<P> Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin admitted that the song was developed after the band had listened to English art rock singer Kate Bush . The song's drum beat is similar to Bush's 1985 song "Running Up That Hill". Upon the song's release, it charted in the UK Singles Chart in the number two position . In the United States, it debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, their first top ten hit in the country, and their most successful song until "Viva la Vida" reached number one in 2008 . </P> <P> "Speed of Sound" was recognised Song of the Year by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and it was nominated twice at the 48th Grammy Awards . The song won a Brit Award in the category for Best British Single in 2006 . The track's music video was nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards . "Speed of Sound" was also the billionth song downloaded from the iTunes Store . </P> <P> In an interview, Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin revealed that the song was written in mid-2004 and was inspired by Martin's daughter, Apple, and English alternative rock singer Kate Bush: "That's a song where we were listening to a lot of Kate Bush last summer, and we wanted a song which had a lot of tom - toms in it . I just had my daughter up also, and was kind of feeling in a sense of awe and wonderment, so the song is kind of a Kate Bush song about miracles ." The drumbeat of the song was inspired by Bush's 1985 song "Running Up that Hill". In a separate interview, bassist Guy Berryman said: "We were really trying to recreate the drums on that song for this song, and the chords . Some bands are reluctant to admit that they take things from other artists and bands that they listen to and we're shameless in that respect, we don't mind telling ." </P> <P> The band's opinion towards the song, however, has soured . Martin has said that he dislikes "Speed of Sound", saying in a 2011 interview, "We never got it right ." During an interview with Howard Stern, Martin said that his dislike of "Speed of Sound" stems from the song having "a shit recording ." Due to this, Martin is reluctant to perform the song live, citing his feelings towards the song, noting that "an audience can pick up real fast if you're not convinced by something ." </P>

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