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.

 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–Bm–Fm.Coldplay "Clocks" Sheet Music in Ab Major  musicnotes.com 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, #9 on the Modern Rock Tracks, #21 on the Mainstream Top 40, and #29 on the Hot 100 charts.

In 2004, "Clocks" won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year. It was also nominated in the category of Best Single at the 2003 Q Awards. 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.

References

Other websites

Category:2002 songs
Category:Coldplay songs
Category:Grammy Award-winning songs