Talk
Coldplay
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Oh brother, I can't, I can't get through I've been trying hard to reach you 'cause I don' know what to do Oh brother, I can't believe it's true I'm so scared about the future, and I wanna talk to you Oh, I wanna talk to you You can take a picture of something you see In the future where will I be? You can climb a ladder up to the sun Or a write a song nobody has sung Or do something that's never been done Are you lost or incomplete? Do you feel like a puzzle, you can't find your missing piece? Tell me, how do you feel? Well, I feel like they're talking in a language I don't speak And they're talking it to me So you take a picture of something you see In the future where will I be? You can climb a ladder up to the sun Or write a song nobody has sung Or do something that's never been done Or do something that's never been done So you don't know where you're going and you wanna talk And you feel like you're going where you've been before You tell anyone who'll listen, but you feel ignored Nothing's really making any sense at all, let's talk Let's talk, let's talk, let's talk
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Written by: EMIL SCHULT, RALF HUETTER, KARL BARTOS, CHRIS MARTIN, GUY BERRYMAN, JON BUCKLAND, WILL CHAMPION
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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14 facts about this song
Album Release"Talk" is a track from Coldplay's third studio album, "X&Y," released in 2005.
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Single ReleaseThe song was released as the third single from the album on 19 December 2005.
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InspirationThe song was originally intended for the band's earlier album, "A Rush of Blood to the Head," but didn't make the final tracklist.
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Musical InfluenceThe main riff in "Talk" is influenced by the song "Computer Love" by 1970s German electronic music pioneers, Kraftwerk.
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Genre"Talk" is classified as alternative rock but it includes elements of progressive rock in its structure.
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Chart PerformanceThe song achieved huge success across the globe, reaching the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart, and hitting number 1 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart in the U.S.
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RehashingThe song was rewritten and produced multiple times before the final version that appears on the album came into existence.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Talk," directed by Anton Corbijn, has the band as astronauts landing on a foreign planet.
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Grammy Awards"Talk" was nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.
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Live Performances"Talk" has been performed regularly on Coldplay's tours since its release. Interestingly, during live performances, lead vocalist Chris Martin usually switches the first two verses.
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SongwritersThe song is credited to all members of Coldplay and to Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, and Karl Bartos of Kraftwerk.
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LyricsThe song's lyrics are seen as a monologue wherein the speaker implores an unidentified listener to "let's talk" because the speaker finds life "unsettling". It's about communication, loneliness, and making a connection.
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Unofficial ReleaseBefore its official release, an early version of the song was leaked online. It led to considerable hype and anticipation for the X&Y album. This early version of the song was slightly different in lyrics and arrangement than the final version.
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Distinct Feature“Talk” is one of the few Coldplay songs which prominently features the sound of an electric guitar.
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