Chris Martin (27,798 views)

[1999]

Christopher Anthony John Martin (2 March 1977)

Vocal Range: D2 - C6
Associated Acts: Coldplay (1997 - present)

Significant high notes:

C6 ("Pour Me" live Hollywood Bowl, June 2, 2003)
A5 ("Pour Me" live Hollywood Bowl, May 31, 2003)
G5 ("Low" live Glastonbury 2005|also in the studio version)
F♯5 ("A Sky Full of Stars", "True Love")
F5 ("42" live LeftRightLeftRightLeft, "BrokEn" live Jordan 2019, "Gravity", "Miracles", "Stayin' Alive" live Glastonbury 2016)
E5 ("Adventure of a Lifetime", "Everglow", "Everything's Not Lost" live Climate Pledge Arena 2021, "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall", "Heaven", "Humankind", "People of the Pride", "Orphans", "Voodoo")
E♭5 ("Army of One", "Beautiful Day" live New York 2014, "Clocks" several live performances from 2011circa, "Cry Cry Cry", "Don Quixote" 2010 unreleased song, "Electricity", "Fix You" live on Dell Technologies World 2021, "Gravity", "Hymn for the Weekend" live Conan on TBS, "Politik" several live performances, "Shiver", "Take on Me" live, "True Love", "Twisted Logic")
D5 ("Adventure of a Lifetime", "Amazing Day", "Billie Jean" several live performances during 2009, "Break of Dawn", "Can't Get You Out of My Head" live Glastonbury 2005, "Everglow" live Glastonbury 2016, "Gravity", "Higher Power", "Hurts Like Heaven", "Hypnotised", "Magic", "Miracles", "O", "Paradise", "Voodoo")
C♯5 ("Atlas", "Brothers & Sisters", "Clocks" live Sound Relief 2009, "Crests of Waves", "Everything's Not Lost", "Gone But Not" live for BBC Radio 1, "How You See the World" live from Earls Court, "Human Heart", "Humankind", "In My Place" live on Letterman, "Ink", "Magic", "A Message", "Midnight", "Orphans", "Shiver", "A Sky Full of Stars", "Spies", "True Love", "Violet Hill", "With or Without You" live New York 2014)
C5 ("Army of One","2000 Miles", "Always in My Head", "Billie Jean" several live performances during 2009, "Birds", "Can't Get You Out of My Head" live Glastonbury 2005, "Champion of the World", "Clocks", "Cry Cry Cry", "Family Tree", "Fix You", "Fun", "Guns", "Here Comes the Sun" live Chicago 2001, "Higher Power", "Hurts Like Heaven", "Low", "Midnight", "Paradise", "Politik" several live performances, "Ring of Fire" live Toronto 2006, "The Scientist" live BBC Radio 1, "Square One", "Up in Flames")
B4 ("Brothers & Sisters", "Careful Where You Stand", "Champion of the World", "Chinese Sleep Chant", "Crest of Waves", "Easy to Please", "Everglow", "Everything's Not Lost", "The Fall of Man" demo from "Viva la Vida", "Flags", "For You", "Ghost Story", "A Head Full of Dreams", "How You See the World" live from Earls Court, "Human Heart", "Infinity Sign", "Live Forever" live One Love Manchester, "Low", "Major Minus", "Moses" live 2003, "My Universe", "No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground", "Nothing Compares 2 U" live LA 2016, "People of the Pride" live iHeartRadio LA show, 2022, "Prospekt's March", "Shiver", "Spies", "Up with the Birds", "Up&Up", "We Never Change", "What If", "White Shadows", "Yellow")
