List of songs recorded by Coldplay
British rock band Coldplay have recorded over 160 songs during their career. Formed in London in 1996, the band self-released their first EP Safety and their first single "Brothers & Sisters" before signing to Parlophone. Their first release for the major label was their second EP The Blue Room, which contained two songs that were previously released on Safety. Since their formation, Coldplay have credited all of their songs to all four members of the group. At the beginning of their career, Coldplay's music was described as post-Britpop, with the band Travis being one of their primary influences. The group also has an alternative rock style, said to be reminiscent of Oasis and Radiohead. The group's debut album, Parachutes, showcased the group's alternative rock, post-Britpop and indie rock side, with moody, atmospheric songs characterised as dream pop, evident on "High Speed" and "We Never Change". Compared to its predecessor, A Rush of Blood to the Head contains more piano-driven and guitar-driven songs, as well as ballads and lyrical themes that reflect love and relationships.
Their third album, X&Y, is lyrically different than its predecessors, reflecting on singer Chris Martin's "doubts, fears, hopes, and loves." The album's songs are also heavily influenced by electronic music, featuring extensive use of synthesisers, as evident on the song "Talk", which borrows the riff from Kraftwerk's 1981 song "Computer Love". Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends featured production by Brian Eno, who helped make the album musically different from its predecessors. Its songs contain lyrics dealing with death, loneliness, war and politics, as well as sounds the band had never used before, such as orchestra, distorted guitars and more prominent percussion. Later in 2008, the group released the EP Prospekt's March, which contained six new songs by the group, including "Life in Technicolor II" and "Lost+", and new version of "Lost!" from Viva la Vida featuring American rapper Jay-Z. The group's fifth album, Mylo Xyloto, is a concept album that tells a love story about two characters named Mylo and Xyloto. Again co-produced by Eno, its songs dabble in pop, R&B and electronica, as evident on "Paradise" and "Princess of China", the latter of which features vocals from Barbadian singer Rihanna. Other songs, including "U.F.O." and "Us Against the World", are influenced by acoustic music.
Their sixth album, Ghost Stories, features the return to a more stripped-down melancholic style found in their earlier music, with lyrical themes of how the past informs the present and broken relationships. It features contributions from Swedish producer Avicii and longtime collaborator Jon Hopkins. Their seventh album, A Head Full of Dreams, features co-production from production duo Stargate and contains the overarching theme that there is a "vast, beautiful world waiting to be discovered if you open your mind and live", and contained numerous guest appearances, including Beyoncé, Tove Lo and Noel Gallagher. In 2018, the group released Global Citizen – EP 1 under the name "Los Unidades", which featured contributions from Pharrell Williams, Stormzy, David Guetta and Stargate. Coldplay released their eighth studio album Everyday Life in 2019, a double album that features contributions from Stromae and Femi Kuti, with production by the Dream Team. Coldplay have also recorded songs for several EPs, film soundtracks and tribute albums, as well as many unreleased songs.
Songs
| Indicates song not written or co-written by Coldplay |
' for the charity single "Lhuna" in 2008.
' for the albums Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends and Mylo Xyloto.
", features vocals from rapper Jay-Z '.
' for the song "Princess of China" in 2011.
' for the title track of the 2014 film Wish I Was Here.
" features production from Swedish producer Avicii '.
' performed guest vocals on the songs "Hymn for the Weekend" and "Up&Up".
' performed the guitar solo on "Up&Up".
' for the song "Fun" in 2015.
' for the song "Something Just Like This" in 2016.
