Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
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Album Review
Release date: 12 June 2008
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Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Why is it that all major league UK rock bands end up turning into U2? Has Bono personally impregnated every arena dressing room with his juices so anyone within 20 feet catches Big Music like scabies? Coldplay began to show symptoms with The Edge-aping guitar desertscape bit on ‘Fix You’ and on this, their fourth studio album, they develop full Bono Bombast Syndrome. Sheesh, what next? Can...
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- Life In Technicolor
- Cemeteries Of London
- Lost!
- 42
- Lovers In Japan
- Yes
- Viva La Vida
- Violet Hill
- Strawberry Swing
- Death And All His Friends
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Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends: Wikipedia Album Entry
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends (also known as Viva la Vida) is the fourth studio album by English alternative rock band Coldplay. The album was released on 12 June 2008 in the UK and on 17 June 2008 in North America. Coldplay released four singles from the record. Violet Hill and Viva La Vida in early May 2008, with both receiving sucess, and Viva la Vida in particular becoming Coldplay's first British, American, and Global number one hit. Other singles included Lost! and Lovers In Japan.
In the United States, the album sold well over 300,000 copies in its first day, and 721,000 within a week. In the UK, the album sold 125,000 copies in its first day of release and 302,074 in three days, debuting at #1. The album has since sold over 500,000 copies in 10 days since its release, beating the first week UK sales of Coldplay's previous album X&Y. The band stated that they will release another album in late 2009, mostly comprised of songs that were, in the end, not included on Viva la Vida. It was done on November 2008 with Prospekt's March EP.
The album sold 6.8 million units worldwide, achieving greater sales than High School Musical 2 did to top the chart in 2007. It sold more downloads than any other album in digital history within a month of release. The band recently picked up three Grammy awards in the US, including Best Rock Album, and are nominated for four BRIT awards in the UK.
Viva la Vida was considered the best-selling album of 2008 globally according to new figures from IFPI, the body that represents the recording industry worldwide.
"Viva la Vida" (Spanish for "Long Live Life!") takes its name from a painting by 20th century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. The album's artwork features the painting "Liberty Leading the People" ("La Liberté guidant le peuple") by French painter Eugène Delacroix, commemorating the July Revolution of 1830.
There are three hidden tracks in Viva la Vida: Reign of Love, Chinese Sleep Chant and The Escapist.
All things considered, Viva la Vida was commercially successful, but Lost should be the more popular track due to it's slightly off Coldplay beat and a more life relating topic.
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Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends Lyrics
Coldplay - The Escapist Lyrics
And in the end
We lie awake
And we dream
Weâre making our escape
Coldplay - Prospeckt's March Lyrics
Smoke is rising from the houses
People Burying their dead
I ask somebody what the time is
But time doesn't matter to them yet
Coldplay - Glass Of Water Lyrics
Scared of losin' all the time
He wrote it in a letter, he was a friend of mine
He heard you could see your future
Inside a glass of water with ripples and the lines
Coldplay - Famous Old Painters Lyrics
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sweep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
Coldplay - Death And All His Friends Lyrics
All winter we got carried away
Over on the rooftops, let's get married
All summer we just hurried
So come over, just be patient and don't worry
Coldplay - Rainy Day Lyrics
Then there was rain
The sky wore a veil of gold and gray
At night it was the bright of the moon with me
Time just floating
Coldplay - Yes! Lyrics
When it started we had high hopes
Now my back's on the line, my back's on the ropes
When it started we were alright
But night makes a fool of us in daylight
Coldplay - 42 Lyrics
Those who are dead are not dead
Theyâre just living my head
And since I fell for that spell
I am living there as well, oh
Coldplay - Poppy Fields Lyrics
Here I lie
On my own in a separate sky...
Here I lie
On my own in a separate sky...
Coldplay - Violet Hill Lyrics
Was a long and dark December
From the rooftops I remember
There was snow
White snow
Coldplay - Cemeteries Of London Lyrics
At night they would go walking till the breaking of the day
The morning is for sleeping
Through the dark streets they go searching to see God in their own way
Save the night time for your weeping, your weeping
Coldplay - Lost Lyrics
Just because I'm losing
Doesn't mean I'm lost
Doesn't mean I'll stop
Doesn't mean I'm across
Coldplay - Chinese Sleep Chant Lyrics
Fall asleep
Fall asleep
Sleep satisfied
Sleep satisfied
Coldplay - Reign Of Love Lyrics
Reign of love I canât let go
To the sea I offer this heavy load
Locusts will lift me up
Iâm just a prisoner in a reign of love
Coldplay - Lovers In Japan Lyrics
Lovers, keep on the road you're on
Runners, until the race is run
Soldiers, you've got to soldier on
Sometimes even right is wrong
Coldplay - Strawberry Swing Lyrics
They were sitting, they were sitting in the strawberry swing
And every moment was so precious
They were sitting, they were talking in the strawberry swing
And everybody was for fighting, wouldn't wanna waste a thing
Coldplay - Viva La Vida Lyrics
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
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