the second single from X&Y and reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. It was written by all four members of the band for their third studio album, X&Y (2005). " Fix You" is a song by British rock band Coldplay.
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