scientist song scientist second single british alternative rock band second studio album head song written band members album built piano ballad lyrics telling story man desire love apology song released united_kingdom second single head reached number charts released united_states single reached number billboard modern rock tracks chart number adult chart critics highly positive scientist praised song piano ballad falsetto remixes track exist riff widely sampled single music video won video use reverse narrative song featured band live album live permanent fixture band live set lists background vocalist wrote scientist listening george_harrison things pass interview rolling_stone martin revealed working band second album head knew album missing night stay liverpool martin found old piano tune wanted work harrison song isn pity manage song came martin asked recorder turned concluded saying came chord sequence noted chord lovely martin recorded vocals piano takes studio liverpool asked development song track track reveal martin said girls weird mind downfall global economics terrible environmental troubles thing gets fancy liner notes head hand states scientist dan dan referring man signed band composition song piano driven ballad song contains piano riff opens song joined rest band chorus song begins chord piano melody martin singing track includes string arrangement end song electric guitar heard lyrics song man face love exemplified line chorus martin cries said easy song implies wants start lines verse emphasise apology come meet tell sorry don know lovely song title alludes science question verse numbers figures pulling puzzles apart questions science science progress speak loud heart release released scientist europe november album second single single pressed sides ran away preparing song album second release band label felt song failed provide blood rush american listeners instead released second single song released april scientist appeared number november appeared billboard tracks number song peaked number sixteen song peaked number november single cover created album singles features band member case drummer champion reception scientist received widespread critical acclaim rolling_stone review album wrote fantastic piano ballad scientist falsetto finale raise hair neck magazine wrote piano scientist captured perfectly warm depression individual key caught ringing case nme wrote scientist song linked endless night sky secret hopes regrets thousand strangers october nme placed number list best tracks past years rolling_stone ranked number best songs decade list april rush blood head poll listeners united_kingdom named favourite album time beating albums composed artists like beatles rolling_stones versions scientist featured live album live song covered live released special edition album lost space covered song radio live rendition reality hit baby time british female quartet angels choral arrangement song album paradise released chords song replicated song pieces addition american television parody video called original version plus cover track performed featured film performed acoustic duet song phone zone rally los_angeles california covered mexican sponsored short film titled start highlighting problems appears cut album heroes nelson version plays closing credits movie judge glee cast covered season episode titled break song performed cory_monteith lea_michele voice contestant performed song blind audition led coaches wanting team actress singer covered song selected stops contestant performed song blind audition performance led gwen turn instantly adam said loved song thanked singing personnel vocals piano synthesizer guitars champion drums backing vocals bass guitar music video popular music video scientist notable distinctive reverse narrative employed reverse video concept previously spike music video drop reverse video style seen video song second summer love scottish band order martin appear singing lyrics reversed footage learn sing song backwards took month video filmed locations including london surrey leg head tour directed video premiered august video opens looking martin singing lies camera shot pulls revealed outside cycles past reverse martin leaps walks reverse city suburbs eventually crossing railway line woods picking suit jacket goes arriving car black gets briefly passes woman shown lying ground car shown flying shattered car rolls hill woods broken fence joins car passes video closes couple shown driving road revealed martin passenger removed seat belt order jacket car accident causing death irish actress portrays female passenger scientist won multiple mtv_video_music_awards best group video nominated grammy awards best short form music video lost video hurt track listing scientist ran away features ash guitar dvd scientist edit scientist video running backwards lips like sugar live interview band members charts certifications
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