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Viva la Vida

February 10, 2023

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

"Viva la Vida" (/ˈviːvə lə ˈviːdə/, Spanish: [ˈbiβa la ˈβiða]; Spanish for 'Long Live Life') is a song by British rock band Coldplay. 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, and the track is built around a looping string section in unison with a digitally processed piano, with other layers gradually being added as the song builds.

"Viva la Vida"
Single by Coldplay
from the album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
B-side"Death Will Never Conquer"
Released13 June 2008 (2008-06-13)
Recorded2007–2008
Genre
Length
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Coldplay singles chronology
"Violet Hill"
(2008) 		"Viva la Vida"
(2008) 		"Lost!"
(2008)
Music video
"Viva la Vida" on YouTube
"Viva la Vida" (Alternative Version) on YouTube

The track was released on 13 June 2008 as the album's second single, debuting to critical acclaim and commercial success. "Viva la Vida" reached the top spot of the UK Singles Chart and Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's first number-one single in both the U.S. and U.K. The song won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in 2009.

Background

The song's Spanish title, "Viva la Vida", is taken from a painting by 20th-century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. In Spanish, viva is an expression used to acclaim someone or something,[3] so "Long Live Life" is an accurate translation and the painting reflects the artistic irony of acclaiming life while suffering physically.[4] When asked about the album's title, referring to Frida Kahlo's strength, enduring polio, a broken spine, and a decade of chronic pain, lead singer Chris Martin said: "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."[5]

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."[6]

Composition

 
"Viva la Vida"
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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.[7]

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 know Saint Peter won't call my name" in an interview with Q magazine: "It's about ... You're not on the list" to enter the pearly gates.[8] When asked about the song, bass guitarist Guy Berryman said: "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 and guerrillas. 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."[9]

Unlike the then-typical arrangement of Coldplay songs, in which either the guitar or piano is the prominent instrument, the track mostly consists of a string section and a digital piano playing the song's upbeat riff, along with a steady bass drum beat, percussion (including a timpano and a church bell), bass guitar, and Martin's vocals; there is limited use of electric guitar. All the strings are arranged and conducted by violinist Davide 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.[10]

The song is written in the key of A-flat major. Its main chord progression is D♭5/E♭/A♭/Fm. The time signature is 4/4 and the tempo is 138 beats per minute.

Release and promotion

 
Will Champion with the timpano and church bell used in the song

"Viva la Vida" was initially released only with iTunes Store pre-orders of Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends on 7 May 2008 – the "new edit" version of the song – which led to the song's temporary exclusion from the UK Singles Chart.[11] It was released as a download-only single on 25 May 2008, and a physical CD single in Europe on 29 July 2008 to coincide with the release of the single's music videos. "Viva la Vida" was well-downloaded in the internet, becoming iTunes' best-selling song of 2008.[12]

The song was used as part of Apple Inc.'s iPod + iTunes advertisement campaign.[13][14] Coldplay performed the song live for the first time at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards.[15][16] It has since gone on to make many media appearances, including being featured throughout the episode "A Person of Interest" from the paranormal drama Medium, as a song played on the radio in the episode "We're Not in Kansas Anymore" from the teen drama 90210,[17] used as bumper music on Bill Bennett's "Morning in America" radio talk show, and on the international soundtrack to the Brazilian soap opera A Favorita which helped push "Viva la Vida" up the charts in Brazil, where the telenovela had been shown.[18] In 2009, Solange Knowles covered the song.[19] Lady Gaga also covered the song for BBC Radio 1.[20] Live versions of the song have appeared on the 2009 live album LeftRightLeftRightLeft,[21] the 2012 album Live 2012, and the 2018 album Live in Buenos Aires. It was also used in an episode entitled "Million Dollar Maybe" of The Simpsons. The song was covered in the seventh series of The X Factor by the boyband One Direction in 2010.

Music videos

 
Chris Martin as the king in the Anton Corbijn video

The official music video for "Viva la Vida" was directed by Hype Williams and premiered at Coldplay's official website on 1 August 2008.[22] The video depicts the band performing against a blurry, warped version of Eugène Delacroix's painting La Liberté guidant le peuple, ending with the band members crumbling into rose petals.[23]

A second, alternate video was shot in The Hague, the Netherlands, directed by Anton Corbijn and released alongside the first.[24] This second version is a tribute to Corbijn's video for Depeche 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

 
Champion performing "Viva la Vida" during the Viva la Vida Tour in 2009.

