Clocks (song)

"Clocks" is the third song on British alternative rock band Coldplay's second studio album, A Rush of Blood to the Head. The song was released as the single on 11 November 2002 in the United States and on 17 March 2003 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom.

"Clocks"
Single by Coldplay
from the album A Rush of Blood to the Head
B-side	"Crests of Waves" "Animals"
Released	11 November 2002 (2002-11-11) (U.S.) 17 March 2003 (2003-03-17) (U.K.)
Recorded	May–July 2002
Genre	Alternative rock, psychedelic rock
Length	5:07 (Album) 4:10 (Radio edit)
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
Producer(s)	Ken Nelson, Coldplay
Coldplay singles chronology
"The Scientist" (2002) "Clocks" (2002) "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" (2003)

Composition

The song is written using the E♭ Mixolydian key with a tempo of 131 beats per minute, and a main chord progression of E♭–B♭m–Fm.^[1][2] E♭ Mixolydian is the fifth mode of the A♭ major scale leading to some transcriptions using this key.

Awards

On the Billboard charts, "Clocks" was able to peak at #4 on the Adult Top 40,^[3] #9 on the Modern Rock Tracks,^[4] #21 on the Mainstream Top 40,^[5] and #29 on the Hot 100 charts.^[6]

In 2004, "Clocks" won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year.^[7] It was also nominated in the category of Best Single at the 2003 Q Awards.^[8] Pitchfork Media ranked the song #68 on their Top 100 Singles of 2000-04 list and at #155 on their 500 Greatest Songs of the 2000s.^[9][10]