Safety is the first extended play and public release by British rock band Coldplay. It was recorded at Tottenham's Sync City Studios with Nikki Rosetti between 1 and 2 February 1998, following their debut live performance at The Laurel Tree.[2] Phil Harvey financed the sessions for £1,500 and received a box with 500 copies on 19 May 1998.[2] Most of them were given away to record labels, friends and family,[3] but around 150 are known to have been sold on the open market.[2]
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| Released | 25 May 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1–2 February 1998 | |||
| Studio | Sync City Studios, Tottenham | |||
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| Length | 14:24 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
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According to Harvey, his father and an Oxford roommate were the ones to help him fund Safety.[3] The latter originally bought a copy of it for around £3.[2] On 25 May 1998, the band managed to sell 50 units of the extended play to their public at Dingwalls.[3] All three of the songs appeared unaltered on subsequent Coldplay releases: "Bigger Stronger" and "Such a Rush" were featured on The Blue Room, while "No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground" was used as a B-side for their breakthrough hit "Yellow".[4]
Packaging edit
The album artwork is a photograph of lead singer Chris Martin taken by John Hilton, a friend of the band.[5] His long exposure shot captured Martin's moving head perfectly framed by a safety door sign at one of the band's gigs and inspired the EP's title.[6]
Track listing edit
All songs written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.[7]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bigger Stronger" | 4:49 |
| 2. | "No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground" | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Such a Rush" | 4:57 |
| Total length: | 14:24 | |
Personnel edit
- Coldplay
- Chris Martin – vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, songwriting, production
- Jonny Buckland – electric guitar, songwriting, production
- Guy Berryman – bass guitar, songwriting, production
- Will Champion – drums, songwriting, production
- Technical personnel
- Nikki Rosetti – production, engineering
- Phil Harvey – management
- John Hilton – photography
- Kut & Payste Studios – sleeve design
References edit
- ^ "Entrevista com Nikki Rosetti, produtora dos EPs Safety e Blue Room" [Interview with Nikki Rosetti, producer of Safety and Blue Room EPs]. Viva Coldplay (in Portuguese). 17 January 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d Wild, Debs; Croft, Malcolm (2018). Life In Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay. ECW Press. pp. 17–20. ISBN 9781787391093.
- ^ a b c "We Interview Coldplay's Manager" (PDF). Coldplay E-Zine. 4 February 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Hi Oracle! Some of the early songs appear on two releases..." Coldplay Official Website. 21 April 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Art History: Safety EP". Coldplay Timeline. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Safety EP – Part 2". Coldplay Official Website. 2000. Archived from the original on 27 October 2000. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Coldplay (1998). Safety EP (liner notes). UK: Coldplay.
