This slow introduction sets the course for the song's hypnotic pace, with Will Champion adding a metronomic beat to the drums throughout the song. The track begins with a dark, desolate synthesizer beat, resembling 'howling wind', with electric guitar riffs being heard in the background. The track was originally intended to be a B-side for the song " Speed of Sound", before becoming the last addition to X&Y's track listing. An early version of the track – with a different set of lyrics – was leaked onto the internet in early 2005. The band recorded three separate versions of the single the one recorded on X&Y was based on an early cut of the song. In a track-by-track interview given by the band on X&Y, bassist Guy Berryman reported that in response to the band's request, Kraftwerk founding member Ralf Hütter "said something like, 'Yes, you can use it, and thank you very much for asking my permission, unlike that bastard Jay-Z'." Martin also recalled in a 2007 article in Q magazine the process of requesting permission to use the melody: He sent a letter through the lawyers of the respective parties and several weeks later received an envelope containing a handwritten reply that simply said ″yes″. The band received permission from the electronic music German band Kraftwerk to use the main riff from its song " Computer Love", from its 1981 studio album Computer World, for "Talk", replacing Kraftwerk's synthesizers with guitars. When we heard it mixed properly, it sounded mega." I think we’ve had such pain getting to that place, I’m not sure anyone quite knows what to do with it anymore. What happened with the song 'Talk' is that it was all going great and then someone said 'That should be the first single' and we all just freaked out and scrapped it all. When asked about the development of the song by NME.com, vocalist Chris Martin said, "From that version, we went and did a whole other version of it. Both the song and its " Thin White Duke" remix were nominated for the 2007 Grammy Awards, the latter of which won in the category of Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical.Ĭhris Martin singing "Talk" during the band's Twisted Logic Tour in Hong Kong, 2006. The song received positive reviews, with critics noting the music's sound and memorable lyrics. It peaked at number one in the Netherlands on both the Dutch Top 40 and Single Top 100 charts, becoming the band's first number one single there. In the United States, the song entered at number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 and elsewhere in the world its success varied. Built around a motif from Kraftwerk's 1981 song " Computer Love", it was written by all members of the band and appeared on their third album, X&Y. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group." Talk" is a song by the British rock band Coldplay. So, doing the math, the band’s 12th and perhaps final album could drop - assuming the band continues releasing projects at the same rate they have been - at some point between 20.Ĭoldplay is a Warner Music artist. That will be wonderful, if anybody wants to come.”Ĭoldplay has typically released a new album every two or three years since their 2000 debut Parachutes. So, I think in the way that the Stones do, it will be so cool if we can still be touring in our late 70s. I think after 12, that will be the end of our catalogue, but I think we will always want to play live together. Martin said ( via The Independent), “I think that in a few albums’ time, we will finish making albums. Speaking with Absolute Radio’s Andy Bush in an interview set to air on October 15, Martin said he thinks Coldplay will stop making albums after their 12th one. The way Chris Martin sees it, the new album could actually end up being one of the band’s final releases. Coldplay is now just a couple days away from releasing Music Of The Spheres, which will be the band’s ninth album.