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( July 2017 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) For the Offspring song of the same name , see Rise and Fall , Rage and Grace . `` Fix You '' Single by Coldplay from the album X&Y B - side `` The World Turned Upside Down '' `` Pour Me '' ( Live at the Hollywood Bowl ) Released 5 September 2005 ( 2005 - 09 - 05 ) Format 7 '' CD digital download Genre Post-Britpop alternative rock Length 4 : 54 ( album version ) 4 : 07 ( radio edit ) 4 : 37 ( single version ) Label Parlophone Songwriter ( s ) Chris Martin Jonny Buckland Guy Berryman Will Champion Producer ( s ) Ken Nelson Coldplay Coldplay singles chronology `` Speed of Sound '' ( 2005 ) `` Fix You '' ( 2005 ) `` Talk '' ( 2005 ) `` Speed of Sound '' ( 2005 ) `` Fix You '' ( 2005 ) `` Talk '' ( 2005 ) Music video `` Fix You '' on YouTube `` Fix You '' is a song by the British rock band Coldplay . It was written by all four members of the band for their third studio album , X&Y ( 2005 ) . The track is built around an organ accompanied by slow tempo drums and vocals . It was released on 5 September 2005 as the second single from X&Y and has reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart . The song reached number 18 in the United States Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks . Promo singles were released for the UK and US . Blythe Danner , the mother of Gwyneth Paltrow and former mother - in - law of Chris Martin , stated in an interview in May 2012 that Martin ' wrote the song for Gwyneth when her father died and I weep every time I hear it ' . `` Fix You '' was critically acclaimed by music critics . It has been widely sampled , with different covers and sounds . The music video was garnered as a tribute to the 7 July 2005 London bombings . The guitar solo of `` Fix You '' is currently used as the player introduction at all of the National Hockey League 's Montreal Canadiens ' home games , during the three stars of the game selection after every Los Angeles Kings home win , and was played at Staples Center as the Stanley Cup was brought on the ice after the Kings ' victory in the 2014 Stanley Cup Final . The song is also used for the 2015 -- 16 New York Islanders inaugural season in Barclays Center . The song was played live at the Steve Jobs memorial / celebration - of - life event at Apple headquarters on 19 October 2011 in Cupertino , California and at One Love Manchester charity concert on 4 June 2017 . Contents ( hide ) 1 Background 2 Composition 3 Release 4 Reception 5 Music video 6 In popular culture 6.1 Cover versions 6.2 Film and television 7 Track listing 8 Personnel 9 Charts and certifications 9.1 Charts 9.2 Certifications 10 References 11 External links Background ( edit ) When writing the song , lead singer Martin originally intended to use a church - style organ for the track . Unable to gain access to the instrument , Martin instead used an old keyboard that his late father - in - law , Bruce Paltrow , gave to his daughter Gwyneth . However , in other instances Martin has claimed that `` Fix You '' is influenced by English alternative rock band Elbow 's 2003 anthem `` Grace Under Pressure '' . When asked about the development of the song , Martin said : `` My father - in - law Bruce Paltrow bought this big keyboard just before he died . No one had ever plugged it in . I plugged it in , and there was this incredible sound I 'd never heard before . All these songs poured out from this one sound . Something has to inspire you , and something else takes over . It 's very cloudy . '' Martin also noted that the song is `` probably the most important song we 've ever written '' . During a track - by - track analysis bassist Guy Berryman admitted that the song takes `` a bit of inspiration '' from Jimmy Cliff 's 1969 song `` Many Rivers to Cross '' . Berryman also added , `` It becomes its own thing , kind of like points of inspiration that kind of lead you down certain paths . Whenever you want to write a song like someone else , it ultimately ends up sounding like something different anyway . '' Composition ( edit ) `` Fix You '' excerpt The music of `` Fix You '' is built around a church - style organ . Problems playing this file ? See media help . The song , which is written in the key of E-flat major , features an organ and piano sound . The song starts with a hushed electric organ ballad , including Martin 's falsetto . The song then builds with acoustic guitar and piano , along with a string section during the beginning choruses . The sound then shifts with a plaintive three - note guitar line , ringing through a rhythmic upbeat drum tempo . The song then transitions to its bridge , which roars into an instrumentation of piano notes , electric & bass guitar riffs , drums , and a singalong chorus with an anthemic feel . A synthesizer then joins the instrumentation , during the second half of the bridge . The song finally ends with the beginning chorus , with slow , melancholic piano notes being played in the background . The message throughout the song , in which Martin sings , is words of encouragement : `` Lights will guide you home / And ignite your bones / And I will try to fix you . '' Michele Hatty of USA Weekend reported that Martin sings about recovering from grief in the song . Travis Gass of the Bangor Daily News wrote that Martin offers his sympathies for the downtrodden , with `` When you love someone but it goes to waste / Could it be worse ? '' . Release ( edit ) Coldplay released `` Fix You '' in the UK and US on 5 September 2005 as the second single of their third album . The single was pressed with two B - sides : `` The World Turned