Live 2003 is the first live album by the British rock band Coldplay, featuring shows recorded at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion on 21 and 22 July 2003. It was released on 4 November 2003 by Capitol in the United States and on 10 November 2003 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom. Screenings were held at select theaters the day prior. The album marks the group's second live project after Trouble – Norwegian Live EP (2001).
The album was nominated for Best Long Form Music Video at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, and named one of the greatest releases of the year by Blender. The song "Moses", exclusive to the album, was written about Chris Martin's then-wife Gwyneth Paltrow and inspired the name of their second child, born in 2006. It was sent to alternative radio stations in the United States as a promotional single on 6 October, while the recording of "Clocks" had a promotional push in countries such as Mexico and Spain.
Commercial performance
Live 2003 debuted at number 13 on the US Billboard 200, with 71,224 copies sold. It entered the UK Music Video Chart at number 2 upon release. However, the set only reached the UK Albums Chart five years later, at number 73. Coldplay rose to number 60 and peaked at number 46 with 5,164 copies sold afterwards, boosted by Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008).
Track listing
All tracks are written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.
Disc one (DVD)
- "Politik" (from A Rush of Blood to the Head, 2002)
- "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" (from A Rush of Blood to the Head)
- "A Rush of Blood to the Head" (from A Rush of Blood to the Head)
- "Daylight" (from A Rush of Blood to the Head)
- "Trouble" (from Parachutes, 2000)
- "One I Love" (from "In My Place" single, 2002)
- "Don't Panic" (from Parachutes)
- "Shiver" (from Parachutes)
- "See You Soon" (from The Blue Room EP, 1999)
- "Everything's Not Lost" (from Parachutes)
- "Moses" (previously unreleased)
- "Yellow" (from Parachutes) (additional guitar by Matt McGinn)
- "The Scientist" (from A Rush of Blood to the Head)
- "Clocks" (from A Rush of Blood to the Head)
- "In My Place" (from A Rush of Blood to the Head)
- "Amsterdam" (from A Rush of Blood to the Head)
- "Life Is for Living" (from Parachutes)
- "Tour Diary Documentary" (Extra) 40:00
Disc two (CD)
Personnel
- Chris Martin – lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar
- Jonny Buckland – lead guitar, backing vocals, harmonica
- Guy Berryman – bass, harmonica, synthesizer
- Will Champion – drums, percussion, piano, backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
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|+Weekly chart performance for Live 2003
! scope="col" |Chart (2003–2008)
! scope="col" |Peak<br/>position
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! scope="row" |Austrian Music DVDs Chart
| 2
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! scope="row" |Belgian Music DVDs Chart (Flanders)
| 8
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! scope="row" |Czech Music DVDs Chart
| 10
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! scope="row" |Dutch Music DVDs Chart
| 1
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! scope="row" |German Albums Chart
| 34
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! scope="row" |Italian Music DVDs Chart
| 1
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Monthly charts
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Monthly chart performance for Live 2003
! scope="col" style="width:14em;" |Chart (2007)
! scope="col" |Peak<br/>position
|-
! scope="row" |Argentine Music DVDs Chart
| 13
|}
Year-end charts
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|+Year-end chart performance for Live 2003
! scope="col" style="width:14em;" |Chart (2003)
! scope="col" |Position
|-
! scope="row" |Dutch Music DVDs Chart
| 24
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:14em;" |Chart (2004)
! scope="col" |Position
|-
! scope="row" |US Billboard 200
| 193
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:14em;" |Chart (2005)
! scope="col" |Position
|-
! scope="row" |Argentine Music DVDs Chart
| 6
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! scope="row" |Dutch Music DVDs Chart
| 13
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:14em;" |Chart (2006)
! scope="col" |Position
|-
! scope="row" |Argentine Music DVDs Chart
| 11
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! scope="col" style="width:14em;" |Chart (2008)
! scope="col" |Position
|-
! scope="row" |Italian Music DVDs Chart
|16
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