Viva la Vida
2008 single by Coldplay
"Viva la Vida" is a song by the English band Coldplay. It is from their album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. The album was released on 7 May 2008. It was the band's first number one single in both the United Kingdom and the United States.
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| B-side | "Death Will Never Conquer" | |||
| Released | 13 June 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
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| "Viva la Vida" on YouTube "Viva la Vida" (Alternative Version) on YouTube | ||||
Coldplay sang the song on The Simpsons episode, "Million Dollar Maybe".
References
change- ↑ Rojek, Chris (2011). Pop Music, Pop Culture. Cambridge: Polity Press. p. 46.
- ↑ Beaumont, Mark (30 May 2008). "Coldplay: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends". NME. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ↑ Breihan, Tom (April 21, 2023). "The Number Ones: Coldplay's "Viva la Vida"". Stereogum. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
...so maybe it's appropriate that their big, serious art-rock reinvention finally conquered the Hot 100 on the strength of an Apple commercial.
