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'Violet Hill' is a huge success digitally - now get it physically

April 30, 2008 | 12 Comments
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Coldplay’s new single 'Violet Hill' was downloaded for free by over 600,000 people in the 24 hours since it was made available at 12.15pm on Tuesday (April 29).

In the first 12 hours it was downloaded by 300,000. This figure doubled overnight as other countries logged on to Coldplay.com, the source of the free download.

The single will be available free for a week and will then be released as a paid-for digital single on May 6.

The group’s album 'Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends' will be released on June 12.

A free Coldplay 7-inch vinyl single will be given away with the issue of NME that comes out on May 7. The vinyl will include the first physical release of 'Violet Hill' and
'A Spell A Rebel Yell', a song that wll not be released anywhere else.

To ensure you get your copy of the exclusive Coldplay vinyl you can pre-order your issue from NME.COM through the NME Store now.

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its_rudimentary

Apr 30, 2008

I was wondering how many bland, souless people there are out thereâ€¦this has given me that exact statistic

jl1030

Apr 30, 2008

how did they download it? i must have tried more than 5times, got the email, followed the link, and got asked username and password, so annoying

cheets65

Apr 30, 2008

Stunning return to form, back to basics after X and Y and works a charm

ragoo88

Apr 30, 2008

i thought they were trying something new....they made such a big deal, and this was so bland....i was expecting alot...even though i don't like them....thought they would surprise me....but they didn't....it's a reallying annoying song

liveon35mm

Apr 30, 2008

The flattest song ever produced by any band worldwide since X&Y!-The guitar is so scholastic that reminded me of my school mate trying to be a wannabe rockstar after he bought one of those cheap strat-like guitar for few tenners. It was about 20 years ago.-Shooting on Coldplay is becoming too easy, I may get a photopass for their free brixton gig! -liveon35mm.com

nickjcray

May 1, 2008

Can't agree more with it's_rudimentary. Spot on!!!!!

eldooderino

May 1, 2008

i can't believe kids today listen to that racket, it's just noise, horrible, violent-sounding bloody noise. terrifying.

Music_Ed

May 1, 2008

The thing that made me laugh the most about Coldplay was the fact that they actually said "we want to be more mysterious, like Radiohead" !!! Well, if you're actually going to say that, then that automatically takes any mystique away instantly! This record is ok, but it's just too try hard.

airguitarsuperstar

May 1, 2008

I'm not being funny or anything, but all the people who've commented on this article...and slated it, one question. WHY HAVE YOU EVEN BOTHERED TO COMMENT IF YOU HATE COLDPLAY OR THE NEW SONG? I'm not saying you can't slate it, but its_rudimentary, why go around saying "bland, souless people"? There are clearly Coldplay fans who like the band and want to make a fair comment. Stop discriminating against other music fans just because their tastes aren't the same as yours, we're all different. You people who have backed its_rudimentary, can't hate Coldplay that much if you can be bothered to click the link bringing you to articles such as this. Why take the time out to do so, when you could comment on bands you do like..End of rant, just wanted to get that across. As for the actual download, i didn't have a problem with downloading it, and i think 'Violet Hill' shows a new direction for Coldplay. Fans shouldn't start saying i don't like Coldplay now, or Chris Martin has gone mad, because 2008 seems to be the year for change. I mean, we've got hip hop at Glastonbury, and PATD have gone folk, why shouldn't Coldplay change too? Let's give 'Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends' a chance, it could be the record of the year.

ravrat

May 1, 2008

Just a great song, absolutely blew me away. Sounds very different but also very familiar. I love the instrument arrangements!! Its great!!I love Coldplay!!!!!!!!

tom043

May 2, 2008

Great song ! i'm really looking foreward to Viva la vida. Airguitarsuperstar .. I couldn't agree more , just wait untill the album arives they'll think differently.