Coldplay To Make New Song Free For One Week Only

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In this July 13, 2006 file photo, Chris Martin from Coldplay speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong. Coldplay will make the first single from their new album available as a free download to fans who visit the English band's Web site. "Violet Hill," the first single from "Viva La Vida," will be available on www.coldplay.com from 7:15 a.m. EDT Tuesday, one week before it goes on sale at digital retailers. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

LONDON — Coldplay will make the first single from their new album available as a free download to fans who visit the English band's Web site.

"Violet Hill," the first single from "Viva La Vida," will be available on from 7:15 a.m. EDT Tuesday, one week before it goes on sale at digital retailers. http://www.coldplay.com

It will be available as a free download from the Web site for one week, a statement said.

The Web site will also give preliminary details about free shows at London's Brixton Academy on June 16 and at New York's Madison Square Garden on June 23.

Coldplay also announced Monday that the UK release of their new album has been moved up four days to June 12. That's the same day the album will be released in much of the world.

- DuckofDeath See Profile I'm a Fan of DuckofDeath

I once slipped into a coma when listening to Coldplay. You might wanna give credit where credit is due HuffPo....Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is the one breaking the mold, not Coldplay or Radiohead(as much as I like them). Google it if you don't know.

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 09:11 PM on 04/29/2008

- ShawnMichel See Profile I'm a Fan of ShawnMichel

Sad little posters, y'all are. Wimps and pussies and snobtards, the lot of ya.

No wonder Coldplay is so great. They push out the likes of you.

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 02:13 AM on 04/29/2008

- antaeus See Profile I'm a Fan of antaeus

That photo makes me really jealous of Gwyneth.

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 09:25 PM on 04/28/2008

- tropicartisan See Profile I'm a Fan of tropicartisan

Coldplay really sucks. Seriously they have sucked for 7 years. Snoooooooooooooooooze.

Perhaps in another life they might be relevent if they REEEEEEEEEEEEEAly tried.

No, perhaps not.

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 07:25 PM on 04/28/2008

- atombee See Profile I'm a Fan of atombee

apparently they've run out of people to plagiarize, i.e., kraftwerk, and martin went to a hypnotist to help break his "writer's" block ...

i am hopeful this abomination, an easy-listening marketing triumph known as coldplay, has had the full run of its fifteen minutes.

if they are giving away a song, it must suck (worse than the rest)

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 06:18 PM on 04/28/2008

- okAcomputer See Profile I'm a Fan of okAcomputer

isn't this the same model people have been using for years. you know releasing a single to the radio weeks before an album. Coldplay are so radical

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 04:39 PM on 04/28/2008

- JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin See Profile I'm a Fan of JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin

They can make the whole album free and I still wouldn't download it.

In other words, not a big Coldplay fan.

I'm off to listen to the following...

Bach's Cantanta for the 27th Sunday after Trinity
Ry Cooder's Chicken Skin Music
Frank Zappa's Waka/Jawaka
Bobby Sherman's 1st album
The Mars Volta's Amputechture

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 03:42 PM on 04/28/2008

- kipmartin See Profile I'm a Fan of kipmartin

wow. one song! these guys have balls! and for a whole week? they are really on the edge there!!

David: You know how I know you're gay?
Cal: How?
David: You like Coldplay.

how about selling the album online and asking for donations like shareware? or sell it online with no DRM? or give it away and see if something good happens? put it on iTunes for free--let Apple underwrite it as good for their business. something?!?! come on! make a statement!

pussies!

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 02:52 PM on 04/28/2008

- slamkitty2 See Profile I'm a Fan of slamkitty2

homophobic

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 07:24 PM on 04/28/2008

- hip dibler See Profile I'm a Fan of hip dibler

if coldplay were paying me to have the song i still wouldn't have it.

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 12:21 PM on 04/28/2008

- JohnCochtosten See Profile I'm a Fan of JohnCochtosten

Ripping off Radiohead yet again...

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 12:09 PM on 04/28/2008

- DuckofDeath See Profile I'm a Fan of DuckofDeath

Why are my comments scrubbed and then put back? Love HuffPo, but this is hands down the WORST comments section in all of the left blogosphere.

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 10:08 PM on 04/29/2008

- DuckofDeath See Profile I'm a Fan of DuckofDeath

If by ripping off you mean releasing a low bitrate quality download of a song that they eventually released through normal channels, making it nothing more than a publicity stunt...cuz that's what Radiohead did.

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 10:02 PM on 04/29/2008

- DuckofDeath See Profile I'm a Fan of DuckofDeath

are you trying to say that the free download is of extremely low bitrate quality and that the song will eventually be sold through the normal channels, making this nothing more than publicity stunt? Cuz that's what Radiohead did.

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 09:14 PM on 04/29/2008