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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).
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, often referred to as simply Viva la Vida, is the fourth studio album by British rock band Coldplay, released on 12 June 2008 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom. "Viva la vida" is a Spanish phrase, translated to English as "long live life", "live the life" or simply "live life".
"Strawberry Swing", like much of Viva la Vida, was primarily produced by English record producer Brian Eno. [2] The track was released as the fifth official single from Viva la Vida on 14 September 2009. [3] The song was later part of the international soundtrack to the Brazilian soap opera Tempos Modernos in 2009. [4]
An early instrumental of the song from the Viva la Vida sessions was leaked into the internet in 2009, it contained an excerpt from a previously performed song named "Solid Ground (Until the Water Flows Over)" as the intro, but it was scratched and the song remained unreleased. [5] [6] The song is the first anti-war protest song from the band.
Leaked demo from Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008). Its elements were used in "People of the Pride", from Music of the Spheres (2021). [137] "Mining on the Moon" Announced as an upcoming track for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008) but ultimately scrapped. [118] "Mist"
The band had announced the release of the A Head Full of Dreams documentary in mid-October. [6] The following week, the set was announced by the band on social media with a clip of them performing "Viva la Vida", on November 2 live performance of "Fix You" and on November 29, "A Head Full of Dreams" [2] To promote the premiere of A Head Full of Dreams on Amazon Prime Video, Coldplay premiered ...
Viva la Vida" marks the transition to Act II – Moons, [66] a segment about struggle, since life can be a difficult experience at times. [59] After the night is continued with either " Hymn for the Weekend " or " Something Just Like This ", they reach a section which often changes: " Let Somebody Go " might have a guest appearance, [ 67 ] be ...
The latter was used during the recording sessions for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008). [49] He mentioned the first "proper" bass used after joining Coldplay was a Rickenbacker 4001, which can be seen on the music video for "Shiver". [49]