"Viva la Vida" received widespread critical acclaim. In the Entertainment Weekly review 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."[13] Josh Hathaway from The Plain Dealer noted "Viva la Vida" as the "catchiest" song on the album.[25] Chris Jones of the BBC noted: "The string/brass mutations that bolster a track like 'Viva La Vida' ... conjure tunes so sweetly melancholy."[26] In the IGN review, 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."[27]

"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 the 2009 Grammy Awards.[28][29] This song also won the Ivor Novello Award for "Best Selling British Single".[30] The song was included in Rolling Stone's annual "100 Best Songs" of 2008 at number nine;[31] it was also voted number two on Rolling Stone's Readers' Rock List: Best Songs of 2008.[32] "Viva la Vida" was also listed at number five on Blender's 1001 Downloads: The Top 144 Songs of 2008,[33] as well in the number eight position on Village Voice's Pazz and Jop list.[34] According to Acclaimed Music, it is the 489th most celebrated song in popular music history, and the 2nd best song of 2008.[35] "Viva la Vida" has been sampled in several other songs, including Flo Rida's "Be on You", Mac Miller's "Cut the Check" featuring Chief Keef and Drake's "Congratulations" from his So Far Gone mixtape. In 2019, Billboard ranked the song number seven on their list of the 50 greatest Coldplay songs.[36] In 2021, American Songwriter ranked the song number one on their list of the 10 greatest Coldplay songs.[37]

Rankings

"Viva la Vida" on selected critic rankings
Publisher Year Listicle Rank Ref.
BBC America 2015 100 Greatest British Songs of the 21st Century So Far 33 [38]
Cleveland 2015 The 50 Greatest Summer Songs Since 2000 44 [39]
Madmoizelle 2019 Best Songs of the 2000s 21 [40]
MTV Australia 2013 The Official Top 1000 All Time Classics Placed [41]
NPO Radio 2 2022 Top 2000 31 [42]
PopMatters 2008 The Best Singles of 2008 26 [43]
Rolling Stone 2008 100 Best Singles of 2008 9 [44]
2011 100 Best Songs of the 2000s 68 [45]
Rolling Stone Spain 2013 The 50 Best Songs of the 21st Century 6 [46]
WYEP-FM 2020 Greatest Songs of the Past 30 Years Placed [47]

Chart performance

"Viva la Vida" has become the band's highest charting single. Fueled by high digital sales, the song peaked at the top spot of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's first US number-one single and their second top ten on the Hot 100.[48][49] It is the first song by a British group to reach number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 since "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls in 1997.[50] Although the song was initially successful in digital sales,[48][49] after being released, it went on to become the band's highest-charting single in American radio, becoming their first top-ten hit on the Hot 100 Airplay where it peaked at number eight.[51] It had also become the band's first number-one single on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[52] On the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks, the song has become the band's first number one, as well as the first single on the Capitol Records label to ever top the chart.[53] The single has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[54] The song also became one of the first six tracks to reach the 4 million mark in paid digital downloads.[55]

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 on iTunes, it became eligible to chart after the album was released. "Viva la Vida" hit number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Coldplay's first chart-topping single in the UK.[56]

In Canada, the single made a "Hot Shot Debut" at number four on the Canadian Hot 100 on the issue of 24 May, making it Coldplay's highest debut there.[57] It is also one of Coldplay's three highest-charting singles in Australia, reaching number two (both "A Sky Full of Stars" and "Something Just Like This" matched this peak in 2014 and 2017, respectively). In New 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 #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

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

During the 2008–09 season, the German football club Hamburger SV used "Viva la Vida" as their goal celebration song. It's also the goal celebration song of the German football club Hannover 96. The song also became the anthem of Spanish football club FC Barcelona during the 2008–09 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 the Camp Nou before 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. The song was also played on Gerard Pique's final game at the Camp Nou on May 30, 2021, marking the end of his 25-year-long career with FC Barcelona. UEFA used "Viva la Vida" as the goal celebration song for the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final[58] and Europa League Final.

