Prospekt's March is the seventh EP by British rock band Coldplay and their first since Remixes (2003). It came out on 21 November 2008 in Europe and Japan, enjoying a worldwide release during the following week.[2][3] The EP features several left-over tracks from the Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends studio sessions and was also made available in the album's deluxe edition.[4][5][6]
The cover features Eugène Delacroix's original painting[7]Battle of Poitiers,[8] similar to the cover art featured on Viva la Vida, which included another Delacroix painting, Liberty Leading the People. On 5 November, Coldplay offered an exclusive preview of the EP via their Facebook application and through their website.[9][10] The song "Glass of Water" was released in anticipation for the project and entered the iTunes Top 100 songs, being also performed live by the band on 4Music.
Throughout the recording of Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay communicated to fans through their website, and some of the song titles were revealed during the recording. The name "Poppyfields" was first revealed in September 2007; in late October 2007, a message said that "Famous Old Painters" and "Glass of Water" had been written and were being considered for the album. "Prospekt's March" appeared for the first time in December of the same year; all the notes were signed by the pseudonym Prospekt, strengthening rumours that this would be the album's title. Those songs did not make it to the album's final track listing, so were featured on the Prospekt's March EP, except for "Famous Old Painters", which was never released.[2]
In an interview for Coldplay's official website, frontman Chris Martin said that all the songs on the EP came very close to inclusion on Viva la Vida, and that they were "all part of the same family". In the same interview, the frontman stated that the idea was always to put these songs out by the end of 2008.[19] Coldplay confirmed five songs for Prospekt's March on 3 October 2008, all of which had not been completed in time for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. The playlist was changed to eight songs on 5 October.[20] Six of the eight tracks are new recordings of the band.[21]
Chart performanceedit
Prospekt's March debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 with 77,000 copies sold.[22]
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For the song see Prospekt s March Poppyfields Prospekt s March is the seventh EP by British rock band Coldplay and their first since Remixes 2003 It came out on 21 November 2008 in Europe and Japan enjoying a worldwide release during the following week 2 3 The EP features several left over tracks from the Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends studio sessions and was also made available in the album s deluxe edition 4 5 6 Prospekt s MarchEP by ColdplayReleased21 November 2008 2008 11 21 Recorded2006 2008GenreAlternative rockLength27 31LabelParlophoneProducerMarkus Dravs Brian Eno Rik SimpsonColdplay chronologyViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends 2008 Prospekt s March 2008 LeftRightLeftRightLeft 2009 Singles from Prospekt s March Life in Technicolor II Released 2 February 2009 1 The cover features Eugene Delacroix s original painting 7 Battle of Poitiers 8 similar to the cover art featured on Viva la Vida which included another Delacroix painting Liberty Leading the People On 5 November Coldplay offered an exclusive preview of the EP via their Facebook application and through their website 9 10 The song Glass of Water was released in anticipation for the project and entered the iTunes Top 100 songs being also performed live by the band on 4Music Upon the EP s release Life in Technicolor II entered the UK Singles Chart at number 90 despite not being a promotional effort The band would later confirm the song as an official single and release its physical version on 8 February 2009 which made the track rise to a new peak of number 28 One year later it was nominated for the 52nd Grammy Awards in the Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Short Form Music Video categories 1 11 Contents 1 Recording and release 2 Chart performance 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts and certifications 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Certifications 6 Release history 7 References 8 External linksRecording and release editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Prospekt s March news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic67 100 12 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 The A V ClubB 14 The GuardianMixed 15 NME nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 Pitchfork6 0 10 17 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 18 Throughout the recording of Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Coldplay communicated to fans through their website and some of the song titles were revealed during the recording The name Poppyfields was first revealed in September 2007 in late October 2007 a message said that Famous Old Painters and Glass of Water had been written and were being considered for the album Prospekt s March appeared for the first time in December of the same year all the notes were signed by the pseudonym Prospekt strengthening rumours that this would be the album s title Those songs did not make it to the album s final track listing so were featured on the Prospekt s March EP except for Famous Old Painters which was never released 2 In an interview for Coldplay s official website frontman Chris Martin said that all the songs on the EP came very close to inclusion on Viva la Vida and that they were all part of the same family In the same interview the frontman stated that the idea was always to put these songs out by the end of 2008 19 Coldplay confirmed five songs for Prospekt s March on 3 October 2008 all of which had not been completed in time for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends The playlist was changed to eight songs on 5 October 20 Six of the eight tracks are new recordings of the band 21 Chart performance editProspekt s March debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 with 77 000 copies sold 22 Track listing editAll songs written by Coldplay Guy Berryman Jonny Buckland Will Champion and Chris Martin except Lost which was co written by Shawn Carter Prospekt s March track listingNo TitleLength1 Life in Technicolor II 4 052 Postcards from Far Away 0 483 Glass of Water 4 444 Rainy Day 3 265 Prospekt s March Poppyfields 3 386 Lost featuring Jay Z 4 187 Lovers in Japan Osaka Sun Mix 3 588 Now My Feet Won t Touch the Ground 2 29Total length 27 31 iTunes bonus videoNo TitleLength9 Viva la Vida music video Anton Corbijn version 4 08Total length 31 39Personnel editAndy Rugg assistant engineer engineer Andy Wallace mixing Bob Ludwig mastering Brian Eno producer sonic landscapes Brian Thorn assistant engineer engineer Chris Martin performer Dan Green assistant engineer engineer photography Dave Holmes management Davide Rossi strings Dominic Monks assistant engineer engineer Emily Bart Smith additional vocals on Rainy Day Eugene Delacroix cover painting Francois Chevallier assistant engineer engineer Guy Berryman performer Jan Petrov assistant engineer engineer Jason Lader assistant engineer engineer Jay Z additional vocal on Lost Jonny Buckland performer Jon Hopkins lightning magic Kelly Pratt brass Markus Dravs mixing producer Michael Brauer mixing Michael Trepagnier assistant engineer engineer Olga Fitzroy assistant engineer engineer Phil Harvey performer Rik Simpson mixing producer Stephan Crasneanscki photography Tappin Gofton art direction design Vanessa Parr assistant engineer engineer Will Champion performer William Paden Hensley assistant engineer engineer Young Guru additional engineering on Lost Charts and certifications editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Prospekt s March Chart 2008 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 23 50Austrian Albums O3 Austria 24 46Canadian Albums Billboard 25 18German Albums Offizielle Top 100 26 47Irish Albums IRMA 27 36Italian Albums FIMI 28 25Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 29 41Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 30 39UK Albums OCC 31 38US Billboard 200 32 15US Top Rock Albums Billboard 33 7 Certifications edit Certifications for Prospekt s March Region Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 34 Silver 60 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history editRelease history and formats for Prospekt s March Country Date FormatUnited States 24 November 2008 CD vinyl 2CD album EP 35 Canada 24 November 2008 CDUnited Kingdom 24 November 2008 CD vinyl 2CD album EP Australia 22 November 2008 CD album EP Argentina 9 December 2008 CD 2CD album EP Brazil 3 December 2008 CDJapan 21 November 2008 DigitalJapan 17 December 2008 CDJapan 14 January 2009 CDx2 album EP Taiwan 28 November 2008 CD 2CD album EP Taiwan 5 December 2008 VinylSpain 25 November 2008 CDSweden 21 November 2008 CDGermany 21 November 2008 CDAustria 21 November 2008 CDSwitzerland 21 November 2008 CDBelgium 21 November 2008 CDNetherlands 21 November 2008 CDIreland 21 November 2008 CDItaly 21 November 2008 CD 2CD album EP Denmark 21 November 2008 CD EPNorway 21 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