Clocks (song)

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

"Clocks" is a song by British rock band Coldplay, released on 17 March 2003 via Parlophone Records in the United Kingdom. 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. The song is built around a piano riff, and features cryptic lyrics concerning themes of contrast and urgency. Several remixes of the track exist, and its riff has been widely sampled.

The record was initially released in the United States as the album's second single on 11 November 2002, reaching number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was then released in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2003 as the third single from A Rush of Blood to the Head, reaching number nine on the UK Singles Chart. Music critics praised the song's piano melody, and it went on to win Record of the Year at the 2004 Grammy Awards.

"Clocks" is considered to be one of Coldplay's signature songs, and is often ranked among the greatest songs of the 2000s and of all time. In 2010, the single was placed at 490th on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list. In 2011, NME placed it amongst the "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".