Upside Down '' and `` Pour Me '' . On 14 September 2005 , the band released the Fix You EP in the iTunes Store . In response to Hurricane Katrina , all of the sales went to the American Red Cross Hurricane 2005 Relief and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences ' MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund . Promotional singles were released in the UK and US . The track peaked at number four in the UK Singles Chart on 17 September 2005 . As of 30 July 2011 , the song had spent 122 weeks on that chart . It peaked at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 18 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks . The song also charted on the Billboard Pop 100 and Hot Digital Songs . The single appeared in Australia 's Singles Chart in the number four position on 18 September 2005 , after retiring in the 58 spot . It also appeared at number eight on the Irish Singles Chart and spent seven consecutive weeks on the chart . On 14 November 2010 , the song re-entered the Australian singles chart at number 37 . In 2005 , Coldplay performed the song live on Saturday Night Live and the Live 8 event in July . It has also become the anthem for the event . In 2009 , the song also appeared on Coldplay 's live album , LeftRightLeftRightLeft . On 19 October 2011 , the band played the song at the `` Celebrating Steve '' event for Apple employees over a global media stream to all the Apple Stores . This event was also available for Apple customers via the company website . On 4 June 2017 , Coldplay performed `` Fix You '' at the One Love Manchester benefit concert for the victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing . Reception ( edit ) Chris Martin playing `` Fix You '' on a synthesiser during the band 's 2008 Viva la Vida Tour The song received widespread acclaim from music critics . In the Rolling Stone Magazine review of the album , critic Kelefa Sanneh wrote : `` One of the best is ' Fix You ' , an unabashedly sentimental song where Martin delivers words of encouragement in a gentle falsetto ( ... ) Proving once more that no band can deliver a stately rock ballad like this one . '' Paul McNamee of NME magazine wrote : `` It 's a wonderful song that shifts from simple stark piano and voice to a ringing , clattering burst of intent and proto - prog four - part harmony . '' Adrien Begrand of PopMatters in his review of the album , noted the song as the `` best ballad '' off X&Y . In 2005 , the song appeared at number two on Q magazine 's `` 100 Greatest Tracks of the Year '' , and was listed as one of the `` Tracks of the Year '' by NME in 2005 . Music video ( edit ) The music video for `` Fix You '' was directed by Sophie Muller , who had previously worked with the band for their 2002 video `` In My Place '' . The video was filmed at the end of two concerts on 4 and 5 July 2005 at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton , England , which were the band 's first ever stadium performances . The concert goers doubled as extras for the video shoot , which required two takes on each day to complete . In the first half of the video , Martin , wanders the streets of London starting at Tooley Street under London Bridge Station , while the slogan `` Make Trade Fair '' is projected onto the Royal National Theatre , using the same ITA2 colour scheme on the cover of X&Y . The tunnels that Martin is seen wandering within are located both in and around London St Pancras and King 's Cross railway stations , and the filming for the video took place during the time of the redevelopment and expansion of London St Pancras International . Martin is then seen walking across Waterloo Bridge , which crosses the River Thames , connecting the Southbank with The Strand . As soon as the electric guitar kicks in , Martin 's walk turns into a run as he darts through streets of London , until very quickly reaching the side of the stage at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton , where he joins the rest of the band for the song 's finale . The audience sings along with the song 's final refrain , and at the end of the video Martin thanks them for their support and wishes them goodnight . The video debuted on 1 August 2005 . It was nominated at the 15th annual Music Video Production Association Awards in the category of Adult Contemporary . After its release , the music video was repurposed as a tribute to the victims of the 7 July 2005 London bombings , although it was filmed before they occurred . In popular culture ( edit ) Cover versions ( edit ) This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( July 2017 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) The song appears in The Acoustic Album ( 2006 ) . It was performed in 2006 by the New England octogenarian chorus group Young@Heart . The group 's performance was led by former chorus member Fred Knittle , who suffered from congestive heart failure and breathed with assistance from an oxygen tank . The performance was originally planned to be a duet between Knittle and Bob Salvini , another former chorus member , but Salvini died shortly before the show . Knittle performed it as a solo , as a tribute to his friend . The performance was initially recorded for a British documentary that aired on Channel 4 ; footage of the performance was uploaded to YouTube in November 2006 to positive response . An expanded version of the film , titled Young@Heart , debuted at the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival and was released in US theatres in 2008 . On 21 June 2011 , The Voice contestant and eventual winner Javier Colon sang the song during the semi-finals of season 1 of the show . The studio version of the song was also released the following day as a download . On the NBC show The Sing - Off runners - up Street Corner Symphony performed the song on the Season 2 finale . The song also gets covered by Secondhand Serenade using only guitar riffs during the first half of the cover . On 31 July 2011 , at `` The Black Star Tour '' live in Rio de Janeiro , the Canadian singer Avril Lavigne sang the song . The song was covered on 4 October 2011 episode of Glee entitled `` Asian F '' , and is sung by Matthew Morrison and the Glee cast . On The X Factor UK , Janet Devlin covered this song on the first Live Show on 8 October 2011 . Ronan Parke covered this song on his debut album Ronan Parke . On The X Factor US , Drew Ryniewicz covered this song on the third Live Show on 9 November 2011 . On the Thanksgiving episode of the second season , the top 10 performed this song . Kelly Clarkson covered this song on one of her shows during her Stronger Tour . Straight No Chaser covered this song on their album With a Twist . On 19 January 2011 , Rianne Selwyn sang an orchestral , female version to this song . YouTube cover artists Boyce Avenue and Tyler Ward collaborated to cover this song on Boyce Avenue 's album Cover Collaborations , Vol. 2 . Alternative rock band Secondhand Serenade produced a secondary creation of the song in their album A Twist in My Story . Country artist Carrie Underwood performed the song on her Blown Away Tour . Marit Larsen performed the song at a session for Radio Hamburg in December 2011 . Charlie Lubeck performed this song as a last chance performance on the second season of The Glee Project . On 13 August 2012 , Yellowcard released a cover as a bonus track on their album Southern Air . Country group Little Big Town performed a cover for the American Red Cross : Music Builds disaster relief effort . Gabrielle Aplin covered the song during a session at BBC 's Maida Vale studio . Alexandra Burke covered the song for her second EP , # NewRules . Red Hot Chilli Pipers covered the song , and also performed the song live at HebCelt Fest 2013 . Gregorian and Amelia Brightman performed the song live on their Dark Side of the Chant tour in 2011 . Naturally 7 covered the song on their album Hidden In Plain Sight in 2015 . On November 24 , 2014 , The Voice contestant Matt McAndrew covered it during the top10 week . In December 2015 the song was used , alongside `` Bridge over Troubled Water '' , in the UK charity Christmas No 1 mashup song `` A Bridge Over You '' , by the choir of the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust , selling more than 127,000 copies . Film and television ( edit ) This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( June 2015 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) The song was featured in an episode of the American teen drama television series The O.C. , and then in Without a Trace , Cold Case and Brothers & Sisters . The half part of the song was played over the trailer for the 2006 film World Trade Center . It was also featured in the 2006 movie You , Me and Dupree . The track was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in the category of Best Song musically and lyrically . The song was also nominated for an UK Festival Award in the category of Anthem of the Summer . On 14 March 2009 , the band performed a rendition of the song at the relief concert , Sound Relief , in Sydney , Australia . The song has been used on the final sequences of the episode `` I 'll Try to Fix You '' of the 2012 HBO 's television series The Newsroom , as well as an episode of Scrubs , and the final scene of the episode `` Cargo '' of the CBS series Cold Case . The song also briefly featured in the Australian family drama Packed to the Rafters . In 2013 , `` Fix You '' was used in the final episode of the first season of British public television Channel 4 's comedy - drama Derek . `` Fix You '' was played during an episode of Brothers & Sisters . On an episode of the BBC comedy game show Never Mind the Buzzcocks , the Coldplay song `` Violet Hill '' was used in a segment , and when regular panelist Noel Fielding said that he `` genuinely hated Coldplay , '' host David Tennant then played a snippet of `` Fix You '' and mouthed the line `` And I will try ... to fix you . '' Comedian Catherine Tate also finished the lyrics of the chorus correctly in a different segment of the same episode . The song was also played at the wedding of the Swedish prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist on 13 June 2015 , performed by Salem al Fakir . American ice dance team Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani used the song for their free dance in the 2015 - 2016 season . The song also appeared in the Season Two episode , `` Unfinished Business '' , of CBS medical drama Code Black and opening montage for the NHL Centennial Classic on Sportsnet . An arrangement of the song was performed live during the Top 11 elimination episode of the reality television singing competition program The Voice by Team Gwen ( Stefani ) members Brennley Brown and Hunter Plake , along with their coach , Stefani , herself , with the episode in question airing on May 2 , 2017 . Track listing ( edit ) No . Title Length 1 . `` Fix You '' ( edit ) 4 : 37 2 . `` The World Turned Upside Down '' 4 : 32 3 . `` Pour Me '' ( Live at the Hollywood Bowl ) ( featured on the UK Enhanced CD , Australian , and US iTunes EP versions ) 5 : 01 4 . `` Fix You '' ( video ) ( featured on the UK Enhanced CD ) ) Personnel ( edit ) Chris Martin -- lead vocals , organ , piano , acoustic guitar , synthesizer Jonny Buckland -- lead electric guitar , backing vocals Guy