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Coldplay released "In My Place" in the US and UK on 5 August 2002 as the album's lead single. The single was pressed with two B-sides: "One I Love" and "I Bloom Blaum". The single cover features Buckland, with art directed by Sølve Sundsbø. "In My Place" peaked at number two on UK Singles Chart on 17 August 2002, kept off the top by "Colourblind" by Darius Danesh. It stayed in the chart until 23 November 2002. The song reached number seventeen on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks in 2002. The band were yet to have a number one single. In 2005, "Speed of Sound", the lead single of the band's third album, X&Y, also reached number two, but never the number one position. "Speed of Sound" was marked as Coldplay's most successful single until "Viva la Vida", reached number one in 2008. "In My Place" was written collaboratively by all the band members for their second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head. The track is built around thumping drums and chiming guitars. It was released on 5 August 2002 as the lead single from A Rush of Blood to the Head and reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. The song also reached number 17 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks. "In My Place" was well r…