“Fix You” is a song by British rock band Coldplay and is the fourth track on their 2005 album, X&Y. During live performances of the song all four members of the band sing, although on record only Chris and Will do. It was also released as the second single from that album in various countries. In the United Kingdom it was released on 5 September 2005 to avoid competition with Oasis’ “The Importance of Being Idle” (released 22 August 2005) in the UK Singles Chart.[1]On 14 September 2005, Coldplay released the Fix You EP on the iTunes Music Store. All of the sales went 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 become a tribute song for the victims and eventually became the anthem for the event.This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.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. Unable to gain access to one, Martin instead used an old keyboard that his late father-in-law (Bruce Paltrow) gave to his wife Gwyneth Paltrow.[2] However, in other instances Martin has claimed that “Fix You” is a copy of Elbow’s 2003 anthem “Grace Under Pressure”.[3]Some sources claim Chris Martin wrote the song for his wife Gwyneth Paltrow after she suffered depression following the death of her father, Bruce Paltrow.[4]This song is written in E flat major.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 concert goers doubled as extras for the video shoot, which required two takes on each day to complete.[6]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. The tunnels that Martin is seen wandering within are located near London Bridge station. The bridge that he walks across is Waterloo Bridge connecting the Southbank with The Strand. As soon as the electric guitar kicks in, Martin darts through streets corners until finally reaching the Reebok Stadium, where he joins the rest of the band for the song’s finale. The metal steps signal the start of the Reebok Stadium scene.After the video was released, rumours in the United States suggested that, given the location of some of the footage, the video was a tribute following the 7 July 2005 London bombings. Although this is impossible as the filming took place in June, it is suggested this due to references such as the construction site in the background as one scene with a sign for King’s Cross in the corner, which may referring to rebuilding the damage at station. The band themselves have never denied such a connection. [Info courtesy: wikipedia.org]

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Added: February 27, 2008