Apr 4, 2005 • 1 min read

Coldplay undecided on Talk for X&Y album

Chris Martin has told NME that Coldplay scrapped the song Talk after it was suggested as a single, and explained the album title X&Y, with Coldplay touring this summer.

Coldplay have been dithering over the final track listing of new album 'X&Y' as the band are unable to decide whether to include the song 'Talk' after struggling with it in the recording process.

**Chris

Martin** told NME "What happened with the song 'Talk' is that it was all going great and then someone said 'That should be the first single' and we all just freaked out and scrapped it all. I hate choosing singles, it's so hard. We've just mixed it and it sounds great. I think we've had such pain getting to that place, I'm not sure anyone quite knows what to do with it anymore. When we heard it mixed properly, it sounded mega."

Martin also revealed the source of the album's title: "It's a cooler way of saying ying and yang. If I'd called it ying and yang we'd have been in trouble! 10% would walk away. But another

20% would come. We'd be a lot bigger in the Far East. My whole day is a mixture of optimism and pessimism in its most extreme forms. And that's what 'X&Y' is to me. It's two sides. I like the fact they're very strong letters, very clear. Very hard lines, it looks great when you write it down. And it looks great when you see the artwork. It's fucking amazing. I can say that because I didn't do it."

Coldplay are touring this summer and will appear at Glastonbury but will next be seen headlining California's Coachella Festival.

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