Coldplay - Viva La Vida
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¡VIVA LA VIDA!
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About this track
“Viva la Vida” (Spanish: “Hooray for life!” or “Long Live Life!”) is the second single released from the English alternative rock band Coldplay’s 2008 album, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends. 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.
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. Anton Corbijn is set to direct the music video for the song.
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 Track page:
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. Anton Corbijn is set to direct the music video for the song.
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 Track page:
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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zustand wrote:
weicheier, aber mit brian eno wiederum sympathisch
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JuneInJune wrote:
love the song, but hate the viedeo.. just can't watch it - can't exactly say why.. xDD
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josephpetepickl wrote:
OK... I don't get the hype. The song is ok, but the number one song on here? No Way!
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joaojunior wrote:
viva la vida... perfect song *-*
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TheNethero wrote:
I was in Argentina last summer and I can tell this album was extremely popular Esto es muy popular, si?
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Haibane wrote:
wow!
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rko1988 wrote:
espectacular esta cancion , bellisssssima canzone :)
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Aliasca wrote:
I listen it 15-30 times a day- Sicuramente una delle mie canzoni preferite- One of my favorite songs! Non ci si stanca di ascoltarla!
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Que gran canción, me encanta.
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poisonboxcd wrote:
有，
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Hugo0102 wrote:
@rworks: it seems you have listened very very little good music if this is "best ever" for you.
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lizhen613 wrote:
怎么没人说中文?
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zakru wrote:
@FlamesOfAurora: I have read the lyrics.. The lyrics isnt happy, I know.. But the music is.. wtf
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Ravian18 wrote:
Ok, I have heard worse but this is definitely not a fantastic song!
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katijohanna wrote:
♥ !
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XxSTCxX wrote:
ES UNA BUENA CANCION PARA MI LA MEJOR DE TODAS sus canciomnes
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eliot_r wrote:
its not THAT bad... ive DEFINETLY HEARD BETTER...
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eseteefe wrote:
i love it that they have a spanish titled song :) viva el castellano!
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rworks wrote:
the best song I've ever listened to :) Long Live Coldplay !
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Requiemi wrote:
Good Song! I agree
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