Berryman -- bass guitar , backing vocals Will Champion -- drums , backing vocals Charts and certifications ( edit ) Charts ( edit ) Chart ( 2005 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 25 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 58 Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 5 Belgium ( Ultratip Wallonia ) Brazilian Singles Chart ( ABPD ) 25 Canada ( Canadian Singles Chart ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 65 Italy ( FIMI ) 13 Ireland ( IRMA ) 8 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 43 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 17 Poland ( OLiS ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 6 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 26 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 53 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 59 US Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) 18 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 24 Chart ( 2013 ) Peak position France ( SNEP ) 189 Chart ( 2017 ) Peak position France ( SNEP ) 193 South Korean International Singles ( Gaon ) 6 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 54 Certifications ( edit ) Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Platinum 70,000 Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) Gold 10,000 Italy ( FIMI ) 2 × Platinum 40,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 1,046,246 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Das , Lina ( 3 May 2012 ) . `` ' English , polite , and a great dad ' : Why Gwynnie 's mum Blythe Danner adores her rock star son - in - law '' . 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( July 2017 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) `` Fix You '' Single by Coldplay from the album X&Y B - side `` The World Turned Upside Down '' `` Pour Me '' ( Live at the Hollywood Bowl ) Released 5 September 2005 ( 2005 - 09 - 05 ) Format 7 '' CD digital download Genre Post-Britpop alternative rock Length 4 : 54 ( album version ) 4 : 07 ( radio edit ) 4 : 37 ( single version ) Label Parlophone Songwriter ( s ) Chris Martin Jonny Buckland Guy Berryman Will Champion Producer ( s ) Ken Nelson Coldplay Coldplay singles chronology `` Speed of Sound '' ( 2005 ) `` Fix You '' ( 2005 ) `` Talk '' ( 2005 ) `` Speed of Sound '' ( 2005 ) `` Fix You '' ( 2005 ) `` Talk '' ( 2005 ) Music video `` Fix You '' on YouTube `` Fix You '' Single by Coldplay from the album X&Y B - side `` The World Turned Upside Down '' `` Pour Me '' ( Live at the Hollywood Bowl ) `` The World Turned Upside Down '' `` Pour Me '' ( Live at the Hollywood Bowl ) `` The World Turned Upside Down '' `` Pour Me '' ( Live at the Hollywood Bowl ) Released 5 September 2005 ( 2005 - 09 - 05 ) Format 7 '' CD digital download 7 '' CD digital download Genre Post-Britpop alternative rock Post-Britpop alternative rock Length 4 : 54 ( album version ) 4 : 07 ( radio edit ) 4 : 37 ( single version ) 4 : 54 ( album version ) 4 : 07 ( radio edit ) 4 : 37 ( single version ) 4 : 54 ( album version ) 4 : 07 ( radio edit ) 4 : 37 ( single version ) Label Parlophone Songwriter ( s ) Chris Martin Jonny Buckland Guy Berryman Will Champion Chris Martin Jonny Buckland Guy Berryman Will Champion Producer ( s ) Ken Nelson Coldplay Ken Nelson Coldplay Coldplay singles chronology `` Speed of Sound '' ( 2005 ) `` Fix You '' ( 2005 ) `` Talk '' ( 2005 ) `` Speed of Sound '' ( 2005 ) `` Fix You '' ( 2005 ) `` Talk '' ( 2005 ) `` Speed of Sound '' ( 2005 ) `` Fix You '' ( 2005 ) `` Talk '' ( 2005 ) `` Speed of Sound '' ( 2005 ) `` Fix You '' ( 2005 ) `` Talk '' ( 2005 ) `` Speed of Sound '' ( 2005 ) `` Fix You '' ( 2005 ) `` Talk '' ( 2005 ) `` Speed of Sound '' ( 2005 ) `` Fix You '' ( 2005 ) `` Talk '' ( 2005 ) Music video `` Fix You '' on YouTube `` Fix You '' is a song by the British rock band Coldplay . It was written by all four members of the band for their third studio album , X&Y ( 2005 ) . The track is built around an organ accompanied by slow tempo drums and vocals . It was released on 5 September 2005 as the second single from X&Y and has reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart . The song reached number 18 in the United States Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks . Promo singles were released for the UK and US . Blythe Danner , the mother of Gwyneth Paltrow and former mother - in - law of Chris Martin , stated in an interview in May 2012 that Martin ' wrote the song for Gwyneth when her father died and I weep every time I hear it ' . `` Fix You '' was critically acclaimed by music critics . It has been widely sampled , with different covers and sounds . The music video was garnered as a tribute to the 7 July 2005 London bombings . The guitar solo of `` Fix You '' is currently used as the player introduction at all of the National Hockey League 's Montreal Canadiens ' home games , during the three stars of the game selection after every Los Angeles Kings home win , and was played at Staples Center as the Stanley Cup was brought on the ice after the Kings ' victory in the 2014 Stanley Cup Final . The song is also used for the 2015 -- 16 New York Islanders inaugural season in Barclays Center . The song was played live at the Steve Jobs memorial / celebration - of - life event at Apple headquarters on 19 October 2011 in Cupertino , California and at One Love Manchester charity concert on 4 June 2017 . When writing the song , lead singer Martin originally intended to use a church - style organ for the track . Unable to gain access to the instrument , Martin instead used an old keyboard that his late father - in - law , Bruce Paltrow , gave to his daughter Gwyneth . However , in other instances Martin has claimed that `` Fix You '' is influenced by English alternative rock band Elbow 's 2003 anthem `` Grace Under Pressure '' . When asked about the development of the song , Martin said : `` My father - in - law Bruce Paltrow bought this big keyboard just before he died . No one had ever plugged it in . I plugged it in , and there was this incredible sound I 'd never heard before . All these songs poured out from this one sound . Something has to inspire you , and something else takes over . It 's very cloudy . '' Martin also noted that the song is `` probably the most important song we 've ever written '' . During a track - by - track analysis bassist Guy Berryman admitted that the song takes `` a bit of inspiration '' from Jimmy Cliff 's 1969 song `` Many Rivers to Cross '' . Berryman also added , `` It becomes its own thing , kind of like points of inspiration that kind of lead you down certain paths . Whenever you want to write a song like someone else , it ultimately ends up sounding like something different anyway . '' `` Fix You '' excerpt The music of `` Fix You '' is built around a church - style organ . Problems playing this file ? See media help . `` Fix You '' excerpt The music of `` Fix You '' is built around a church - style organ . Problems playing this file ? See media help . The song , which is written in the key of E-flat major , features an organ and piano sound . The song starts with a hushed electric organ ballad , including Martin 's falsetto . The song then builds with acoustic guitar and piano , along with a string section during the beginning choruses . The sound then shifts with a plaintive three - note guitar line , ringing through a rhythmic upbeat drum tempo . The song then transitions to its bridge , which roars into an instrumentation of piano notes , electric & bass guitar riffs , drums , and a singalong chorus with an anthemic feel . A synthesizer then joins the instrumentation , during the second half of the bridge . The song finally ends with the beginning chorus , with slow , melancholic piano notes being played in the background . The message throughout the song , in which Martin sings , is words of encouragement : `` Lights will guide you home / And ignite your bones / And I will try to fix you . '' Michele Hatty of USA Weekend reported that Martin sings about recovering from grief in the song . Travis Gass of the Bangor Daily News wrote that Martin offers his sympathies for the downtrodden , with `` When you love someone but it goes to waste / Could it be worse ? '' . Coldplay released `` Fix You '' in the UK and US on 5 September 2005 as the second single of their third album . The single was pressed with two B - sides : `` The World Turned Upside Down '' and `` Pour Me '' . On 14 September 2005 , the band released the Fix You EP in the iTunes Store . In response to Hurricane Katrina , all of the sales went to the American Red Cross Hurricane 2005 Relief and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences ' MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund . Promotional singles were released in the UK and US . The track peaked at number four in the UK Singles Chart on 17 September 2005 . As of 30 July 2011 , the song had spent 122 weeks on that chart . It peaked at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 18 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks . The song also charted on the Billboard Pop 100 and Hot Digital Songs . The single appeared in Australia 's Singles Chart in the number four position on 18 September 2005 , after retiring in the 58 spot . It also appeared at number eight on the Irish Singles Chart and spent seven consecutive weeks on the chart . On 14 November 2010 , the song re-entered the Australian singles chart at number 37 . In 2005 , Coldplay performed the song live on Saturday Night Live and the Live 8 event in July . It has also become the anthem for the event . In 2009 , the song also appeared on Coldplay 's live album , LeftRightLeftRightLeft . On 19 October 2011 , the band played the song at the `` Celebrating Steve '' event for Apple employees over a global media stream to all the Apple Stores . This event was also available for Apple customers via the company website . On 4 June 2017 , Coldplay performed `` Fix You '' at the One Love Manchester benefit concert for the victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing . The song received widespread acclaim from music critics . In the Rolling Stone Magazine review of the album , critic Kelefa Sanneh wrote : `` One of the best is ' Fix You ' , an unabashedly sentimental song where Martin delivers words of encouragement in a gentle falsetto ( ... ) Proving once more that no band can deliver a stately rock ballad like this one . '' Paul McNamee of NME magazine wrote : `` It 's a wonderful song that shifts from simple stark piano and voice to a ringing , clattering burst of intent and proto - prog four - part harmony . '' Adrien Begrand of PopMatters in his review of the album , noted the song as the `` best ballad '' off X&Y . In 2005 , the song appeared at number two on Q magazine 's `` 100 Greatest Tracks of the Year '' , and was listed as one of the `` Tracks of the Year '' by NME in 2005 . The music video for `` Fix You '' was directed by Sophie Muller , who had previously worked with the band for their 2002 video `` In My Place '' . The video was filmed at the end of two concerts on 4 and 5 July 2005 at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton , England , which were the band 's first ever stadium performances . The concert goers doubled as extras for the video shoot , which required two