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Yellow is de tweede single van het debuutalbum Parachutes van de Britse rockgroep Coldplay. Yellow werd Coldplay's internationale doorbraak. Het werd hun eerste Top 10 hit in de Britse single hitlijsten. Er kwamen verschillende versies uit in Frankrijk, de Verenigde Staten en Brazilië. Het nummer is opgenomen in de Parr Street Studios in Liverpool.

Leadzanger en pianist Chris Martin zei over Yellow dat hij geïnspireerd werd door de Yellow Pages.

"Yellow" is a song by the British 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 was released on 26 June 2000 as the second UK single from Parachutes, following "Shiver", and as the lead single in the United States.

"Yellow" reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, giving Coldplay their first top-five hit in the United Kingdom. It was Coldplay's breakthrough hit internationally, reaching number one in Iceland, number five in Australia, number nine in Ireland and number 48 in the United States. Helped by radio rotation and usage in television and movies, the song thrust the band into popularity. "Yellow" has since been covered by various recording artists worldwide, and remains one of the band's most popular songs.