B♭4 ("42", "Amazing Day", "Bloodless Revolution" demo from "Viva la Vida", "Break of Dawn", "Cemeteries of London" several live performances, "Charlie Brown", "Daddy", "Don't Dream It's Over" live Global Citizens 2016, "Electricity", "Fix You", "Goodbye and Goodnight" demo from "Viva la Vida", "The Hardest Part", "How You See the World" live from Earls Court, "Hurts Like Heaven", "Hymn for the Weekend" live Conan on TBS, "Ink", "A Message", "Midnight", "The Scientist", "Talk", "Timbuktu", "Up in Flames", "Up&Up", "Warning Sign", "White Shadows", "WOTW / POTP", "X&Y")
A4 ("Adventure of a Lifetime", "Amazing Day", "All Your Friends", "Animals", "Birds", "Bloodless Revolution" demo from "Viva la Vida", "Brothers & Sisters", "Careful Where You Stand", "Champion of the World", "Charlie Brown", "Coloratura", "Don't Look Back in Anger" live One Love Manchester, "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall", "Everything's Not Lost", "Family Tree", "Flags", "Fly On", "Gone But Not" live for BBC Radio 1, "Guns", "Heaven", "Higher Power", "Hypnotised", "Infinity Sign ", "Ladder to the Sun" demo from "A Rush of Blood to the Head", "Life in Technicolor", "Magic", "Major Minus", "Miracles", "Moses" live 2003, "No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground", "Nothingman" live Global Citizens 2016, "O", "Oceans", "One I Love", "Only Superstition", "Paradise", "People Have the Power" live Global Citizen 2016, "Princess of China" live London 2012, "Proof", "Prospekt's March", "A Rush of Blood to the Head", "The Scientist", "Speed of Sound", "St. Stephan" demo from Viva la Vida, "Things I Don't Understand", "Trouble", "Up&Up", "Warning Sign", "We Never Change", "What If", "A Whisper", "The World Turned Upside Down")
G♯4 ("42", "Atlas", "Beautiful Day" live New York 2014, "Clocks", "Daddy", "Daylight", "De Música Ligera" live in Buenos Aires, "Don't Let It Break Your Heart", "Easy to Please", "Everglow", "Everything's Not Lost", "The Fall of Man" demo from "Viva la Vida", "God Put a Smile on Your Face" live in Buenos Aires, "A Head Full of Dreams", "Hymn for the Weekend", "I Ran Away", "Ink", "Life in Technicolor II", "Life on Mars?" live Fox Theater 2016, "Midnight", "Moving to Mars", "Murder", "My Universe", "No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground", "Oceans", "Proof", "A Sky Full of Stars", "Sleeping Sun", "Sparks", "Spies", "Square One", "Strawberry Swing", "Swallowed in the Sea", "Twisted Logic", "Violet Hill", "Viva la Vida" live Howard Stern Show 2016, "We Never Change", "With or Without You" live New York 2014, "The World Turned Upside Down", "Yellow", "Yes", "You Only Live Twice" live Norway)
G4 ("42", "A L I E N S", "All I Can Think About is You", "Amazing Day", "Amsterdam", "Animals", "Army of One", "Believe in Love" live Buenos Aires 2017, "Billie Jean" several live performances during 2009, "Birds", "Biutyful", "Champion of the World", "Charlie Brown", "Christmas Lights", "Church", "Coldplay turn your bleak mornings into song" live BBC Radio 1, "Cry Cry Cry", "Day 'n' Nite" Spotify Singles, "Death and All His Friends", "A Different Corner" live BRITs 2017, "Don't Dream It's Over" live Global Citizens 2016, "Don't Look Back in Anger" live One Love Manchester, "Don't Panic", "Èkó", "Electricity", "Everyday Life", "Family Tree", "Fix You" several live performances, "Flags", "Fly On", "Fun", "Ghost Story", "Glass of Water", "Graceland" live BBC, "Higher