Release
Coldplay released "In My Place" in the US and UK on 5 August 2002 as the album's lead single. The single was pressed with two B-sides: "One I Love" and "I Bloom Blaum". The single cover features guitarist Jonny Buckland, with art directed by Sølve Sundsbø.
"In My Place" peaked at number two on UK Singles Charts on 17 August 2002, kept off the top by "Colourblind" by Darius Danesh. It stayed at number two until 23 November 2002. The song reached number eighteen on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks in 2002. The band were yet to have a number one single. In 2005, "Speed of Sound", the lead single of the band's third album, X&Y, also reached number two, but never the number one position. "Speed of Sound" was marked as Coldplay's most successful single until "Viva la Vida", reached number one in 2008.
A live recording of In My Place from Glastonbury Festival 2011 was released to download on Sunday 26th June, 2011.
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