Don't Panic (Coldplay song)

"Don't Panic"
"Don't Panic"
Single by Coldplay
from the album Parachutes
B-side	"You Only Live Twice" (Live from Norway); "Bigger Stronger" (Live from Norway);
Released	19 March 2001
Recorded	July 1999 (The Blue Room version); November 1999 (Parachutes version);
Genre	Post-Britpop; soft rock; indie rock;
Length	2:17
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Chris Martin; Jonny Buckland; Guy Berryman; Will Champion;
Producer(s)	Ken Nelson (Parachutes version); Chris Allison (The Blue Room version); Coldplay;
Coldplay singles chronology
Music video
	"Don't Panic" on YouTube

"Don't Panic" is a song by the British rock band Coldplay. Originally titled "Panic", the earliest known version of the song existed in 1998, performed live during the band's first gig in the same year. It had a different melody, and was included in the band's second EP, The Blue Room. The track was reproduced by Coldplay and British producer Ken Nelson for the band's debut album, Parachutes.

Following their successful releases in 2000, Coldplay and their record label Parlophone thought there was enough exposure of the album in the United Kingdom. Thus, the decision of releasing a fourth single would be for regions that had not been overdosed by the hit singles "Yellow" and "Trouble". They settled on "Don't Panic", which at the time was an audience favourite. It was released in some European regions, and the United Kingdom only received a promo edition. The critical reception of the song was generally positive.