takes on each day to complete . In the first half of the video , Martin , wanders the streets of London starting at Tooley Street under London Bridge Station , while the slogan `` Make Trade Fair '' is projected onto the Royal National Theatre , using the same ITA2 colour scheme on the cover of X&Y . The tunnels that Martin is seen wandering within are located both in and around London St Pancras and King 's Cross railway stations , and the filming for the video took place during the time of the redevelopment and expansion of London St Pancras International . Martin is then seen walking across Waterloo Bridge , which crosses the River Thames , connecting the Southbank with The Strand . As soon as the electric guitar kicks in , Martin 's walk turns into a run as he darts through streets of London , until very quickly reaching the side of the stage at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton , where he joins the rest of the band for the song 's finale . The audience sings along with the song 's final refrain , and at the end of the video Martin thanks them for their support and wishes them goodnight . The video debuted on 1 August 2005 . It was nominated at the 15th annual Music Video Production Association Awards in the category of Adult Contemporary . After its release , the music video was repurposed as a tribute to the victims of the 7 July 2005 London bombings , although it was filmed before they occurred . This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( July 2017 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( July 2017 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) The song appears in The Acoustic Album ( 2006 ) . It was performed in 2006 by the New England octogenarian chorus group Young@Heart . The group 's performance was led by former chorus member Fred Knittle , who suffered from congestive heart failure and breathed with assistance from an oxygen tank . The performance was originally planned to be a duet between Knittle and Bob Salvini , another former chorus member , but Salvini died shortly before the show . Knittle performed it as a solo , as a tribute to his friend . The performance was initially recorded for a British documentary that aired on Channel 4 ; footage of the performance was uploaded to YouTube in November 2006 to positive response . An expanded version of the film , titled Young@Heart , debuted at the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival and was released in US theatres in 2008 . On 21 June 2011 , The Voice contestant and eventual winner Javier Colon sang the song during the semi-finals of season 1 of the show . The studio version of the song was also released the following day as a download . On the NBC show The Sing - Off runners - up Street Corner Symphony performed the song on the Season 2 finale . The song also gets covered by Secondhand Serenade using only guitar riffs during the first half of the cover . On 31 July 2011 , at `` The Black Star Tour '' live in Rio de Janeiro , the Canadian singer Avril Lavigne sang the song . The song was covered on 4 October 2011 episode of Glee entitled `` Asian F '' , and is sung by Matthew Morrison and the Glee cast . On The X Factor UK , Janet Devlin covered this song on the first Live Show on 8 October 2011 . Ronan Parke covered this song on his debut album Ronan Parke . On The X Factor US , Drew Ryniewicz covered this song on the third Live Show on 9 November 2011 . On the Thanksgiving episode of the second season , the top 10 performed this song . Kelly Clarkson covered this song on one of her shows during her Stronger Tour . Straight No Chaser covered this song on their album With a Twist . On 19 January 2011 , Rianne Selwyn sang an orchestral , female version to this song . YouTube cover artists Boyce Avenue and Tyler Ward collaborated to cover this song on Boyce Avenue 's album Cover Collaborations , Vol. 2 . Alternative rock band Secondhand Serenade produced a secondary creation of the song in their album A Twist in My Story . Country artist Carrie Underwood performed the song on her Blown Away Tour . Marit Larsen performed the song at a session for Radio Hamburg in December 2011 . Charlie Lubeck performed this song as a last chance performance on the second season of The Glee Project . On 13 August 2012 , Yellowcard released a cover as a bonus track on their album Southern Air . Country group Little Big Town performed a cover for the American Red Cross : Music Builds disaster relief effort . Gabrielle Aplin covered the song during a session at BBC 's Maida Vale studio . Alexandra Burke covered the song for her second EP , # NewRules . Red Hot Chilli Pipers covered the song , and also performed the song live at HebCelt Fest 2013 . Gregorian and Amelia Brightman performed the song live on their Dark Side of the Chant tour in 2011 . Naturally 7 covered the song on their album Hidden In Plain Sight in 2015 . On November 24 , 2014 , The Voice contestant Matt McAndrew covered it during the top10 week . In December 2015 the song was used , alongside `` Bridge over Troubled Water '' , in the UK charity Christmas No 1 mashup song `` A Bridge Over You '' , by the choir of the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust , selling more than 127,000 copies . On 21 June 2011 , The Voice contestant and eventual winner Javier Colon sang the song during the semi-finals of season 1 of the show . The studio version of the song was also released the following day as a download . On the NBC show The Sing - Off runners - up Street Corner Symphony performed the song on the Season 2 finale . The song also gets covered by Secondhand Serenade using only guitar riffs during the first half