Release of Parachutes

Coldplay released Parachutes on 10 July 2000 in the United Kingdom via their record label, Parlophone . The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart . It was released on 7 November 2000 by record label Nettwerk in North America. The album has been made available in various formats since its initial release; both Parlophone and Nettwerk released it as a CD in 2000, and it was also released as a Cassette by American label Capitol in 2001. In the following year, Parlophone issued the album as an LP . Four singles were released from Parachutes , including “Shiver” and “Yellow”, and enjoyed popularity in the United Kingdom and United States. The third single was ” Trouble “, which reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. It was released more than a year later in the United States and reached number 28 in the Alternative Songs chart. In December 2001, the band released a limited-edition CD, Mince Spies , featuring a remix of “Yellow” and the Christmas song ” Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas “. It was pressed to 1,000 copies and issued only to fans and journalists.