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"Yellow" is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay. The band wrote the song and co-produced it with British record producer Ken Nelson. It was for their very first album Parachutes. The song's lyrics are a reference to band vocalist Chris Martin's unreturned love.


The song was released across the world in June 2000. It is the second single off the album following "Shiver". It was the lead single in the United States. The single reached number four in the UK Singles Chart. This gave the band their first top-five hit in the United Kingdom.


Helped by heavy rotation and usage in promotions, the song made the band very popular. Various recording artists worldwide have since made their own versions of "Yellow". It remains one of the band's most popular songs.


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  • ... that Leonard Cohen (pictured) wrote about eighty different drafts of the song "Hallelujah" before finalizing the original version in 1984?

  • ... that Tetris has been downloaded over 170 million times, making it the best-selling video game of all time?

  • ... that Martin Van Buren was the first President of the United States who was born as a citizen of the United States?

  • ... that in May 2017, Puerto Rico filed for the largest government bankruptcy case in American history?

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