of the cover . On 31 July 2011 , at `` The Black Star Tour '' live in Rio de Janeiro , the Canadian singer Avril Lavigne sang the song . The song was covered on 4 October 2011 episode of Glee entitled `` Asian F '' , and is sung by Matthew Morrison and the Glee cast . On The X Factor UK , Janet Devlin covered this song on the first Live Show on 8 October 2011 . Ronan Parke covered this song on his debut album Ronan Parke . On The X Factor US , Drew Ryniewicz covered this song on the third Live Show on 9 November 2011 . On the Thanksgiving episode of the second season , the top 10 performed this song . Kelly Clarkson covered this song on one of her shows during her Stronger Tour . Straight No Chaser covered this song on their album With a Twist . On 19 January 2011 , Rianne Selwyn sang an orchestral , female version to this song . YouTube cover artists Boyce Avenue and Tyler Ward collaborated to cover this song on Boyce Avenue 's album Cover Collaborations , Vol. 2 . Alternative rock band Secondhand Serenade produced a secondary creation of the song in their album A Twist in My Story . Country artist Carrie Underwood performed the song on her Blown Away Tour . Marit Larsen performed the song at a session for Radio Hamburg in December 2011 . Charlie Lubeck performed this song as a last chance performance on the second season of The Glee Project . On 13 August 2012 , Yellowcard released a cover as a bonus track on their album Southern Air . Country group Little Big Town performed a cover for the American Red Cross : Music Builds disaster relief effort . Gabrielle Aplin covered the song during a session at BBC 's Maida Vale studio . Alexandra Burke covered the song for her second EP , # NewRules . Red Hot Chilli Pipers covered the song , and also performed the song live at HebCelt Fest 2013 . Gregorian and Amelia Brightman performed the song live on their Dark Side of the Chant tour in 2011 . Naturally 7 covered the song on their album Hidden In Plain Sight in 2015 . On November 24 , 2014 , The Voice contestant Matt McAndrew covered it during the top10 week . In December 2015 the song was used , alongside `` Bridge over Troubled Water '' , in the UK charity Christmas No 1 mashup song `` A Bridge Over You '' , by the choir of the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust , selling more than 127,000 copies . This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( June 2015 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( June 2015 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) The song was featured in an episode of the American teen drama television series The O.C. , and then in Without a Trace , Cold Case and Brothers & Sisters . The half part of the song was played over the trailer for the 2006 film World Trade Center . It was also featured in the 2006 movie You , Me and Dupree . The track was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in the category of Best Song musically and lyrically . The song was also nominated for an UK Festival Award in the category of Anthem of the Summer . On 14 March 2009 , the band performed a rendition of the song at the relief concert , Sound Relief , in Sydney , Australia . The song has been used on the final sequences of the episode `` I 'll Try to Fix You '' of the 2012 HBO 's television series The Newsroom , as well as an episode of Scrubs , and the final scene of the episode `` Cargo '' of the CBS series Cold Case . The song also briefly featured in the Australian family drama Packed to the Rafters . In 2013 , `` Fix You '' was used in the final episode of the first season of British public television Channel 4 's comedy - drama Derek . `` Fix You '' was played during an episode of Brothers & Sisters . On an episode of the BBC comedy game show Never Mind the Buzzcocks , the Coldplay song `` Violet Hill '' was used in a segment , and when regular panelist Noel Fielding said that he `` genuinely hated Coldplay , '' host David Tennant then played a snippet of `` Fix You '' and mouthed the line `` And I will try ... to fix you . '' Comedian Catherine Tate also finished the lyrics of the chorus correctly in a different segment of the same episode . The song was also played at the wedding of the Swedish prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist on 13 June 2015 , performed by Salem al Fakir . American ice dance team Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani used the song for their free dance in the 2015 - 2016 season . The song also appeared in the Season Two episode , `` Unfinished Business '' , of CBS medical drama Code Black and opening montage for the NHL Centennial Classic on Sportsnet . An arrangement of the song was performed live during the Top 11 elimination episode of the reality television singing competition program The Voice by Team Gwen ( Stefani ) members Brennley Brown and Hunter Plake , along with their coach , Stefani , herself , with the episode in question airing on May 2 , 2017 . No . Title Length 1 . `` Fix You '' ( edit ) 4 : 37 2 . `` The World Turned Upside Down '' 4 : 32 3 . `` Pour Me '' ( Live at the Hollywood Bowl ) ( featured on the UK Enhanced CD , Australian , and US iTunes EP versions ) 5 : 01 4 . `` Fix You '' ( video ) ( featured on the UK Enhanced CD ) ) No . Title Length 1 . `` Fix You '' ( edit ) 4 : 37 2 . `` The World Turned Upside Down '' 4 : 32 3 . `` Pour Me '' ( Live at the Hollywood Bowl ) ( featured on the UK Enhanced CD , Australian , and US iTunes EP versions ) 5 : 01 4 . `` Fix You '' ( video ) ( featured on the UK Enhanced CD ) ) Chris Martin -- lead vocals , organ , piano , acoustic guitar , synthesizer Jonny Buckland -- lead electric guitar , backing vocals Guy