Power", "Hunting High and Low" live Oslo 2008, "Hurts Like Heaven", "Hymn for the Weekend", "Hypnotised", "Idiot" 2001 unreleased song, "Imagine" live LA 2015, "Just for Me" live BBC Radio 1, "Let Somebody Go", "Life is for Living", "Lost!", "Lovers in Japan", "Low" several live performances, "Me Enamoré" live Global Citizen 2017, "Miracles", "Moving to Mars", "Only Superstition", "People of the Pride", "Politik" live Toronto 2006, "Rainy Day", "Something Just Like This", "A Spell A Rebel Yell", "Square One", "Such a Rush", "Talk", "Things I Don't Understand", "Trouble", "Up with the Birds", "Up&Up" several live performances, "U.F.O.", "Viva la Vida", "X&Y")
F♯4 ("2 Become 1" live Hollywood Bowl 2021, "Arabesque", "Beautiful Day" live New York 2014, "Brothers & Sisters", "Cemeteries of London", "Church", "Coloratura", "Crawling" live MetLife Stadium 2017, "Crests of Waves", "Daylight", "Don Quixote" 2010 unreleased song, "Don't Let It Break Your Heart", "The Escapist", "Everglow", "Everyday Life", "Glass of Water", "Happy Birthday" live LA 2016, "A Head Full of Dreams", "Heaven", "Houston #1" live in Miami, "How You See the World" live from Earls Court, "Humankind", "In My Place", "Ink", "Life in Technicolor II", "Life on Mars?" live Fox Theater 2016, "Lips Like Sugar" live Paris 2012, "Lost!", "To Love Somebody" live Glastonbury 2016, "Low", "Moses" live 2003, "Murder", "My Universe", "Nothingman" live Climate Pledge Arena 2021, "Oceans", "One I Love", "Orphans", "People Have the Power" live Global Citizen 2016, "Proof", "Prospekt's March", "A Sky Full of Stars", "Something Just Like This", "Speed of Sound", "Spies", "Swallowed in the Sea", "Trouble", "True Love", "Up with the Birds", "Up&Up", "We Never Change", "What If", "White Shadows", "The World Turned Upside Down", "X&Y", "Yellow")
F4 ("1.36", "42" live LeftRightLeftRightLeft, "Adventure of a Lifetime", "All I Can Think About is You", "Amsterdam", "Another's Arms", "Army of One", "Beautiful Day" live New York 2014, "Biutyful", "Break of Dawn", "BrokEn", "Can't Get You Out of My Head" live Glastonbury 2005, "Cemeteries of London", "Clocks", "Cry Cry Cry", "De Música Ligera" live in Buenos Aires, "A Different Corner" live BRITs 2017, "Death and All His Friends", "Don't Dream It's Over" live Global Citizens 2016, "E-Lo", "First Steps" demo from "Viva la Vida", "Fix You", "Fly On", "Gypsy Woman" live at Maida Vale, "The Hardest Part", "Heroes" several live performances during 2016, "High Speed", "Hunting High and Low" live Oslo 2008, "Hurts Like Heaven", "Hymn for the Weekend", "Hypnotised", "Just for Me" live BBC Radio 1, "Ladder to the Sun" demo from "A Rush of Blood to the Head", "Let Somebody Go", "Life is for Living", "A Message", "Miracles", "Miracles (Someone Special)", "Old Friends", "Only Superstition", "Pour Me" live Hollywood Bowl, June 2, 2003, "Rainy Day", "A Rush of Blood to the Head", "The Scientist", "Sleeping Sun", "Sparks", "Square One", "St. Stephan" demo from "Viva la Vida", "Strawberry Swing", "Take on Me" live, "Talk", "Things I Don't Understand", "Viva la Vida", "Voodoo", "Warning Sign", "What a Wonderful World" several live performances, "A Whisper", "We Can Work It Out" live LA 2012, "With or Without You" live New York 2014, "Yes")

