Coldplay and Neil Young have had very different careers, however, Coldplay’s “Yellow” might not exist without Young. Specifically, Coldplay’s Chris Martin took inspiration from one aspect of Young’s ...

The track has been played almost 4 billion times on Spotify.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Coldplay scores three top 40 singles in the U.K. as “Yellow,” “Viva ...

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More than two decades ago, Coldplay were one more group of mellow, falsetto-happy British wimp-rockers attempting to move into the territory that Radiohead had vacated. But Coldplay had something that ...

Purple Rain, Paint it Black, Red Red Wine — some of the most iconic songs of all time are intrinsically linked to color. And, in my mind at least, yellow belongs to Coldplay — sorry to The Beatles and ...