Released in the United States as the second single from “A Rush of Blood to the Head” on November 11, 2002, Coldplay’s “Clocks” quickly gained acclaim, reaching number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It debuted in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2003, as the album’s third single, climbing to number nine on the UK Singles Chart. Critics lauded the song’s mesmerizing piano melody, and it earned the Record of the Year award at the 2004 Grammy Awards. “Clocks” is considered one of Coldplay’s signature songs and is frequently ranked among the greatest songs of the 2000s and of all time. It was listed at 490th on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” in 2010 and included in NME’s “150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years” in 2011.