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Coldplay released "Clocks" in Europe on the 24th of March 2003 as the third single from their second studio album "A Rush of Blood to the Head." The single was issued with two B-sides: "Animals", which was one of the band's favorite songs performed on tour but was not included in the album, and "Crests of Waves". The single's cover created by Sølve Sundsbø, as with the album and its other singles, is a portrayal of one of the band members Chris Martin. Across the United States, while preparing "The Scientist" as the album's second release, Coldplay's US label felt the song failed to "provide enough of a blood rush for American listeners"; instead, they released "Clocks" as the second single in the US. General Info: "Clocks" was written and composed, as a collaboration between all the members of the band, for their second album A Rush of Blood to the Head. Built around a piano riff, the song features cryptic lyrics concerning themes of contrast and urgency. Several remixes of the track exist and its riff has been widely sampled. The record debuted to critical and commercial success, with critics mainly commenting on the song's piano melody, and winning the Grammy Award for…