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This article is about the song by Coldplay. For the album, seeViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends.For other uses, seeViva la Vida (disambiguation).

"Viva la Vida"
SinglebyColdplay
from the albumViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
B-side"Death Will Never Conquer"
Released7 May 2008(2008-05-07)(album version)
25 May 2008(2008-05-25)(single version)
Recorded2007–2008
Genre
Length
  • 4:01(album version)
  • 4:04(single version)
  • 3:45(radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Coldplaysingles chronology
"Violet Hill"
(2008) 		"Viva la Vida"
(2008) 		"Lost!"
(2008)
Music video
"Viva la Vida"onYouTube
"Viva la Vida" (Alternative Version)onYouTube

"Viva la Vida"(/ˈviːvələˈviːdə/VEE-və ləVEE-də,Spanish:[ˈbiβalaˈβiða];Spanishfor 'Long Live Life') is a song by BritishrockbandColdplay.It was written by all members of the band for their fourth album,Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends(2008). The lyrics to the song contain historical and Christian references (King of FranceLouis XVIand theFrench Revolution), and the track is built around a loopingstring sectionin unison with a digitally processed piano, with other layers gradually being added as the song builds.

The track was first made available as part of the album pre-order on 7 May 2008, being released individually on 25 May 2008 as the album's second single. Debuting to critical acclaim and commercial success, "Viva la Vida" reached the top spot of theUK Singles ChartandBillboardHot 100,becoming the band's first number-one single in both the U.S. and U.K. The song also won theGrammy Award for Song of the Yearat the51st Annual Grammy Awardsin 2009.

Background

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The song's Spanish title, "Viva la Vida", is taken from a painting by 20th-centuryMexicanartistFrida Kahlo.In Spanish,vivatranslates to "long live",[4]so "Long Live Life" is an accurate translation and the painting reflects the artistic irony of acclaiming life while suffering physically.[5]When asked about the album's title, referring to Frida Kahlo's strength, enduringpolio,a broken spine, and a decade of chronic pain, lead singerChris Martinsaid: "She went through a lot of pain, of course, and then she started a big painting in her house that said 'Viva la Vida', I just loved the boldness of it."[6]

During the album's production, "Viva la Vida" was one of the songs that had polarised each member's opinion over which version they should choose. In an interview, Martin recalled: "We did quite a few different versions and went round the houses a bit and eventually settled on those treatments for it."[7]

Composition

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"Viva la Vida" soars in with a grandiose instrumental arrangement and sweeping lyrics detailing the pain of being deposed from a lofty position. The big sound of the song constantly verges on becoming overblown, but Coldplay knows how to walk the tightrope perfectly. Bells and chimes and orchestral swells are all there on the chorus, but Chris Martin's voice still pierces through like a clarion call. Lyrically, the pain of the protagonist is clear, but the sweep of words about Jerusalem bells, Roman cavalry, and Saint Peter give "Viva la Vida" an air of intelligence rare in today's most popular pop songs.

Bill Lamb,About.com.[8]

The lyrics to "Viva la Vida" are narrated by a protagonist who says he "used to rule the world". Martin has explained the song lyric "I knowSaint Peterwon't call my name "in an interview withQmagazine: "It's about... You're not on the list" to enter thepearly gates.[9]When asked about the song, bass guitaristGuy Berrymansaid: "It's a story about a king who's lost his kingdom, and all the album's artwork is based on the idea of revolutionaries andguerrillas.There's this slightly anti-authoritarian viewpoint that's crept into some of the lyrics and it's some of the pay-off between being surrounded by governments on one side, but also we're human beings with emotions and we're all going to die and the stupidity of what we have to put up with every day. Hence the album title. "[10]

