"Shiver" has been perceived to have influences of Buckley, whom Coldplay's early song influences were drawn from. A review claims that Coldplay's indie rock inclinations are obvious in the song. "Shiver" is in the alternative rock genre. Martin's vocals were recorded in more than one take, but the band chose the one with a single take. The guitar was re- dubbed in search of perfection, while Martin de-tuned his guitar to easily generate complex chord sequences. As with most songs in the album, Nelson used an analogue desk in recording "Shiver".
The song was produced by Coldplay and British record producer Ken Nelson. Smaller parts of the song were recorded at Parr Street Studios in Liverpool, England, where the band relocated after Christmas in 1999. Keeling deemed the demos as "limp" and asked the band to redo it. Keeling was disappointed with the early demos presented to him, saying it "didn't have any of their passion, their energy", a result of the band's freshly resolved internal pressure in the time. "Shiver" was recorded in Rockfield Studios in Wales, United Kingdom, where the band was booked by A&R representative Dan Keeling to begin working on the band's debut album, Parachutes. In addition, Martin wrote the song while listening to music of Buckley, and had claimed it is their "most blatant rip-off song". He described it as something of a "stalking song", admitting he wrote it for a specific woman.
Martin actually wrote the song on a "glum" day, when he felt he would never find the right woman for him. Instead, he appeared to have been inspired by girlfriends in his teenage years and early 20s. Other accounts have claimed that Imbruglia was indeed not Martin's inspiration for writing the song. Martin allegedly wrote the song while thinking of Australian singer-songwriter Natalie Imbruglia, the woman with whom he was linked at the time, but he later denied it was about her. "Shiver" was written two years before its release.
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