"In My Place" is the title of a song by the English rock group Coldplay.
It was featured as a single on their album number two titled "A Rush of Blood to the Head".
Featuring drums, vibrating guitars and a wonderful chorus, "In My Place" was released as the main single for the album.
The date of the release was August 5, 2002, made available on a 12-inch format, as well as a CD single and cassette. This post-Britpop song has a length of 3 minutes and 48 seconds and was released by the Parlophone label.
It was written by four of the band members, Guy Berryman, Will Champion, Jonny Buckland and Chris Martin. It was co-produced by the band, alongside Ken Nelson. The free In My Place piano sheet music show the band’s talent very well.
"In My Place" was very successful, reaching the second position on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it even managed to get to the top 20 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks, occupying position number 17. The critics viewed the song with good eyes, being praised for the melody arrangement.
At the 45th edition of the Grammy Awards, "In My Place" by Coldplay has received an award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
The song received a music video created by director Sophie Muller. Starting on AOL on the 17th of June 2002, it features scenes from the band’s performance in a big hall with no audience. "In My Place" also received two nominations for MuchMusic Video Awards. The first one was for the Best International Video-Group.
The second was a People’s Choice Award, for Favorite International Group.
The album "Live 2003" included the song "In My Place". In 2012, "Live 2012" also included it. In popular culture, it was featured first in a CBS TV series.
In 2006, it was included in an episode of "Saving Sammy". It was then included in a "Fastlane" episode. In 2009, it was included in the playlist for video game "Guitar Hero 5".
On the international charts, "In My Place" performed moderately. One exception was Canada, where it reached the best position at number two.
The free In My Place piano sheets of this successful song can be downloaded below as PDF files.
In Ireland, it did the same, in Italy ranking as high as the fourth place. It also managed to get to the top 20 in Belgium, Denmark, Norway and Spain. In Poland, it topped the singles charts. On the Billboard charts, it got as high as rank 17 on both the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and the Alternative Songs. It stopped at 22 on the Adult Pop Songs.