The song is written in the key ofA♭ major.Its mainchord progressionis D♭5/E♭7/A♭/Fm. Thetime signatureis4
4and thetempois 138 beats per minute. Unlike the then-typical arrangement of Coldplay songs, in which either the guitar orpianois the prominent instrument, the track mostly consists of astring sectionand a digital piano playing the song's upbeat riff, along with a steady bass drum beat, percussion (including atimpanoand achurch bell), bass guitar, and Martin's vocals; there is limited use of electric guitar. All the strings are arranged and conducted by violinistDavide Rossi,who is one of the main collaborators of the album. Rossi's strings comprise the main driving force throughout the song, with a strong beginning loop that supports Martin's voice, until the choruses where the symphonic power of the orchestra takes its fullest shape. The prominent chords played by the string section throughout the song (and in the chorus of "Rainy Day", another of the band's songs) are very similar to those used by "Viva la Vida" co-producer Brian Eno in his piece "An Ending (Ascent)", meaning they could have been suggested partially for the song by Eno.[11]

Release and promotion

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Will Champion with thetimpanoandchurch bellused in the song

"Viva la Vida" was first made available on theiTunes Storeon 7 May 2008.[12]The song was part of the pre-order marketing forViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends,which also included the exclusive acoustic versions of "Lost!"and"Lovers in Japan".[13]On 25 May 2008, the band released it for individual purchase globally.[14]However, since the track was already being given away as a free download to those who had pre-ordered the album, it remained ineligible for theUK Singles Chartuntil the album was released on 12 June 2008.[15]"Viva la Vida" was well-downloaded in the internet, becoming iTunes' best-selling song of 2008.[16]

The song was used as part ofApple Inc.'siPod + iTunes advertisement campaign.[17][18]Coldplay performed the song live for the first time at the2008 MTV Movie Awards.[19][20]It has since gone on to make many media appearances, including being featured throughout the episode"A Person of Interest"from theparanormaldramaMedium,as a song played on the radio in the episode "We're Not in Kansas Anymore" from the teen drama90210,[21]used asbumper musiconBill Bennett's "Morning in America" radio talk show, and on the international soundtrack to the Brazilian soap operaA Favoritawhich helped push "Viva la Vida" up the charts in Brazil, where the telenovela had been shown.[22]

In 2009,Solange Knowlescovered the song.[23]Lady Gagaalso covered the song forBBC Radio 1.[24]Moreover, live versions of the song have appeared on the 2009 live albumLeftRightLeftRightLeft,[25]the 2012 albumLive 2012,and the 2018 albumLive in Buenos Aires.It was also used in an episode entitled "Million Dollar Maybe"ofThe Simpsons.The song was covered in theseventh seriesofThe X Factorby the boybandOne Directionin 2010.

Music videos

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Chris Martin as the king in theAnton Corbijnvideo

The official music video for "Viva la Vida" was directed byHype Williamsand premiered at Coldplay's official website on 1 August 2008.[26]The video depicts the band performing against a blurry, warped version ofEugène Delacroix's paintingLa Liberté guidant le peuple,ending with the band members crumbling into rose petals.[27]

A second, alternate video was shot inThe Hague,the Netherlands, directed byAnton Corbijnand released alongside the first.[28][29]This second version is a tribute to Corbijn's video forDepeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence"and portrays Chris Martin as the king from whose perspective the song is sung. During the video, he carries Delacroix's painting. At the end, he hangs the picture up in a white stall on top of a hill. As he sings the last chorus, his bandmates surface heading his way, tying in loose ends from the"Violet Hill"video.

Critical reception

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Champion performing "Viva la Vida" during theViva la Vida Tourin 2009.

