Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (or short for simply Viva la Vida) is the fourth studio album by the rock band Coldplay. Released on 12 June 2008, Coldplay recorded Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends from November 2006 – April 2008. In November Coldplay re-released Viva la Vida (album) and added more songs to the album from their EP called Prospekt's March. The singles "Violet Hill", "Viva la Vida", "Lost!", "Lost+ (ft. Jay-Z)", and "Lovers in Japan" are featured in the album and including the extended edition of Viva la Vida: Prospekt's March Edition.
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| Released | 12 June 2008 | |||
| Recorded | November 2006 – April 2008[1] | |||
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| Length | 45:51 | |||
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Track listings
Original track list for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
- "Life in Technicolor"
- "Cemeteries of London"
- "Lost!"
- "42"
- "Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love"
- "Yes"
- "Chinese Sleep Chant" (hidden track)
- "Viva la Vida"
- "Violet Hill"
- "Strawberry Swing"
- "Death and All His Friends"
- "The Escapist" (hidden track)[3]
Prospekt's March
- "Life in Technicolor II"
- "Postcards from Far Away"
- "Glass of Water"
- "Rainy Day"
- "Prospekt's March/Poppyfields"
- "Lost+ (ft. Jay-Z)"
- "Lovers in Japan (Osaka Sun Mix)"
- "Now My Feet Won't Touch the Ground"
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends Media
Coldplay used French revolutionary costumes during their Viva la Vida Tour as a reference to the album's revolutionary themes
Viva la Vida takes its artwork from Eugène Delacroix's 1830 painting Liberty Leading the People.
Some of the paintings produced during the creation of the album's artwork were later used on the Viva la Vida Tour screens.
References
- ↑ Wild, Debs. Life In Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay (2018)ECW. p. 116. ISBN 9781787391093.
- ↑ "Coldplay Unveil Stop-Animation Video for Strawberry Swing". Rolling Stone. 20 July 2009. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/coldplay-unveil-stop-animation-video-for-strawberry-swing-20090720. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ↑ Coldplay – The Escapist (in en). Retrieved 2019-11-24.