《Yellow》是Coldplay真正意义上的成名单曲，它的面世经过在Saturday afternoon at Glastonbury和highlight ofthefestival的演出后，这张单曲冲上了英国单曲榜的第4名。关于这首歌，马丁说道，“这是一首威尔士歌曲，它是在利物浦和威尔士写的，那时我们正在录音，那里美丽的景色给了我无限的灵感，在一个异常美丽的夜晚，我完成了它，这首歌听上去并不那么时髦，而且很简单，但我在创作和演唱的时候确实全心全意的。

"Yellow" is a song by British alternative rock band Coldplay. The band wrote the song and co-produced it with British record producer Ken Nelson for their debut album, Parachutes (2000). The song's lyrics are a reference to band vocalist Chris Martin's unrequited love.

The song was recorded in March 2000, and released in June that same year as the second single from Parachutes, following "Shiver", and the lead single in the United States. The single reached number four in the UK Singles Chart, giving the band their first top-five hit in the United Kingdom. Helped by heavy rotation and usage in promotions, the song thrust the band into massive popularity. "Yellow" has since been covered by various recording artists worldwide, and remains one of the band's most popular songs.