The National Hockey League's New York Rangers played "Viva la Vida" at Madison Square Garden after victories during the 2011 season.[59] The song was used by the Vancouver Canucks in a tribute video during Markus Näslund's number retirement ceremony held in Vancouver's Rogers Arena. It was also used in Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals when the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup on Vancouver Ice. The Kansas City Chiefs play the song at the end of home games in Arrowhead Stadium. Additionally, it is also used by the Kansas City Royals to celebrate home runs and wins at Kauffman Stadium. This was the at-bat music of Scott Rolen, former third baseman of the Cincinnati Reds. The song was also used pre-match during every 2008 Rugby League World Cup game before the two teams took to the field and in the band's Super Bowl 50 halftime show in 2016 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

Plagiarism allegations

Coldplay were first accused of plagiarism of "The Songs I Didn't Write" by American alternative band Creaky Boards, for the melody of "Viva la Vida".[60] Creaky Boards' band member Andrew Hoepfner claimed that Martin had heard them playing the song at a live show in October 2007.[61] The band released a video clip, in which it compares sections of both songs.[61] Coldplay denied the claim. Band spokesman Murray Chambers said Martin was working in AIR Studios in London at that time, having checked the singer's diary.[62] In addition, Coldplay had recorded a demo version of "Viva la Vida" in March 2007, long before Creaky Boards performed it live in October of the same year.[61] Creaky Boards later retracted the accusations and speculated that both songs may have been inspired by the video game The Legend of Zelda.[62]

On 4 December 2008, American guitarist Joe Satriani filed a copyright infringement suit against Coldplay in Los Angeles.[63][64] The suit claims that "Viva la Vida" incorporates "substantial, original portions" of his instrumental track "If I Could Fly" from his 2004 album Is There Love in Space?[65] The band has denied the allegation, saying the similarities were "entirely coincidental".[66] On 14 September 2009, the case was dismissed by the California Central District Court, with both parties potentially agreeing to an out-of-court settlement.[67]

In May 2009, Yusuf Islam stated 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?'"[68] Islam said that any legal action he might take "depends on how well Satriani does."[68] Coldplay drummer Will Champion denied the claim, stating, "We're confident we haven't done anything wrong."[69] 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."[70]

In a documentary for Sveriges 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 composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, who died in 1736. "Obviously this is a work that we would call in the 'public domain'", Dr. Ferrara said.[71][72]

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!"[73] 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."[74]

Formats and track listings

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

Additional Personnel

Live version

 
Live version's artwork

The song and "Lost+" were performed live at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, which took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on 8 February 2009. Coldplay performed a medley of "Lost+" and "Viva la Vida" at the ceremony. American rapper Jay-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+ (featuring Jay-Z) / Viva la Vida (Live At the 51st 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

Cover versions

Darin version

"Viva la Vida"
 
Single by Darin Zanyar
from the album Lovekiller
ReleasedOctober 2009
Recorded2009
GenrePop
Length4:36
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)
Darin Zanyar singles chronology
"Karma"
(2009) 		"Viva la Vida"
(2009) 		"You're Out of My Life"
(2010)

Swedish singer Darin's cover of the song reached number 1 on 30 October 2009 on the Swedish Singles Chart[75] and was certified Gold by the GLF in 2010.[76] The song appears on Darin's 2010 album Lovekiller.

In 2010, it was yet again included as the B-side of Darin's "You're Out of My Life" single, reaching #3 in the Swedish 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.[77]

