page_title: Clocks (song)
section_title: Reception
hierarchical_section_title: Clocks (song) / Reception
caption_attribution_description: English: Coldplay performing their song "Clocks" on the Twisted Logic Tour. Photo taken on September 21, 2005.
context_page_description: "Clocks" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was written and composed, as a collaboration among all the members of the band, for their second album A Rush of Blood to the Head. Built around a piano riff, the song features cryptic lyrics concerning themes of contrast and urgency. Several remixes of the track exist and its riff has been widely sampled.
  The record debuted to critical and commercial success, with critics mainly commenting on the song's piano melody, and winning the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. It was released in the United Kingdom as the third single from A Rush of Blood to the Head, where it reached number nine in the UK Singles Chart. It was released in the United States as the album's second single, it reached number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Considered to be one of Coldplay's signature songs, "Clocks" continues to garner critical acclaim, and is often placed on lists ranking the greatest songs of the 2000s and of all time, including being ranked 490th on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list in 2010.
context_section_description: The song received acclaim from music critics. Rob Sheffield, in his review of the album for Rolling Stone magazine, said that "[guitarist] Buckland shines in excellent psychedelic rockers such as ... 'Clocks.'" David Cheal of The Daily Telegraph said that "Clocks" features a "hypnotic piano riff, a pounding, almost frantic rhythm, and a contagious tune, all building to a gorgeously serene climax with Martin's floaty voice singing." Scott Floman, music critic for Goldmine magazine, described the song as "a stunningly pretty piano rocker, absolutely perfect and is simply one of the finest songs of the decade."
  "Clocks" won the Record of the Year at the 2004 Grammy Awards. It was nominated for Best Single at the 2003 Q Awards. "Clocks" was ranked at number 68 on Pitchfork's Top 100 Singles of 2000-04. It was ranked at number 155 on Pitchfork Media's 500 Greatest Songs of the 2000s list. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 148 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". In February 2013 the song was voted by listeners of BBC Radio 6 Music as the greatest song released during the 10 years the station had been broadcasting.
  The single was successful in radio throughout 2003 and appeared on several singles charts worldwide. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number nine and in the United States rose to number 29. It also reached number seven in Canada and number 28 in Australia.
caption: Coldplay performing "Clocks" on the Twisted Logic Tour
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