" features guest vocals from rapper Big Sean '.
| Song | Writers | Original release | Year | |
| "1.36" | Coldplay | B-side of "The Scientist" | 2002 | |
| "2000 Miles" | Chrissie Hynde | Sweet Tracks | 2003 | |
| "42" | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | |
| "Adventure of a Lifetime" | Coldplay | ' | 2015 | |
| "Aliens" | Coldplay Brian Eno | Kaleidoscope EP | 2017 | |
| "All I Can Think About Is You" | Coldplay | Kaleidoscope EP | 2017 | |
| "All Your Friends" | Coldplay | ' | 2014 | |
| "Always in My Head" | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 2014 | |
| "Amazing Day" | Coldplay | ' | 2015 | |
| "Amor Argentina" | Coldplay | Live in Buenos Aires | 2017 | |
| "Amsterdam" | Coldplay | ' | 2002 | |
| "Animals" | Coldplay | B-side of "Clocks" | 2003 | |
| "Another's Arms" | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 2014 | |
| "Arabesque" | Coldplay Femi Kuti Drew Goddard Paul Van Haver | Everyday Life | 2019 | |
| "Army of One" | Coldplay | ' | 2015 | |
| "Atlas" | Coldplay | ' | 2013 | |
| "Bigger Stronger" | Coldplay | Safety | 1998 | |
| "Birds" | Coldplay | ' | 2015 | |
| "Brasileiros " | Coldplay | Live in São Paulo | 2017 | |
| "Broken" | Coldplay | Everyday Life | 2019 | |
| "Brothers & Sisters" | Coldplay | 1999 | ||
| "Careful Where You Stand" | Coldplay | B-side of "Shiver" | 2000 | |
| "Cemeteries of London" | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | |
| "Champion of the World" | Coldplay Andy Monaghan Scott Hutchison Simon Lidell | Everyday Life | 2019 | |
| "Charlie Brown" | Coldplay Brian Eno | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | |
| "بنی آدم" | Coldplay Alice Coltrane Harcourt Whyte | Everyday Life | 2019 | |
| "Chinese Sleep Chant" | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | |
| "Christmas Lights" | Coldplay | 2010 | ||
| "Church" | Coldplay Amjad Sabri Davide Rosse Stargate Jacob Collier Norah Shaqur | Everyday Life | 2019 | |
| "Clocks" | Coldplay | ' | 2002 | |
| "Colour Spectrum" | Coldplay | ' | 2015 | |
| "Crests of Waves" | Coldplay | B-side of "Clocks" | 2003 | |
| "Cry Cry Cry" | Coldplay Bert Berns Jerry Ragovoy Jacob Collier | Everyday Life | 2019 | |
| "Daddy" | Coldplay | Everyday Life | 2019 | |
| "Daylight" | Coldplay | ' | 2002 | |
| "De Música Ligera" | Gustavo Cerati Zeta Bosio | Live in Buenos Aires | 2017 | |
| "Death and All His Friends" | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | |
| "Death Will Never Conquer" | Coldplay | B-side of "Viva la Vida" | 2008 | |
| "Don't Let It Break Your Heart" | Coldplay Brian Eno | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | |
| "Don't Panic" | Coldplay | The Blue Room | 1999 | |
| "E-Lo" | Coldplay Jocelyn Donaldson Letta Mbulu | Global Citizen – EP 1 | 2018 | |
| "Easy to Please" | Coldplay | B-side of "Brothers & Sisters" | 1999 | |
| "Èkó" | Coldplay | Everyday Life | 2019 | |
| "End Credits" | Coldplay | Live in Buenos Aires | 2017 | |
| "" | Coldplay Jon Hopkins | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | |
| "Everglow" | Coldplay | ' | 2015 | |
| "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" | Coldplay Brian Eno Peter Allen Adrienne Anderson Harry Castioni Alex Christensen Bela Lagonda Jeff Wycombe | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | |
| "Everyday Life" | Coldplay John Metcalfe | Everyday Life | 2019 | |
| "Everything's Not Lost" | Coldplay | Parachutes | 2000 | |
| "Fix You" | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | |
| "Flags" | Coldplay | Everyday Life | 2019 | |
| "Fly On" | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 2014 | |
| "For You" | Coldplay | "Shiver" | 2000 | |
| "Fun" | Coldplay | ' | 2015 | |
| "Ghost Story" | Coldplay | ' | 2014 | |
