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A Rush of Blood to the Head is the second studio album by the British rock band Coldplay. It was released on 26 August 2002 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom, and a day later by Capitol in the United States. Recorded after the band achieved global popularity through their debut record, Parachutes (2000), the album features greater use of the electric guitar and piano, with co-production from Ken Nelson.

Supported by the hit singles "In My Place", "The Scientist", and "Clocks", A Rush of Blood to the Head topped the charts of 12 countries and shipped over 17 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century in the UK. The album was critically acclaimed and won numerous accolades, including the Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Album, Best Rock Performance ("In My Place"), and Record of the Year ("Clocks").

Since its release, A Rush of Blood to the Head has appeared on several critics' rankings of the best albums of the decade, the 21st-century, and of all-time. Rolling Stone has placed it on multiple revisions of its "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list since 2003. Additionally, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included it on their 200 Definitive Albums in 2007, and its artwork was one of ten album covers commemorated on a UK postage stamp issued by the Royal Mail in 2010.

Recording

Coldplay started recording A Rush of Blood to the Head in London in September 2001, but later relocated to Liverpool, where they had recorded some of the songs on their debut album Parachutes (2000). Lead singer Chris Martin said that once there they "became obsessed with recording". "In My Place" was among the first songs recorded for the album during this period, and the one that the band released as the album's lead single because it was the song that made them want to do a second album. It kept them going and made them think they could still write songs, following a strange period of not really knowing what they were doing three months after the success of Parachutes.

The opening track "Politik" was recorded two days following 2001's September 11 attacks. According to an interview with lead singer Chris Martin, "I wrote the song on 9/11 and we recorded it on 9/13. We were all, like everyone else, I suppose, a little confused and frightened. I get off tour and had a rest for one or two days. But then I get antsy again. I want to write songs and do things, 'cause you never know what might happen." The band wrote more than twenty songs in the months following for the album and some of those, including "In My Place" and "Animals", were performed live during the tours promoting Parachutes. The album's title was revealed through a post on the band's official website.

During initial recording sessions in Liverpool, Martin and guitarist Jonny Buckland worked alone, and only on weekends. Each Monday, they would present the song ideas that they had developed to their bandmates. With A Rush of Blood to the Head nearly completed, Martin went into the studio late one night and wrote a piano riff that he has stated "just came out". The band recognised that this early version of the song, that would become "Clocks", was special the first time Martin played it to them. Reasoning that it was too late to include the song on the album, they recorded a demo version and included it on a CD marked "Songs for #3", featuring unfinished tracks they intended to work on for their third studio album.