A Billboard magazine review said, "After one single ('Yellow') and its accompanying album (Parachutes  ... ), Coldplay have already been anointed heir to the Brit-rock throne."
Billboard-lehden arviossa lukee: "Yhden singlen ('Yellow') ja sitä seuranneen albumin jälkeen (Parachutes  ... ), Coldplay on jo voidellut brittirock-valtaistuimensa."