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Way Of The Future

Kyle W. Harbeck | Australia | 02/01/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Sleeping Sun and Gravity ae both phenominal B-sides.

Setting Sun is beautifully layered and builds up into a huge number which must sound fantastic live. I can't help but compare Gravity to the richness of Pink Floyd.

Neither of these songs desearve to be B-sides and probably should have been held for their next album, or chosen instead of something off of X&Y.

my MAJOR gripe with this single however is the copywritting of it not allowing me to add it to my mp3 player. Regardless of having purchased the CD, I had to download it off of the internet so that I could listen as I walk.

because of that, a person will certainly reconcider purchasing the next single over downloading it."

"Talk" is Coldplay's first club single

hou_music | Houston, TX | 02/10/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Several single versions of Coldplay's "Talk" have been released to date, most which contain live tracks as B-sides.



However, you may not know it, but several club mixes of "Talk" have been made as well, and the track is fast becoming Coldplay's first real club hit. (A remix of "Clocks" also got some play in clubs but not to this extent.) While at first glance this may seem surprising it actually makes perfect sense. You see, the melody of "Talk" is actually sampled from Kraftwerk's 1983 electronic single "Computerlove".



The remixes of "Talk" are official mixes and have been promoted to clubs in both the U.S. and overseas. Thus far, I haven't seen any of the "Talk" remixes included on a the maxi single releases, but they may be included at some point. However, they are available on iTunes, and definitely worth purchasing.



The remixes promoted in the U.S. include the Junkie XL and Francois K mixes. Junkie XL has done a number of notable club remixes of rock tracks in the last couple of years. Their mix is outstanding - it maintains the beauty and emotional intimacy of the song but adds a distinctive "buildup" at the beginning and a strong rhythm underneath to bring it up to a whole new level.



The Francois K remix of "Talk" is a complete reworking of the song - bringing it more in style towards Kraftwerk's original "Computerlove". Very electronic, very "detached" - definitely quite an accomplishment but in my opinion not as good as the Junkie XL mix.



"Talk" will reach #3 on the Billboard Dance/Club Chart as of early March 2006."

Only B-side!

Locutus420 | Petaluma, CA United States | 01/27/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I just got this today and there is only the Sleeping Sun song and the radio edit version of Talk. There is contradictory information on this page and, even though I would have bought it anyway, it was quite a disappointment when I opened it up and saw only one. :( Maybe there's a version out there with both b-sides, but I haven't found it yet. The Sleeping Sun song is great, of course."