Other versions

  • 2Cellos performed an instrumental cover of "Viva la Vida" in their debut album 2Cellos.
  • Weezer included their cover version of the song on the deluxe edition of their 2010 album Hurley.
  • Electropop artist Joy Electric covered the song on the 2009 album Favorites at Play.
  • Australian singer Mark Vincent recorded a version for his 2013 album The Quartet Sessions
  • Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox recorded a cover on YouTube and on the album Top Hat on Fleek, with Puddles Pity Party as the lead vocalist.
  • Pet Shop Boys performed the song live on their 2009 Pandemonium Tour and the song appeared on their Christmas EP.[78]
  • DJ Trance Winter included a Trance remix version of "Viva la Vida" in their album I'm Here in 2016.
  • German violinist David Garrett recorded a cover of Viva la Vida, made with a loop station, included on his 2012 album "Music".
  • Rapper Shawty Lo sampled "Viva la Vida" in his 2009 song "Roll the Dice", which was released to celebrate the ending of his feud with fellow rapper T.I. over the prior year.[79]
  • Boy band supergroup NKOTBSB performed a medley of their songs "Single" and "The One" over the instrumentation of "Viva la Vida" to open each of their concerts during their 2011-12 tour.[80]
  • Canadian rapper Drake sampled "Viva la Vida" in his song "Congratulations" from his 2009 mixtape "So Far Gone".
  • Canadian country, bluegrass, and folk duo The Abrams recorded it for their 2012 album Northern Redemption.
  • Call It Kingdom Rule recorded a cover on its album, When I Ruled the World (I Use to Play in the Cold) [Tribute to Bastille, John Legend, Christina, Coldplay & Jason Derulo].
  • Canadian folk singer-songwriters J. P. Cormier and Dave Gunning recorded their take of the song working in separate studios in early 2020 during COVID-19 restrictions.[81]
  • Rosé, a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink uploaded a cover on her YouTube channel on her 25th birthday.
  • Gregorian, a German music group, released Viva la Vida in Gregorian Chant-style on their album 20/2020 in 2020.

In popular culture

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Viva la Vida"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[167] Platinum 70,000^
Belgium (BEA)[168] Platinum  
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[169] Platinum 60,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[170] 2× Platinum 180,000 
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[171] Gold 5,875[171]
Germany (BVMI)[172] 3× Platinum 900,000 
Italy — 30,000[173]
Italy (FIMI)[174]
(since 2009) 		4× Platinum 200,000 
Japan (RIAJ)[175]
PC download 		Gold 100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[176] Gold 7,500*
Portugal (AFP)[177] 3× Platinum 60,000 
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[178] 5× Platinum 300,000 
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[179] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[180] 4× Platinum 2,400,000 
United States (RIAA)[182] 3× Platinum 6,131,000[181]
Ringtone
Canada (Music Canada)[183] Gold 20,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[184] Gold 100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[185] Gold 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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  • Frida Kahlo's "Viva la Vida"