"Viva la Vida" received widespread critical acclaim. In theEntertainment Weeklyreview of the album, critic Chris Willman wrote: "Take the title track... on which [Martin] imagines himself as a paranoid monarch. 'Who would ever want to be king?' Martin asks. 'Revolutionaries wait/For my head on a silver plate!' The confident majesty of the music, however, belies how he and his bandmates have invigorated their rock-lite reign."[17]Josh Hathaway fromThe Plain Dealernoted "Viva la Vida" as the "catchiest" song on the album.[30]Chris Jones of theBBCnoted: "The string/brass mutations that bolster a track like 'Viva La Vida'... conjure tunes so sweetly melancholy."[31]In theIGNreview, critic Chad Grischow wrote, "It is their one and only foray into unabashed orchestral pop, but the punchy strut of the strings and fantastic marching vocals make it far too charming and lively to dislike, and even harder not to love."[32]

"Viva la Vida" was nominated for "Record of the Year",and won"Song of the Year",and"Best Pop Performance by a Duo or a Group"at the2009 Grammy Awards.[33][34]This song also won theIvor Novello Awardfor "Best Selling British Single".[35]The song was included inRolling Stone's annual "100 Best Songs" of 2008 at number nine;[36]it was also voted number two onRolling Stone's Readers' Rock List: Best Songs of 2008.[37]"Viva la Vida" was also listed at number five onBlender's 1001 Downloads: The Top 144 Songs of 2008,[38]as well in the number eight position onVillage Voice's Pazz and Jop list.[39]"Viva la Vida" has been sampled in several other songs, includingFlo Rida's "Be on You",Mac Miller's "Cut the Check" featuringChief KeefandDrake's "Congratulations" from hisSo Far Gonemixtape. In 2019,Billboardranked the song number seven on their list of the 50 greatest Coldplay songs.[40]In 2021,American Songwriterranked the song number one on their list of the 10 greatest Coldplay songs.[41]

Rankings

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"Viva la Vida" on select critic rankings
Publisher Year Listicle Rank Ref.
BBC America 2015 100 Greatest British Songs of the 21st Century So Far 33 [42]
Billboard 2023 The 500 Best Pop Songs of All Time 144 [43]
Cleveland 2015 The 50 Greatest Summer Songs Since 2000 44 [44]
MTV Australia 2013 The Official Top 1000 All Time Classics Placed [45]
NPO Radio 2 2010 Top 2000 7 [46]
PopMatters 2008 The Best Singles of 2008 26 [47]
Rolling Stone 2008 100 Best Singles of 2008 9 [48]
2011 100 Best Songs of the 2000s 68 [49]
RTÉ Gold 2023 Top 100 Story Songs 14 [50]
WYEP-FM 2020 Greatest Songs of the Past 30 Years Placed [51]

Chart performance

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"Viva la Vida" became Coldplay's highest charting single. Fueled by digital sales,[52]the song was their first to reach the top of theBillboardHot 100and their second to enter the Top 10 in the United States.[53]It was the first song by a British act to reach number one in theUK Singles ChartandBillboardHot 100simultaneously sinceRod Stewart's "Maggie May",released in 1971.[54]"Viva la Vida" also went on to become the band's highest-charting single in American radio, becoming their first top-ten hit on theHot 100 Airplaywhere it peaked at number eight.[55]Similarly, it was their first number-one single onBillboard'sModern Rock Trackschart.[56]On theBillboardHot Adult Top 40 Tracks,the song has become the band's first number one, as well as the first single on theCapitol Recordslabel to ever top the chart.[57]The single has been certified triple platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America.[58]The song also became one of the first six tracks to reach the 4 million mark in paid digital downloads.[59]

The single was also successful in the United Kingdom. Although the song had been disqualified from the UK charts due to initially being available only by pre-ordering the album oniTunes,it became eligible to chart after the album was released. "Viva la Vida" hit number one on theUK Singles Chart,becoming Coldplay's first chart-topping single in the UK.[60]

In Canada, the single made a "Hot Shot Debut" at number four on theCanadian Hot 100on the issue of 24 May, making it Coldplay's highest debut there.[61]It is also one of Coldplay's three highest-charting singles inAustralia,reaching number two (both "A Sky Full of Stars"and"Something Just Like This"matched this peak in 2014 and 2017, respectively). In the week starting 27 November 2023, the single once again returned to the same charts, entering at number 28.[62]InNew Zealand,the song was less successful, only peaking at number 16; however, the song stayed in the top 40 for 27 non-consecutive weeks. In Spain, the single peaked at No. 2 and achieved Triple Platinum status due to the 120,000 copies sold. It also had a strong airplay on the Spanish radio stations.

