Chris Martin (3,690 views)

[1999]

Christopher Anthony John Martin (2 March 1977)

Vocal Range: D2 - A5
Associated Acts: Coldplay (1997 - present)

Significant high notes:

A5 ("Pour Me" live Hollywood Bowl, May 31, 2003)
G5 ("Low" live Glastonbury 2005, "Pour Me" live Hollywood Bowl, June 2, 2003)
F♯5 ("True Love")
F5 ("42" live LeftRightLeftRightLeft, "BrokEn" live Jordan 2019, "Gravity", "Miracles", "Stayin' Alive" live Glastonbury 2016)
E5 ("Adventure of a Lifetime" live São Paulo, "Everglow", "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall", "Heaven", "Orphans", "Voodoo")
E♭5 ("Army of One", "Beautiful Day" live New York 2014, "Clocks" several live performances from 2011circa, "Cry Cry Cry", "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", "Can't Get You Out of My Head" live Glastonbury 2005, "Everglow" live Glastonbury 2016, "Gravity", "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", "How You See the World" live from Earls Court, "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", "Birds", "Can't Get You Out of My Head" live Glastonbury 2005, "Champion of the World", "Clocks", "Cry Cry Cry", "Fix You", "Fun", "Guns", "Here Comes the Sun" live Chicago 2001, "Hurts Like Heaven", "Low", "Midnight", "Paradise", "Politik" several live performances, "Ring of Fire" live Toronto 2006, "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", "Flags", "For You", "Ghost Story", "A Head Full of Dreams", "How You See the World" live from Earls Court, "Live Forever" live One Love Manchester, "Low", "Major Minus", "Moses" live 2003, "No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground", "Nothing Compares 2 U" live LA 2016, "Prospekt's March", "A Sky Full of Stars", "Shiver", "Spies", "Up with the Birds", "Up&Up", "We Never Change", "What If", "White Shadows", "Yellow")
B♭4 ("42", "Amazing Day", "Cemeteries of London" several live performances, "Charlie Brown", "Daddy", "Don't Dream It's Over" live Global Citizens 2016, "Fix You", "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", "Brothers & Sisters", "Careful Where You Stand", "Champion of the World", "Charlie Brown", "Don't Look Back in Anger" live One Love Manchester, "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall", "Everything's Not Lost", "Flags", "Fly On", "Guns", "Heaven", "Hypnotised", "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", "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", "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", "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, "Birds", "Champion of the World", "Charlie Brown", "Christmas Lights", "Church", "Coldplay turn your bleak mornings into song" live BBC, "Cry Cry Cry", "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", "Everyday Life", "Flags", "Fly On", "Fun", "Ghost Story", "Glass of Water", "Graceland" live BBC, "Hurts Like Heaven", "Hymn for the Weekend", "Hypnotised", "Imagine" live LA 2015, "Life is for Living", "Lost!", "Lovers in Japan", "Low" several live performances, "Me Enamoré" live Global Citizen 2017, "Miracles", "Moving to Mars", "Only Superstition", "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 ("Arabesque", "Beautiful Day" live New York 2014, "Brothers & Sisters", "Cemeteries of London", "Church", "Crawling" live MetLife Stadium 2017, "Crests of Waves", "Daylight", "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, "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", "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, "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", "Fix You", "Fly On", "Gypsy Woman" live at Maida Vale, "The Hardest Part", "High Speed", "Hurts Like Heaven", "Hymn for the Weekend", "Hypnotised", "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", "Strawberry Swing", "Take on Me" live, "Talk", "Things I Don't Understand", "Viva la Vida", "Voodoo", "Warning Sign", "A Whisper", "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", "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", "The Goldrush", "Gravity", "The Hardest Part", "Heroes" live Carpool Karaoke, "Hymn for the Weekend", "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)
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, "Crest of Waves", "Everglow", "Everyday Life", "Green Eyes", "A Head Full of Dreams", "Houston #1" live in Miami, "In My Place", "For You", "Lips Like Sugar" live Paris 2012, "Lost!", "Murder", "People Have the Power" live Global Citizen 2016, "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", "Yellow" live Paris 2012)
B♭2 ("Amsterdam", "Another's Arms", "Army of One", "Beautiful Day" live New York 2014, "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, "Coldplay turn your bleak mornings into song" live BBC, "Don't Panic", "Everglow" live Glastonbury 2016, "Everyday Life", "Green Eyes", "In My Place" acoustic version, "Now My Feet Won't Touch the Ground", "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, "Cry Cry Cry", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "Houston #1" live in Miami, "In My Place" live on Letterman, "Old Friends", "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", "Christmas Lights", "Coldplay sing three very boring songs" live BBC, "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", "Murder", "Yellow" live for Spotify, London)
F2 ("Another's Arms", "Cry Cry Cry", "Guns", "Moving to Mars", "Old Friends", "Yes")
E2 ("Christmas Lights", "Green Eyes" #TogetherAtHome Chris Martin)
E♭2 ("Fix You" live on Letterman)
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}
C6 ("Pour Me" live at the Hollywood Bowl[1]))
B♭5 ("Everybody Needs Somebody To Love"[1])
F♯5 ("A Sky Full of Stars" live SiriusXM[1])
E5 ("Here Comes the Sun" live Chicago 2001[5])
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 ("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], "Me Enamoré" live Global Citizen 2017[5], "People Have the Power" live Global Citizen 2016[5], "Prospekt's March"[1], "X Marks the Spot"[5])
G2 ("Champion of the World"[1, It might be worth counting, it is pretty short though], "Always in My Head"[5])
F♯2 ("Miracles (Someone Special)"[1])

- "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.
- I wouldn't trust any of the backing vocals in "Midnight".
- "Up&Up" might have some high harmonies but it's all quite confused since there's a lot of people singing on backing vocals.
- There might be some high harmonies in the middle section of "Church", quite unsure about it.
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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

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 :)

[1999]

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.