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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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ucspiders wrote:
Song will last forever...... It will be played when my 2 yr old will marry!!!!
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hfallenangel209 wrote:
Reminds me of my European history class
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Green_Gentlgirl wrote:
Viva La Vida. <3
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Christiaan193 wrote:
coldplay<3
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girlofurdreams wrote:
Love this song....
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I-heartBJ wrote:
<3
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hman1475 wrote:
dooba joyui jhgu igh! last time i checked last fm was spelt in english so speak it
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DeLohf wrote:
Hab den Song live in Düsseldorf gehört,... unbeschreiblich.....
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Mirafound wrote:
i've listened to this song for too many times and once used it as my alarm bell and now i'm a bit sick of it :( But still this is a GREAT song!!!! I love Coldplay!!
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asegard wrote:
Irgendwie ist das alles sehr enttäuschend hier, hatte mir mehr erwartet. Diese immer wiederkehrenden Bilder zu Songs, als ob das Videos seien. Und das Suchen nach Songs. Ach ... Mensch ... :-(
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Lieschen223344 wrote:
Ich will es aber hoeren
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Lieschen223344 wrote:
Ich kann nix hoeren
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Fenris-SheWolf wrote:
its a cool song, but everyday you can hear it on the radio and this is so annoying.
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richysig7 wrote:
what a COOL BAND
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Mewpamita wrote:
I hate the fact that it's similar to Joe Satriani's If I Could Fly... I thought Coldplay were purely original... ×D
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boskijaro wrote:
Their worst song :(
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WebbFoot wrote:
They should put a new bside album out.
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Specialk37freak wrote:
I love the violin.
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donors wrote:
gay zionism propoganda
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x_TMMC wrote:
I also think this was the best song of 2009.
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