“Paradise” is a song by British alternative rock band Coldplay. The song was released on 12 September 2011 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto. The song received its radio debut at 7:50 a.m. on The Chris Moyles Show (BBC Radio 1) on 12 September 2011. According to Coldplay’s official website, the single was not initially chart eligible in the United Kingdom, because it was available on iTunes as an “instant grat” (immediate download) when pre-ordering the album. Following the release of the album on 30 October 2011, the song became chart eligible in the UK and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 14, before taking the number 1 spot on its tenth week, becoming the band’s second number-one single after “Viva la Vida” in 2008. The song was met with positive reviews, and was the best selling rock song of 2011 in the United Kingdom, selling 410,000 copies.
Pulp – Common People
“Common People” is a song by English alternative rock band Pulp. It was released as a single in 1995, reaching number two on the UK singles chart. It also appears on the band’s 1995 album Different Class. The song is about those who were perceived by the songwriter as wanting to be “like common people” and who ascribe glamour to poverty. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as slumming or “class tourism”. The song was written by Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey and Russell Senior. In 2004, a cover version featuring William Shatner and produced by Ben Folds brought the song to new audiences outside Europe.
Supergrass – Pumping On Your Stereo
“Pumping on Your Stereo” is a song by Supergrass, released as their first single from their self-titled third album, Supergrass (1999). The single reached #11 in the UK Singles Chart. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 124 on its list “150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years”. The song features in the movie Road Trip. It was also featured in Formula One’s video for the 2009 Italian Grand Prix. In 2011, the song featured on a TV advert for the Toyota Yaris.