'Viva La Vida' is the title track from Coldplay's hugely successful fourth studio album. The BBC reports (Dec 5th 2008) that Coldplay are being sued over this song by Joe Satriani for plagiarism of his tune If I Could Fly. The california based hip-hop/reggae band Dirtyheads cover this song.

(See for plenty more trivia on 'Viva La Vida'). The previous British group to top the US singles chart was the Spice Girls with Wannabe in February 1997. 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.Ĭoldplay were the first British group to hit #1 on the Hot 100 for over ten years. 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. 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. With over 3 million plays, the song earned the number one spot on the Last.fm Best of 2008. It was initially released only with iTunes Store pre-orders of the album on, later becoming a download-only single on. '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.

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