Donovan The song was covered by Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity on their first LP in 1967, and Al Kooper and Stephen Stills recorded an 11-minute version on the 1968 album, "Super Session". Donovan's version is also in the closing sequence of the Gus Van Sant film, "To Die For". Because of earlier contractual problems, the UK version of "Sunshine Superman" LP was not released for another nine months. This was a compilation of tracks from the US albums "Sunshine Superman" and "Mellow Yellow". Donovan did not choose the tracks. On 24 October 1966, Epic released the single "Mellow
Yellow (Coldplay song) heir to the Brit-rock throne." The song has since been regarded as the centerpiece track on the album. The song was featured in Richard Linklater's film "Boyhood". Citations Sources Yellow (Coldplay song) "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 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. "Yellow" reached number four in the UK Singles