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151:Guy Berryman
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1677:Other songs
1631:My Universe
1374:Major Minus
1336:Mylo Xyloto
1281:Violet Hill
1143:In My Place
1133:to the Head
1091:Don't Panic
1065:Videography
1060:Discography
961:1 September
937:14 December
477:Rik Simpson
446:– keyboards
444:Jon Hopkins
227:Lyric video
197:Producer(s)
1774:2021 songs
1763:Categories
1650:Moon Music
1638:Coloratura
1545:Hypnotised
1081:Parachutes
954:Coloratura
911:16 October
849:V Magazine
808:15 October
777:21 October
771:PopMatters
749:13 October
542:References
485:– masterer
450:Max Martin
345:PopMatters
316:Pink Floyd
294:Pilar Zeta
276:Background
266:Max Martin
252:Coloratura
215:Bill Rahko
206:Max Martin
171:Max Martin
127:Parlophone
90:Space rock
66:2021-07-23
1574:Arabesque
1495:Up&Up
1417:True Love
1176:Live 2003
1005:Billboard
901:RadioEins
881:5 January
529:Billboard
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434:– strings
383:Personnel
371:RadioEins
339:The Times
77:2019–2021
1747:Category
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1474:Everglow
1424:Midnight
1353:Paradise
1046:Coldplay
931:Tonspion
905:Archived
903:. 2021.
802:Archived
798:AllMusic
743:Archived
710:Archived
658:Archived
628:Archived
593:Archived
395:Coldplay
376:Tonspion
256:Coldplay
132:Atlantic
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59:Released
43:Coldplay
1699:Gravity
1667:We Pray
1581:Orphans
1208:Fix You
1198:X&Y
1119:Trouble
985:30 July
855:23 July
716:23 July
686:23 July
664:23 July
654:Vulture
634:23 July
599:18 July
569:23 July
239:YouTube
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1531:Aliens
1164:Clocks
1112:Yellow
1105:Sparks
1098:Shiver
1070:Covers
563:Louder
490:Charts
415:– bass
373:, and
318:circa
298:nebula
103:Length
1720:Atlas
1567:Daddy
1403:Magic
1253:Lost!
1186:Moses
1049:songs
288:for "
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636:2021
601:2022
571:2021
503:Peak
1488:Fun
1410:Ink
706:NME
535:34
522:US
517:65
512:OCC
336:of
311:NME
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