The Scientist By Coldplay - Jack Brown

"The Scientist" is the second single from English alternative rock band Coldplay's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head. The song was written collaboratively by all the band members for the album. It is built around a piano ballad, with its lyrics telling the story about a man's desire to love and an apology. The song was released in the United Kingdom as the second single from A Rush of Blood to the Head and reached number 10 in the UK Charts. It was released in the United States as the third single and reached number 18 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks.
Critics were positive towards "The Scientist" and complimented the song's piano ballad and falsetto. Several remixes of the track exist, and its riff has been widely sampled. The single's music video won three MTV Music Video Awards, for the video's use of reverse narrative. The song was also featured on the band's 2003 live album Live 2003.



The song heavily uses reverse editing, and from the video our group have gained a lot of influences. The song also has a lot of lip syncing, and it can be considered as abstract.



The song's use of reverse editing is extremely clever and it shows a story, instead of the accident being at the beginning and showing his feelings it shows us him after a considerable amount of time.