Safety | ||||
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Released | 25 May 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1–2 February 1998 | |||
Studio | Sync City Studios, Tottenham | |||
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Length | 14:24 | |||
Label | Self-released | |||
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Safety is the first extended play and public release by British rock band Coldplay. It was recorded at Tottenham's Sync City Studios with Nikki Rosetti between 1 and 2 February 1998, following their debut live performance at The Laurel Tree. [2] Phil Harvey financed the sessions for £1,500 and received a box with 500 copies on 19 May 1998. [2] Most of them were given away to record labels, friends and family, [3] but around 150 are known to have been sold on the open market. [2]
According to Harvey, his father and an Oxford roommate were the ones to help him fund Safety. [3] The latter originally bought a copy of it for around £3. [2] On 25 May 1998, the band managed to sell 50 units of the extended play to their public at Dingwalls. [3] All three of the songs appeared unaltered on subsequent Coldplay releases: "Bigger Stronger" and "Such a Rush" were featured on The Blue Room, while "No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground" was used as a B-side for their breakthrough hit " Yellow". [4]
The album artwork is a photograph of lead singer Chris Martin taken by John Hilton, a friend of the band. [5] His long exposure shot captured Martin's moving head perfectly framed by a safety door sign at one of the band's gigs and inspired the EP's title. [6]
All songs written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin. [7]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Bigger Stronger" | 4:49 |
2. | "No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground" | 4:31 |
3. | "Such a Rush" | 4:57 |
Total length: | 14:24 |