Significant low notes:

C♯3 ("All Your Friends", "Atlas", "Beautiful Day" live New York 2014, "Cemeteries of London", "Daddy", "The Fall of Man" demo from "Viva la Vida", "For You", "God Put a Smile upon Your Face", "Green Eyes", "Help is Round the Corner", "I Ran Away", "In My Place", "Ink", "A Message", "Miracles (Someone Special)", "A Sky Full of Stars", "Sparks", "Spies", "Violet Hill", "When I Need a Friend", "White Shadows", "With or Without You" live New York 2014, "You Only Live Twice" live Norway)
C3 ("All I Can Think About is You", "Amazing Day", "Amsterdam", "Bigger Stronger", "Birds", "BrokEn", "Can't Get You Out of My Head" live Glastonbury 2005, "Death and All His Friends", "Do They Know It's Christmas?" 2004 version, "Don't Panic", "Electricity", "Family Tree", "The Goldrush", "Goodbye and Goodnight" demo from "Viva la Vida", "Gravity", "The Hardest Part", "Heroes" live Carpool Karaoke, "Higher Power", "Hymn for the Weekend", "Ladder to the Sun" demo from "A Rush of Blood to the Head", "Let Somebody Go", "A Message", "Now My Feet Won't Touch the Ground", "Old Friends", "Paradise", "Politik", "Princess of China", "Ring of Fire" live Toronto 2006, "A Rush of Blood to the Head", "The Scientist", "A Spell A Rebel Yell", "Such a Rush", "Til Kingdom Come", "Us Against the World", "Viva la Vida" live Carpool Karaoke, "White Christmas" several live performances)
B2 ("2000 Miles", "A L I E N S", "Arabesque", "Brothers & Sisters", "Champion of the World", "Coldplay turn your bleak mornings into song" live BBC Radio 1, "Coloratura", "Crest of Waves", "Everglow", "Everyday Life", "For You", "Gone But Not" live for BBC Radio 1, "Green Eyes", "A Head Full of Dreams", "Houston #1" live in Miami, "In My Place", "Lips Like Sugar" live Paris 2012, "Lost!", "Murder", "My Universe", "People Have the Power" live Global Citizen 2016, "People of the Pride", "Prospekt's March", "Ring of Fire" live Toronto 2006, "A Rush of Blood to the Head", "See You Soon", "Swallowed in the Sea", "Til Kingdom Come", "Violet Hill", "What If", "White Christmas" several live performances, "Yellow" live Paris 2012)
B♭2 ("Amsterdam", "Another's Arms", "Army of One", "Beautiful Day" live New York 2014, "Biutyful", "Clocks", "Fix You", "Fly On", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "Murder", singing "The Scientist" in reverse, "Sleeping Sun", "Sparks", "Up in Flames", "Warning Sign", "WOTW / POTP")
A2 ("A L I E N S", "Amor Argentina" live in Buenos Aires, "Church", "Coldplay sing three very boring songs" live BBC Radio 1, "Coldplay turn your bleak mornings into song" live BBC Radio 1, "Coloratura", "Day 'n' Nite" Spotify Singles, "Don't Panic", "Everglow" live Glastonbury 2016, "Everyday Life", "Green Eyes", "In My Place" acoustic version, "Me Enamoré" live Global Citizen 2017, "Now My Feet Won't Touch the Ground", "People Have the Power" live Global Citizen 2016, "Pour Me" live Hollywood Bowl, June 2, 2003, "Princess of China", "Reign of Love", "A Rush of Blood to the Head", "See You Soon", "Up with the Birds", "Us Against the World")
G♯2 ("Another's Arms", "Chantaje" live Global Citizens 2017, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "Heroes" several live performances during 2016, "Houston #1" live in Miami, "In My Place" live on Letterman, "Nothingman" live Climate Pledge Arena 2021, "Sparks", "Swallowed in the Sea", "Take on Me" live, "Timbuktu", "Viva la Vida" live Carpool Karaoke, "With or Without You" live New York 2014, "Yellow" live Paris 2012, "Yes")
G2 ("A L I E N S", "All I Can Think About is You", "Champion of the World", "Christmas Lights", "Coldplay sing three very boring songs" live BBC Radio 1, "Day 'n' Nite" Spotify Singles, "Humankind", "Just for Me" live BBC Radio 1, "Let Somebody Go", "Manic Monday" Let's Go Crazy: The GRAMMY Salute To Prince, "Moving to Mars", "A Spell A Rebel Yell", "Something Just Like This", "Up with the Birds", "Us Against the World", "Yes")
F♯2 ("Atlas", "Daylight", "Homesick", "Humankind", "Murder", "Nothingman" live Climate Pledge Arena 2021, "Yellow" live for Spotify, London & live Paris 2012)
F2 ("2 Becomes 1" live Hollywood Bowl 2021, "Another's Arms", "Cry Cry Cry", "Guns", "Moving to Mars", "Old Friends", "Yes")
E2 ("Christmas Lights", "Green Eyes" #TogetherAtHome Chris Martin, "Humankind", "My Universe")
E♭2 ("Fix You" live on Letterman & live on Dell Technologies World 2021)
D2 ("Gypsy Woman" live at Maida Vale)