Berryman -- bass guitar , backing vocals Will Champion -- drums , backing vocals Chris Martin -- lead vocals , organ , piano , acoustic guitar , synthesizer Jonny Buckland -- lead electric guitar , backing vocals Guy Berryman -- bass guitar , backing vocals Will Champion -- drums , backing vocals Charts ( edit ) Chart ( 2005 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 25 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 58 Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 5 Belgium ( Ultratip Wallonia ) Brazilian Singles Chart ( ABPD ) 25 Canada ( Canadian Singles Chart ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 65 Italy ( FIMI ) 13 Ireland ( IRMA ) 8 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 43 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 17 Poland ( OLiS ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 6 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 26 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 53 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 59 US Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) 18 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 24 Chart ( 2013 ) Peak position France ( SNEP ) 189 Chart ( 2017 ) Peak position France ( SNEP ) 193 South Korean International Singles ( Gaon ) 6 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 54 Certifications ( edit ) Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Platinum 70,000 Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) Gold 10,000 Italy ( FIMI ) 2 × Platinum 40,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 1,046,246 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone Charts ( edit ) Chart ( 2005 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 25 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 58 Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 5 Belgium ( Ultratip Wallonia ) Brazilian Singles Chart ( ABPD ) 25 Canada ( Canadian Singles Chart ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 65 Italy ( FIMI ) 13 Ireland ( IRMA ) 8 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 43 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 17 Poland ( OLiS ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 6 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 26 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 53 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 59 US Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) 18 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 24 Chart ( 2013 ) Peak position France ( SNEP ) 189 Chart ( 2017 ) Peak position France ( SNEP ) 193 South Korean International Singles ( Gaon ) 6 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 54 Certifications ( edit ) Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Platinum 70,000 Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) Gold 10,000 Italy ( FIMI ) 2 × Platinum 40,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 1,046,246 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone Chart ( 2005 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 25 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 58 Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 5 Belgium ( Ultratip Wallonia ) Brazilian Singles Chart ( ABPD ) 25 Canada ( Canadian Singles Chart ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 65 Italy ( FIMI ) 13 Ireland ( IRMA ) 8 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 43 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 17 Poland ( OLiS ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 6 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 26 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 53 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 59 US Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) 18 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 24 Chart ( 2005 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 25 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 58 Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 5 Belgium ( Ultratip Wallonia ) Brazilian Singles Chart ( ABPD ) 25 Canada ( Canadian Singles Chart ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 65 Italy ( FIMI ) 13 Ireland ( IRMA ) 8 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 43 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 17 Poland ( OLiS ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 6 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 26 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 53 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 59 US Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) 18 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 24 Chart ( 2013 ) Peak position France ( SNEP ) 189 Chart ( 2013 ) Peak position France ( SNEP ) 189 Chart ( 2017 ) Peak position France ( SNEP ) 193 South Korean International Singles ( Gaon ) 6 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 54 Chart ( 2017 ) Peak position France ( SNEP ) 193 South Korean International Singles ( Gaon ) 6 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 54 Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Platinum 70,000 Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) Gold 10,000 Italy ( FIMI ) 2 × Platinum 40,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 1,046,246 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Platinum 70,000 Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) Gold 10,000 Italy ( FIMI ) 2 × Platinum 40,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 1,046,246 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone
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