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The Blue Room E.P. by Coldplay
The Blue Room E.P. is an EP by Coldplay, released in 1999. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Don't Panic”, on 3 lists with a best position of #312.
The Blue Room, Coldplay's second EP, arrived on 11 October 1999, the first thing the London band put out after signing with Parlophone that year, and it came in tiny numbers: an original pressing of just 5000 CDs, plus a limited 12-inch vinyl edition with every sleeve individually numbered. Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion produced it themselves with Chris Allison.
It's a hushed, half-lit little record, chiming guitars and a plaintive voice drifting through rooms that don't need filling yet. Two songs, "Bigger Stronger" and "Such a Rush", carried straight over from the Safety EP, and two pointed ahead: "High Speed" went onto Parachutes untouched, while "Don't Panic" was redone for the album, so this is the earlier take. "See You Soon" became a live fixture on the A Rush of Blood to the Head tour, showed up on Live 2003 and was dusted off again in Bogotá years later.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Blue Room E.P. on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don't Panic | 3 | #312 | – | 2005–2009 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.