Brothers & Sisters (song)

"Brothers & Sisters" is a song by Coldplay, released as their first single in 1999 following the release of the band's first EP Safety, released a year earlier. It was later re-released as an EP. The song has peaked at number 92 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Brothers & Sisters"
Single by Coldplay
B-side
  • "Easy to Please"
  • "Only Superstition"
Released26 April 1999
RecordedStation Studios, February 1999
GenreAlternative rock
Length4:05
LabelFierce Panda
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Coldplay singles chronology
"Ode to Deodorant"
(1998)		 "Brothers & Sisters"
(1999)		 "Shiver"
(2000)

Background

After forming in 1998, Coldplay met up with local record label Fierce Panda Records after a representative from said label saw them perform at the Camden Falcon in December of that year. Fierce Panda offered to release their debut single, and the band agreed, signing a short record deal.[1][2]

Recording

According to the single's liner notes, recording completed in only four days and cost the band a lowly sum of £400.[1] The atmospheric sounds on "Easy to Please" were created by setting up microphones on a wet road outside the studio.[2]

Release

1,500 copies of the vinyl single were issued in a special wrap-around picture sleeve. The single was re-released as an EP in late 2002 on Brash Records.

Versions

There are three versions, one from 1998, another from 1999, and a last one from 2000, being the version of this release the second one. The first and original can be found on the Ode to Deodorant promo cassette, and the third one later appeared on the "Trouble" single as part of the Parachutes record sessions.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Brothers & Sisters"4:05
2."Easy to Please"3:01
3."Only Superstition"3:48

Charts
Chart (1999) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 92
UK Indie (OCC)[4] 20

References
  1. 'Brothers and Sisters' Liner Notes
  2. "Brothers & Sisters EP". coldplaying.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
  3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  4. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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