Gravity

The credit goes to the four members of Coldplay, though Hot Press in 2004 called it co-written with Martin; Youth and Embrace produced Embrace's recording. Coldplay first played it live in 2002 on the A Rush of Blood to the Head tour, and released their own version in 2005 as a B-side to "Talk". Martin and Danny McNamara became friends after Coldplay supported Embrace at Blackpool in 2000; Providence Phoenix names the Empress Ballroom, Dale the Tower Ballroom. Per Absolute Radio, Danny recalled having heard it at a gig, and Richard said they dismissed the offer out of hand. Firth told the Phoenix that Martin gave it away because he thought it sounded too much like Embrace, and that on releasing it the band didn't want to come back after three years with a cover version.

The single came out on August 30, 2004 on Independiente with "Wasted" on the B-side, reaching 7 in the UK. The video was filmed at Abbey Road Studios in 2004, and a remastered HD version premiered on Absolute Radio on August 27, 2020. Setlist.fm lists it in 251 Embrace setlists, fourth behind "All You Good Good People" (299), "Come Back to What You Know" (259) and "Ashes" (258); on the November 2024 tour it was song 13 of the main set at Manchester Academy. We found no statement on the lyric's meaning, and no verified covers beyond Coldplay's own.