Sporting usage

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Martin performing "Viva la Vida" during the band's 2008Viva la Vida Tour

During the 2008–09 season, the German football clubHamburger SVused "Viva la Vida" as their goal celebration song. It's also the goal celebration song of the German football clubHannover 96. The song also became the anthem of Spanish football clubFC Barcelonaduring the2008–09 season.It turned out to be a season of unprecedented success for the Spanish club in 2009, as they won all six competitions they could possibly be involved in, which no football club has managed before in history. The song was selected by the manager of the club,Pep Guardiola– himself a Coldplay fan – to help motivate and encourage his team. It was often played at theCamp Noubefore the start of a Barcelona match. The song was also played during Pep Guardiola's farewell before his final match coaching Barcelona at the Nou Camp, a 4–0 victory against Espanyol on 5 May 2012.[63]The song was also played onGerard Pique'sfinal game at the Camp Nou on November 5, 2022, marking the end of his 25-year-long career withFC Barcelona. UEFAused "Viva la Vida" as the goal celebration song for the2012 UEFA Champions League Final[64]andEuropa League Final.

TheNational Hockey League'sNew York Rangersplayed "Viva la Vida" atMadison Square Gardenafter victories during the 2011 season.[65] The song was used by theVancouver Canucksin a tribute video duringMarkus Näslund'snumber retirement ceremony held inVancouver'sRogers Arena.It was also used in Game 7 of the2011 Stanley Cup Finalswhen theBoston Bruinswon the Stanley Cup on Vancouver Ice. TheKansas City Chiefsplay the song at the end of home games inArrowhead Stadium.Additionally, it is also used by theKansas City Royalsto celebrate home runs and wins atKauffman Stadium. This was the at-bat music ofScott Rolen,formerthird basemanof theCincinnati Reds. The song was also used pre-match during every2008 Rugby League World Cupgame before the two teams took to the field and in the band'sSuper Bowl 50 halftime showin 2016 atLevi's StadiuminSanta Clara,California.It was used at2020 Tokyo Olympicsas victory song whenCanada Women's National Soccer Teamwon gold medal on August 6, 2021, the song was also used in a music video to honourPhil Taylorin his retirement at the2018 PDC World Darts Championship.

Plagiarism allegations

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Coldplay were first accused ofplagiarismof "The Songs I Didn't Write" by Americanalternativeband Creaky Boards, for the melody of "Viva la Vida".[66]Creaky Boards' band member Andrew Hoepfner claimed that Martin had heard them playing the song at a live show in October 2007.[67]The band released a video clip, in which it compares sections of both songs.[67]Coldplay denied the claim. Band spokesman Murray Chambers said Martin was working inAIR Studiosin London at that time, having checked the singer's diary.[68]In addition, Coldplay had recorded ademoversion of "Viva la Vida" in March 2007, long before Creaky Boards performed it live in October of the same year.[67]Creaky Boards later retracted the accusations and speculated that both songs may have been inspired by the video gameThe Legend of Zelda.[68]

On 4 December 2008, American guitaristJoe Satrianifiled a copyright infringement suit against Coldplay in Los Angeles.[69][70]The suit claims that "Viva la Vida" incorporates "substantial, original portions" of his instrumental track "If I Could Fly" from his 2004 albumIs There Love in Space?[71]The band has denied the allegation, saying the similarities were "entirely coincidental".[72]On 14 September 2009, the case was dismissed by theCalifornia Central District Court,with both parties potentially agreeing to an out-of-court settlement.[73]

