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“Viva la Vida” (Spanish: “Long Live Life”) is the second, Grammy-nominated single released from the English alternative rock band Coldplay 2008 album, Viva La Vida. It was initially released only with iTunes Store pre-orders of the album on 7 May 2008, later becoming a download-only single on 25 May 2008. With over 3 million plays, the song earned the number one spot on the Last.fm Best of 2008.
The song was used in an advertising campaign for Apple’s iPod and iTunes Store while Coldplay performed the song live for the first time at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards. Two versions of the music video were released, one directed by Hype Williams, and the other, an homage to the music video for Depeche Mode’s Enjoy The Silence, by Anton Corbijn.
Unlike the typical arrangement of Coldplay songs, in which the piano and/or guitar dominate, “Viva la Vida” mostly consists of a string section playing the song’s upbeat riff, along with a steady bass drum beat, bass guitar, and Chris Martin’s vocals.
Coldplay were the first British group to hit #1 on the Hot 100 for over ten years. The previous British group to top the US singles chart was the Spice Girls with Wannabe in February 1997. (See http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=11520 for plenty more trivia on “Viva La Vida”).
The song was used in an advertising campaign for Apple’s iPod and iTunes Store while Coldplay performed the song live for the first time at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards. Two versions of the music video were released, one directed by Hype Williams, and the other, an homage to the music video for Depeche Mode’s Enjoy The Silence, by Anton Corbijn.
Unlike the typical arrangement of Coldplay songs, in which the piano and/or guitar dominate, “Viva la Vida” mostly consists of a string section playing the song’s upbeat riff, along with a steady bass drum beat, bass guitar, and Chris Martin’s vocals.
Coldplay were the first British group to hit #1 on the Hot 100 for over ten years. The previous British group to top the US singles chart was the Spice Girls with Wannabe in February 1997. (See http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=11520 for plenty more trivia on “Viva La Vida”).
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DOWNSIID wrote:
Greatness!
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videohead88 wrote:
A+ coldplay
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ARGBDude wrote:
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freepcgame wrote:
gud track wid marvelous melody
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GroovyGal77 wrote:
Great Melody and Instrumentals... I love it !!!
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edgonn wrote:
amazing song
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nomanstanding94 wrote:
haha! love this song!
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Avie96 wrote:
<33333333333
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androginiest wrote:
great song!!
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soul_synergy wrote:
2/10. Typical mtv music.
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photon_man62 wrote:
Viva La Vida means "Long Live Life", dammit! Not "Live the Life".
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Karlys-Clash wrote:
This is the BEST of Coldplay
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videohead88 wrote:
epic vocals...
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Bono500 wrote:
great song
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SirAlecHendrix wrote:
4/10
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aryanrocksworld wrote:
gives me chill
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peppersed wrote:
i love this song
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kaanoner15 wrote:
Coldplay is selling their old items : http://bit.ly/6Z5H2Q
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johnTMcNeill wrote:
137 million plays - and some people are still knocking it- dang! - such independent minds... I racked up a few million myself...
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larzipanmars wrote:
I agree with you RoughCut. This song was good for the first month it came out and then I got sick of it. I really think Clocks is the most beautiful Coldplay song.
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