All those who have dedicated themselves to the interpretation have added their own sensitivity, some have guessed that it’s a song about unrequited love or even death, topics that in reality do not emerge unequivocally from the lyrics. Over the years, many have wondered about the true meaning of the final text, perhaps precisely because of the use of certain words that do not have a clear meaning for everyone. The process therefore started from the notes and the inspiration of the moment, and only at a later time did the text build around it. And then, for no apparent reason, Martin saw the yellow pages in the studio and decided to use the word “yellow” heavily in the lyrics. Somehow he associated that intonation with the choice of the verses’ metrics and with some key words with which the verses would end, such as “stars” and “you”. Coldplay themselves, and in particular the singer, tells the story in this video-interview for BBC: during the recording sessions the notes began to flow spontaneously from the guitar, and Chris Martin instinctively thought about Neil Young’s way of singing. The way the lyrics of that song came out is actually quite random. For that peculiar way of singing that Chris Martin has and for the simple beauty of the song, which is remembered and hummed still today, years later. And it is also one of the most characteristic and particular singles of the English band. It was how the Coldplay name spread around the world as one of the new bands to watch. Yellow was Coldplay’s first major hit, released in the summer of 2000.
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