| "Glass of Water" | Coldplay | Prospekt's March | 2008 | |
| "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" | Coldplay | ' | 2002 | |
| "" | Coldplay | B-side of "Life in Technicolor II" | 2009 | |
| "Gravity" | Coldplay | B-side of "Talk" | 2002 | |
| "Green Eyes" | Coldplay | ' | 2002 | |
| "Guns" | Coldplay | Everyday Life | 2019 | |
| "" | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | |
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Hugh Martin | Mince Spies | 2001 | |
| "" | Coldplay | ' | 2015 | |
| "Help Is Round the Corner" | Coldplay | B-side of "Yellow" | 2000 | |
| "High Speed" | Coldplay | The Blue Room | 1999 | |
| "" | Coldplay Brian Eno | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | |
| "How You See the World" | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | |
| "Hurts Like Heaven" | Coldplay Brian Eno | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | |
| "Hymn for the Weekend" | Coldplay | ' | 2015 | |
| "Hypnotised" | Coldplay | Kaleidoscope EP | 2017 | |
| "I Bloom Blaum" | Coldplay | B-side of "In My Place" | 2002 | |
| "I Ran Away" | Coldplay | B-side of "The Scientist" | 2002 | |
| "In My Place" | Coldplay | ' | 2002 | |
| "Ink" | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 2014 | |
| "Kaleidoscope" | Coldplay | ' | 2015 | |
| "Lhuna" | Coldplay | 2008 | ||
| "Life in Technicolor" | Coldplay Jon Hopkins | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | |
| "Life in Technicolor ii" | Coldplay | Prospekt's March | 2008 | |
| "Life Is for Living" | Coldplay | Parachutes | 2002 | |
| "Lips Like Sugar" | Will Sergeant Ian McCulloch Les Pattinson Pete de Freitas | B-side of "The Scientist" | 2002 | |
| "Lost!" | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | |
| "Lovers in Japan" | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | |
| "Low" | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | |
| "Magic" | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 2014 | |
| "Major Minus" | Coldplay Brian Eno | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | |
| "" | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | |
| "Midnight" | Coldplay Jon Hopkins | Ghost Stories | 2014 | |
| "Miracles" | Coldplay | Unbroken – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 2014 | |
| "Miracles " | Coldplay Sean Anderson | Kaleidoscope EP | 2017 | |
| "" | Coldplay Brian Eno | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | |
| "Mooie Ellebogen" | Coldplay | B-side of "Clocks" | 2002 | |
| "Moses" | Coldplay | Coldplay Live 2003 | 2003 | |
| "Moving to Mars" | Coldplay Brian Eno | B-side of "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" | 2011 | |
| "Murder" | Coldplay | B-side of "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" | 2003 | |
| "Mylo Xyloto" | Coldplay Brian Eno | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | |
| "No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground" | Coldplay | Safety | 1998 | |
| "Now My Feet Won't Touch the Ground" | Coldplay | Prospekt's March | 2008 | |
| "O" | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 2014 | |
| "O " | Coldplay | ' | 2014 | |
| "Oceans" | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 2014 | |
| "Ode to Deodorant" | Coldplay | "Ode to Deodorant" | 1998 | |
| "Old Friends" | Coldplay | Everyday Life | 2019 | |
| "One I Love" | Coldplay | B-side of "In My Place" | 2002 | |
| "Only Superstition" | Coldplay | B-side of "Brothers & Sisters" | 1998 | |
| "Orphans" | Coldplay Moses Martin | Everyday Life | 2019 | |
| "Parachutes" | Coldplay | Parachutes | 2000 | |
| "Paradise" | Coldplay Brian Eno | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | |
| "Politik" | Coldplay | ' | 2002 | |
| "Poppyfields" | Coldplay | Prospekt's March | 2008 | |
