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"Viva la Vida" (/ ˈ v iː v ə l ə ˈ v iː d ə /, Spanish: [ˈbiβa la ˈβiða]; Spanish for 'long live life' or 'live life') [4] [5] [6] is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their fourth album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008).
In May 2008, Coldplay featured in an advertisement for Apple's iTunes with the song "Viva la Vida". The band's official website was updated in late April to reveal the official Viva la Vida artwork as well as a free release of the single "Violet Hill", which became available for download for one week from 29 April 2008. [41]
Coldplay Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends: 2008 [35] "Lovers in Japan" [p] Coldplay Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends: 2008 [35] "Low" Coldplay X&Y: 2005 [67] "Lukas" (Natalie Imbruglia) Coldplay Come to Life: 2009 [70] "Magic" Coldplay Ghost Stories: 2014 [43] "Major Minus" Coldplay Brian Eno: Mylo Xyloto: 2011 [20] "Man in ...
"42" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their fourth album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008). The song, divided into three parts, does not have a chorus. The first part is a ballad with piano and strings, which then transforms into an uptempo rock arrangement with a guitar solo.
Viva la Vida" became iTunes' best-selling song of 2008. [98] Upon release, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends topped the album charts worldwide and was the world's best-selling album of 2008. [99] It hit number one on the UK album chart despite having come on the market only three days previously.
"Viva la Vida" † Hype Williams: Coldplay perform the song in a blurry, warped version of the Liberty Leading the People (1830) painting. The band members crumble into rose petals as the song ends. An alternative music video directed by Anton Corbijn was released on the same day as a tribute to Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence". [31]
In the same interview, the frontman stated that the idea was always to put these songs out by the end of 2008. [19] Coldplay confirmed five songs for Prospekt's March on 3 October 2008, all of which had not been completed in time for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. The playlist was changed to eight songs on 5 October. [20]
List of select cover versions of Coldplay songs, showing artist, nationality, year, title and release medium Artist Nationality Year Title Release medium Ref. 2Cellos: Croatia 2011 "Viva la Vida" 2Cellos [21] 2012 "Clocks" In2ition [22] 2013 "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" Non-album single [23] The Abrams: United States 2011 "Viva la Vida"