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“God Put a Smile Upon Your Face” by Coldplay
From the album A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)
“God Put a Smile Upon Your Face” by Coldplay appears on 7 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2003 and 2024. It was first released in 2002 on the album A Rush of Blood to the Head. Its best result is #61 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #182 alternative song of 2003.
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"God Put a Smile Upon Your Face" comes from A Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay's second album, from 2002, and the British band hung it on big, upfront riffs from both acoustic and electric guitars, pushed along by up-tempo drumming: Jonny Buckland on electric, Chris Martin on acoustic and piano, Guy Berryman on bass and Will Champion on drums and percussion, adding backing vocals to Martin's lead. All four share the writing credit, and the band produced it with Ken Nelson, who also engineered and recorded it, while Danton Supple and Mark Phythian joined them at the mix.
It became the album's fourth and final single in 2003, issued in regional editions for Canada, Europe and Australia and an enhanced one for Taiwan, but Britain got only promo copies, so it scraped in at number 100 on the UK chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 79 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003 | 91 |
| 2003 | 61 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 | 106 |
| 2003 | 78 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 | 101 |
| 2003 | 91 | K-Rock New York, NY | K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003 | 92 |
| 2003 | 84 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 | 102 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 602 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 778 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
Also listed as: God Put a Smile On Your Face; God Put A Smile On Your Face; GOD PUT A SMILE UPON YOUR FACE.
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