| "Postcards from Far Away" | Coldplay | Prospekt's March | 2008 | |
| "Pour Me" | Coldplay | B-side of "Fix You" | 2005 | |
| "Princess of China" | Coldplay Brian Eno | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | |
| "Proof" | Coldplay | B-side of "Speed of Sound" | 2005 | |
| "Prospekt's March" | Coldplay | Prospekt's March | 2008 | |
| "Rainy Day" | Coldplay | Prospekt's March | 2008 | |
| "Reign of Love" | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | |
| "" | Coldplay | ' | 2002 | |
| "" | Coldplay | ' | 2002 | |
| "See You Soon" | Coldplay | The Blue Room | 1999 | |
| "Shiver" | Coldplay | Parachutes | 1999 | |
| "" | Coldplay Tim Bergling | Ghost Stories | 2014 | |
| "Sleeping Sun" | Coldplay | B-side of "Talk" | 2005 | |
| "Sparks" | Coldplay | Parachutes | 2000 | |
| "Speed of Sound" | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | |
| "" | Coldplay | B-side of "Violet Hill" | 2008 | |
| "Something Just Like This" | Coldplay Andrew Taggart | Kaleidoscope EP | 2017 | |
| "Spies" | Coldplay | Parachutes | 2000 | |
| "Square One" | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | |
| "Strawberry Swing" | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | |
| "Such a Rush" | Coldplay | Safety | 1998 | |
| "Sunrise" | Coldplay Davide Rossi | Everyday Life | 2019 | |
| "Swallowed in the Sea" | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | |
| "Talk" | Coldplay Ralf Hütter Karl Bartos Emil Schult | X&Y | 2005 | |
| "Things I Don't Understand" | Coldplay | B-side of "Speed of Sound" | 2005 | |
| "Til Kingdom Come" | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | |
| "Timbuktu" | Coldplay Caiphus Semenya Clarence Charles Michael Owuo Jr. | Global Citizen – EP 1 | 2018 | |
| "Trouble" | Coldplay | Parachutes | 2000 | |
| "Trouble in Town" | Coldplay | Everyday Life | 2019 | |
| "True Love" | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 2014 | |
| "Twisted Logic" | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | |
| "" | Coldplay Brian Eno | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | |
| "Up in Flames" | Coldplay Brian Eno | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | |
| "Up with the Birds" | Coldplay Brian Eno Leonard Cohen | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | |
| "Up & Up" | Coldplay | ' | 2015 | |
| "Us Against the World" | Coldplay Brian Eno | Mylo Xyloto | 2011 | |
| "Violet Hill" | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | |
| "Viva la Vida" | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | |
| "Voodoo" | Coldplay Tiwa Savage Wizkid Daniel Morales David Guetta Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen | Global Citizen – EP 1 | 2018 | |
| "Warning Sign" | Coldplay | ' | 2002 | |
| "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" | Elton John Bernie Taupin | Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin | 2018 | |
| "We Can Work It Out" | John Lennon Paul McCartney | A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney | 2015 | |
| "We Never Change" | Coldplay | Parachutes | 2000 | |
| "What If" | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | |
| "When I Need a Friend" | Coldplay | Everyday Life | 2019 | |
| "" | Coldplay | ' | 2002 | |
| "White Shadows" | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | |
| "Wish I Was Here" | Coldplay | Wish I Was Here | 2014 | |
| "" | Coldplay | B-side of "Fix You" | 2005 | |
| "WOTW / POTP" | Coldplay | Everyday Life | 2019 | |
| "X Marks the Spot" | Coldplay | ' | 2015 | |
| "X&Y" | Coldplay | X&Y | 2005 | |
| "Yellow" | Coldplay | Parachutes | 2000 | |
| "Yes" | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 2008 | |
| "You Only Live Twice" | Leslie Bricusse John Barry | B-side of "Don't Panic" | 2001 |