In May 2009,Yusuf Islamstated that the song is very similar to his song "Foreigner Suite,"recorded under his former stage name,Cat Stevens.He said "My son brought it to my attention and said: 'Doesn't that sound like 'Foreigner Suite?'"[74]Islam said that any legal action he might take "depends on how well Satriani does."[74]ColdplaydrummerWill Championdenied the claim, stating, "We're confident we haven't done anything wrong."[75]In June 2009, Islam later said, "They did copy my song but I don't think they did it on purpose," adding, "I don't want them to think I am angry with them. I'd love to sit down and have a cup of tea with them and let them know it's okay."[76]

In a documentary forSveriges Television(2011) American music professor Dr. Lawrence Ferrara showed that the melody structures of "Viva la Vida", "If I Could Fly" and "Foreigner Suite" were very similar to the composition "Se tu m'ami"by the Italian composerGiovanni Battista Pergolesi,who died in 1736. "Obviously this is a work that we would call in the 'public domain'", Dr. Ferrara said.[77][78]

Chris Martin once said that the plagiarism allegations were inspiring him and added: "If everyone's trying to take away our best song, then we'd better write 25 better ones!"[79]Will Champion has also talked about the accusation saying, "For some reason, God only knows why, the successful songs seem to be the ones that are accused of being stolen."[80]

Formats and track listings

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Viva la Vida" (new edit)4:04
CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Viva la Vida"4:01
2."Death Will Never Conquer"1:18
Promotional CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Viva la Vida" (radio edit)3:45
2."Viva la Vida" (album version)4:01

Credits and personnel

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Additional personnel

Live version

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Live version's artwork

The song and "Lost+"were performed live at the51st Annual Grammy Awards,which took place at theStaples CenterinLos Angeles,on 8 February 2009. Coldplay performed a medley of "Lost+" and "Viva la Vida" at the ceremony. American rapperJay-Z,who was the guest vocalist on "Lost+", performed "Lost+" with Coldplay onstage. The performance was recorded and released on 8 February 2009.

Track listing
Lost+(featuringJay-Z) / Viva la Vida (Live At the51st Annual Grammy Awards)
No.TitleLength
1."Lost+(featuring Jay-Z)/ Viva la Vida "5:35
2."Lost+(featuring Jay-Z)/ Viva la Vida "(Video)5:35

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for "Viva la Vida"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[188] 9× Platinum 630,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[189] Platinum
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[190]
DMS 		Platinum 60,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[190] Gold 30,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[191] 3× Platinum 270,000‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[192] Gold 5,875[192]
Germany (BVMI)[193] 3× Platinum 900,000‡
Italy — 30,000[194]
Italy (FIMI)[195]
Sales since 2009 		4× Platinum 200,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[196]
PC download 		Gold 100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[197] 5× Platinum 150,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[198] 5× Platinum 50,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[199] 8× Platinum 480,000‡
Switzerland (IFPISwitzerland)[200] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[201] 5× Platinum 3,000,000‡
United States (RIAA)[203] 5× Platinum 6,131,000[202]
Ringtone
Canada (Music Canada)[204] Gold 20,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[205] Gold 100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[206] Gold 10,000*
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[207] Platinum 2,000,000†

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
^Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
†Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

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See also:List of cover versions of Coldplay songs

Swedish singerDarin's cover of the song reached number 1 on 30 October 2009 on theSwedish Singles Chart[208]and was certified Gold by theGLFin 2010.[209]The song appears on Darin's 2010 albumLovekiller.In 2010, it was yet again included as the B-side of Darin's "You're Out of My Life"single, reaching No. 3 in theSwedish Singles Chart.Coldplay's original single had already charted in Sweden for a total of 49 weeks between 15 May 2008 and 23 October 2009, peaking at number seven.[210]Weezerrecorded a cover of the song for the deluxe version of their 2010 albumHurley.

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