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God Put a Smile upon Your Face - Live in Sydney

2003Released
4:56

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This song finds Chris Martin and his lover questioning the existence of the afterlife and, more specifically, heaven and hell. While his lover is sure she's headed for some form of eternal damnation, Martin isn't so convinced: Where do we go? Nobody knows Don't ever say you're on your way down when God gave you style and gave you grace And put a smile upon your face, oh yeah

Chris Martin explained on coldplay.com: "That came out of playing live and wanting to have something with a bit more bounce. We were really getting into things like P.J. Harvey and Muse - things with a bit more energy."

Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman revealed the band initially struggled with this song. It was only after Berryman and Martin sat down and brainstormed ideas that they finally completed it. Berryman explained to Crud Magazine in 2002: "Between the two of us we came up with just this kind of groove, which stays on the same note as opposed to change, it's quite technical but it kind of added a bit of bounce to the song and it made it roll along in a much more fluid way. It was a bit mechanical before and it's just interesting how something small like that can really change the whole vibe of a song. It was just nice because from there on it was one of our favorite tracks and it almost didn't get on the record but it's now one of our favorite tracks."

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of God Put a Smile upon Your Face - Live in Sydney.
C♯Key
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
126BPM

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Parlophone UK
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

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