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Viva La Vida

Coldplay - Viva La Vida

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“Viva la Vida” (Spanish: “Hooray for life!” or “Long Live Life!”) is the second single released from the English band Coldplay’s 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: PlayWannabe in February 1997. (See http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=11520 for plenty more trivia on “Viva La Vida”).

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