ABOUT THE BAND

​Coldplay is a British rock band formed in London in 1996.^[1] The band consists of vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and pianist Chris Martin; lead guitarist Jonny Buckland; bassist Guy Berryman; drummer Will Champion; and creative director Phil Harvey.They met at University College London and began playing music together from 1996 to 1998, first calling themselves Pectoralz and then Starfish.

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​Coldplay has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists.^[8] They have won numerous awards throughout their career, including nine Brit Awards, seven MTV Video Music Awards, eight MTV Europe Music Awards and seven Grammy Awards from 35 nominations. The band's first three albums—Parachutes (2000), A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), and X&Y (2005)—are among the best-selling albums in UK chart history.

​ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

​1. Where are they from?

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​2. What were their first names as a band?

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​3. Where did they meet?

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​4, Name one of the most popular albums.

​SPEED OF SOUND

How long before I get in? Before it starts _____ I begin? How long before you _____? Before I know what it ____ like?

Where to, where I go? If you ____ try, then you'll never know How long do I ____ to climb Up on the side of this mountain of mine?​

DECIDE

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​TRY

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​FEELS

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Look up, I ____ up at night

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Planets are ____ at the speed of light

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Climb up, up in the trees

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Every chance that you ___ is a chance you seize

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How long __ I gonna stand

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With my ____ stuck under the sand?

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I'll start before I can stop,  Before I see things the right way up

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a. All those places I got found ____

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​​b. All that noise, and all that sound ____

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​c. To show you how it all began ____

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​d. If you could see it then you'd understand ____

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e. And birds go flying at the speed of sound ____

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​f. Birds came flying from the underground ____

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