Safety (EP)

Safety is the first extended play and public release by British rock band Coldplay. It was recorded at Tottenham's Sync City Studios with Nikki Rosetti between 1 and 2 February 1998, following their debut live performance at The Laurel Tree.[2] Phil Harvey financed the sessions for £1500 and received a box with 500 copies on 19 May 1998.[2] Most of them were given away to record labels, friends and family,[3] but around 150 are known have been on open market.[2]

Safety
EP by
Coldplay
Released25 May 1998
Recorded1 and 2 February 1998
StudioSync City Studios, Tottenham
Genre
Length14:24
LabelSelf-released
Producer
Coldplay EP chronology
Safety
(1998)		 The Blue Room
(1999)

According to Harvey, his father and an Oxford roommate were the ones to help him fund Safety.[3] The latter originally bought a copy of it for around £3.[2] On 25 May 1998, the band managed to sell 50 units of the extended play to their public at Dingwalls.[3] Its artwork is a photo of lead singer Chris Martin taken by John Hilton, a friend of the band.[4] All songs appeared unaltered on subsequent Coldplay releases: "Bigger Stronger" and "Such a Rush" were featured on The Blue Room, while "No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground" was used as a B-side for their breakthrough hit "Yellow".[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.[6]

No.TitleLength
1."Bigger Stronger"4:49
2."No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground"4:31
3."Such a Rush"4:57
Total length:14:24

Personnel
Coldplay
Technical personnel
  • Nikki Rosetti – production, engineering

References
  1. "Entrevista com Nikki Rosetti, produtora dos EPs Safety e Blue Room" [Interview with Nikki Rosetti, producer of Safety and Blue Room EPs]. Viva Coldplay (in Portuguese). 17 January 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. Wild, Debs; Croft, Malcolm (2018). Life In Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay. ECW Press. pp. 17–20. ISBN 9781787391093.
  3. "We Interview Coldplay's Manager" (PDF). Coldplay E-Zine. 4 February 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. "Art History: Safety EP". Coldplay Timeline. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. "Hi Oracle! Some of the early songs appear on two releases..." Coldplay Official Website. 21 April 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  6. Safety EP (liner notes). Coldplay. UK: Coldplay. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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