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*Underlines marks notes sung in backing vocals/overdubs.
*Italics marks non-melodic notes.
*Blue marks soft falsetto notes.
*Boldface marks noteworthy passages or performances.

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{Questionable Notes}
B♭5 ("Everybody Needs Somebody To Love"unknown live performance[1])
E5 ("Here Comes the Sun" live Chicago 2001[5], "Human Heart"[2])
D5 ("Always in My Head"[2], "Flags"[2], "Major Minus"[2])
C♯5 ("Viva la Vida"[2])
B4 ("I Ran Away"[2], "Murder"[2], "A Rush of Blood to the Head"[2])
A4 ("Let Somebody Go" not sure at the moment, "Life in Technicolor II" same note as "Life in Technicolor")
G♯4 ("How You See the World" live from Earls Court[5])

C♯3 ("Everything's Not Lost"[5])
B2 ("The Escapist"[1])
B♭2 ("Rainy Day"[5])
A2 ("Èkó"[1], "Hypnotised"[5], "Prospekt's March"[1], "X Marks the Spot"[5])
G2 ("Always in My Head"[5],"Higher Power" [2])
F♯2 ("Miracles (Someone Special)"[1], "People of the Pride"[4])
E2 ("Human Heart"[2])

- "Everglow" has some A2s in the studio version as well, they're mostly of a bad quality though.
- The high falsettos in "Politik" might exist in the studio version as well, but check any live performance and you will hear them better.
- "Charlie Brown" has got a B♭4 in the backing vocals as well, which might sound chesty, not quite sure about it.
- "Me Enamoré"live Global Citizen 2017 might have a Chest G as well, quite unsure since Shakira is much more prominent in the mix.
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.

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{Album Ranges}
With Coldplay:

2000 - Parachutes: G♯2 - F♯4 - E♭5
2002 - A Rush of Blood to the Head: F♯2 - F4 - C5
2005 - X&Y: G♯2 - G4 - G5
2008 - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends: F2 - A4 - C♯5
2011 - Mylo Xyloto: G2 - A4 - E5
2014 - Ghost Stories: F2 - B♭4 - F♯5
2015 - A Head Full of Dreams: B♭2 - B♭4 - E5
2019 - Everyday Life: F2 - A4 - E5
2021 - Music of the Spheres: E2 - A4 - E5

EPs

1998 - Safety: C3 - G4 - B4
1999 - The Blue Room: A2 - G4
2008 - Prospekt's March: B2 - A4 - B4
2017 - Kaleidoscope: G2 - G4 - D5
2018 - Global Citizen – EP 1 (as "Los Unidades"): G♯2 - F4 - E5

[1999]

Sooooo, there's some notes that used to be included in the old thread, we can discuss it if someone thinks they're worth staying in the OP itslef.
Also there's some notes I'd like a second opinion about, like this F2 in "Old Friends":

link - I've the G♯2 currently listed as the lowest.

And this D2:

link - which doesn't really has much strength on it, plus the actual volume of the note sounds pretty low, but still, it sounds pretty chesty and I think it serves its purpose just fine, what do you guys think?

[Gilad]

The D2 sounds good to me

[thatsnotcool33]

The D2 should be counted. Yes the strength and volume are low, but it's the same for a good amount of pop singers at their lowest extremes.

[falsetokaiba]

Agreed, I think it's good enough to count. The fact that he hits it twice sells it for me. (I would also say yes to counting the F2 linked)

[1999]

Cool guys! I'll go ahead and add these notes when I'll put my hands on my PC later on.
Thanks :)

I've currently listed this F2 with a live version because I think the studio version sounds like there isn't much actual pitch going on, mainly It sounds way too airy to me.
But I could use other opinions as well.

link

He also hits the note at 00:26 and 00:40 if It helps.

[thatsnotcool33]

I think you should include the studio version only since it's the same note. If he were to hit something different live (like an E2), then you would include the live note

[1999]

My main concern is the quality of the note, that is way I brought up the live version, I do think the studio version Fs are too whispery to be included, but I may not be right.

[EddieCheivz]

solid E2s here also he speaks about the low notes
I hear a Eb2 at 9:16 when sings "CANADA" as well, but maybe doesn't worth

brief E2

I don't know what could be the highest countable here

[onemorelight17]

1-Clearly countable and I would say that it deserves to be in bold
2- Don't count that note please  :'(
3-Countable
4- I'm not sure what to think about that.. i will need options and then i will see which side to support  :P

[1999]

1 - Added! I wouldn't really go for a bold, though. Still, if anyone else thinks I should do it we can discuss it.
2 - ////////
3 - I mean, meh, sounds way to inconsistent to my ears.
4 - It is already in the spoiler!

[Smitty.]

Buried F#2 here youtu.be/Z2qPxSUnOFg?t=44

[1999]

It's already included :)

[Smitty.]

oh didn't see lol
and the A4 Bold in Up&Up sounds pretty damn lead vocal to me.

[jimmy]

I think he barely hit a B1 during a dell performance covering a Sinatra song, trying to find a link

[1999]

"My Universe" is out, would you guys count this E2?
Pretty short, however, I'd say is part of the melody and he is actually singing the lyrics, thoughts?

[Gilad]

I'd count that personally

[1999]

Will add then! :smiley:

[luxiouskorsay]

Sept 24, 2021 10:01:31 GMT 1999 said:

"My Universe" is out, would you guys count this E2?
Pretty short, however, I'd say is part of the melody and he is actually singing the lyrics, thoughts?

    I'll definitely count that, also Taehyung from BTS in 2nd verse does the same

[1999]

Music of the Spheres is out and... there's a lot going on.

Human Heart has lots and lots of layers. I'm not sure if Jacob is singing those or Chris or both ( ). Plus they all have quite a robotic feel to it, might be an FX on the harmonies, or they might have been pitched down. HELP: link

Humankind has got this E2 that i'm not quite sure it is worth including: link

Let Somebody Go: G2, quite short, but it is there right? link

[Gilad]

Not sure about the harmonies. The 3rd link is a slightly sharp F2 that I wouldn't count. And I would count that E2

[1999]

mmm... I'm still hearing him going: Go(G2)-o(A2).

[Gilad]

Ohhhh I thought you were talking about the "to let somebody go" lol
Yeah I'd count the G2

[1999]

looooool
link - F♯ or F? I guess the melody should go "to (F) - ge (F♯) - ther (G♯)", however, I'm not quite sure Chris actually hits the F.

[galaxyseal]

I think he gets the F2 there.

Anyways, Coldplay performed a (slightly questionable) cover of "Just for me" by PinkPantheress recently in the Live Lounge. Pretty nice G2s, B2s, C3s (lots of them), F4s and G4s.