February 10, 2023
viva, vida, this, article, about, coldplay, song, coldplay, album, death, friends, other, uses, disambiguation, spanish, ˈbiβa, ˈβiða, spanish, long, live, life, song, british, rock, band, coldplay, written, members, band, their, fourth, album, death, friends,. This article is about the Coldplay song For the Coldplay album see Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends For other uses see Viva la Vida disambiguation Viva la Vida ˈ v iː v e l e ˈ v iː d e Spanish ˈbiba la ˈbida Spanish for Long Live Life is a song by British rock band Coldplay 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 and the track is built around a looping string section in unison with a digitally processed piano with other layers gradually being added as the song builds Viva la Vida Single by Coldplayfrom the album Viva la Vida or Death and All His FriendsB side Death Will Never Conquer Released13 June 2008 2008 06 13 Recorded2007 2008GenreBaroque pop 1 orchestral pop 2 Length4 04 album version 3 45 radio edit LabelParlophone world Capitol North America Songwriter s Guy Berryman Jonny Buckland Will Champion Chris MartinProducer s Markus Dravs Brian Eno Jon Hopkins Rik SimpsonColdplay singles chronology Violet Hill 2008 Viva la Vida 2008 Lost 2008 Music video Viva la Vida on YouTube Viva la Vida Alternative Version on YouTubeThe track was released on 13 June 2008 as the album s second single debuting to critical acclaim and commercial success Viva la Vida reached the top spot of the UK Singles Chart and Billboard Hot 100 becoming the band s first number one single in both the U S and U K The song won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in 2009 Contents 1 Background 2 Composition 3 Release and promotion 4 Music videos 5 Critical reception 5 1 Rankings 6 Chart performance 6 1 Sporting usage 7 Plagiarism allegations 8 Formats and track listings 9 Credits and Personnel 9 1 Additional Personnel 10 Live version 10 1 Track listing 11 Cover versions 11 1 Darin version 11 2 Other versions 12 In popular culture 13 Charts 13 1 Weekly charts 13 2 Year end charts 13 3 Decade end charts 13 4 All time charts 14 Certifications 15 See also 16 References 17 External linksBackground EditThe song s Spanish title Viva la Vida is taken from a painting by 20th century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo In Spanish viva is an expression used to acclaim someone or something 3 so Long Live Life is an accurate translation and the painting reflects the artistic irony of acclaiming life while suffering physically 4 When asked about the album s title referring to Frida Kahlo s strength enduring polio a broken spine and a decade of chronic pain lead singer Chris Martin said 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 5 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 6 Composition Edit Viva la Vida source source track The sample contains the beginning snippet of the song Problems playing this file See media help 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 7 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 know Saint Peter won t call my name in an interview with Q magazine It s about You re not on the list to enter the pearly gates 8 When asked about the song bass guitarist Guy Berryman said 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 and guerrillas 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 9 Unlike the then typical arrangement of Coldplay songs in which either the guitar or piano is the prominent instrument the track mostly consists of a string section and a digital piano playing the song s upbeat riff along with a steady bass drum beat percussion including a timpano and a church bell bass guitar and Martin s vocals there is limited use of electric guitar All the strings are arranged and conducted by violinist Davide 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 10 The song is written in the key of A flat major Its main chord progression is D 5 E A Fm The time signature is 4 4 and the tempo is 138 beats per minute Release and promotion Edit Will Champion with the timpano and church bell used in the song Viva la Vida was initially released only with iTunes Store pre orders of Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends on 7 May 2008 the new edit version of the song which led to the song s temporary exclusion from the UK Singles Chart 11 It was released as a download only single on 25 May 2008 and a physical CD single in Europe on 29 July 2008 to coincide with the release of the single s music videos Viva la Vida was well downloaded in the internet becoming iTunes best selling song of 2008 12 The song was used as part of Apple Inc s iPod iTunes advertisement campaign 13 14 Coldplay performed the song live for the first time at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards 15 16 It has since gone on to make many media appearances including being featured throughout the episode A Person of Interest from the paranormal drama Medium as a song played on the radio in the episode We re Not in Kansas Anymore from the teen drama 90210 17 used as bumper music on Bill Bennett s Morning in America radio talk show and on the international soundtrack to the Brazilian soap opera A Favorita which helped push Viva la Vida up the charts in Brazil where the telenovela had been shown 18 In 2009 Solange Knowles covered the song 19 Lady Gaga also covered the song for BBC Radio 1 20 Live versions of the song have appeared on the 2009 live album LeftRightLeftRightLeft 21 the 2012 album Live 2012 and the 2018 album Live in Buenos Aires It was also used in an episode entitled Million Dollar Maybe of The Simpsons The song was covered in the seventh series of The X Factor by the boyband One Direction in 2010 Music videos Edit Chris Martin as the king in the Anton Corbijn video The official music video for Viva la Vida was directed by Hype Williams and premiered at Coldplay s official website on 1 August 2008 22 The video depicts the band performing against a blurry warped version of Eugene Delacroix s painting La Liberte guidant le peuple ending with the band members crumbling into rose petals 23 A second alternate video was shot in The Hague the Netherlands directed by Anton Corbijn and released alongside the first 24 This second version is a tribute to Corbijn s video for Depeche 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 Edit Champion performing Viva la Vida during the Viva la Vida Tour in 2009 Viva la Vida received widespread critical acclaim In the Entertainment Weekly review 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 13 Josh Hathaway from The Plain Dealer noted Viva la Vida as the catchiest song on the album 25 Chris Jones of the BBC noted The string brass mutations that bolster a track like Viva La Vida conjure tunes so sweetly melancholy 26 In the IGN review 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 27 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 the 2009 Grammy Awards 28 29 This song also won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Selling British Single 30 The song was included in Rolling Stone s annual 100 Best Songs of 2008 at number nine 31 it was also voted number two on Rolling Stone s Readers Rock List Best Songs of 2008 32 Viva la Vida was also listed at number five on Blender s 1001 Downloads The Top 144 Songs of 2008 33 as well in the number eight position on Village Voice s Pazz and Jop list 34 According to Acclaimed Music it is the 489th most celebrated song in popular music history and the 2nd best song of 2008 35 Viva la Vida has been sampled in several other songs including Flo Rida s Be on You Mac Miller s Cut the Check featuring Chief Keef and Drake s Congratulations from his So Far Gone mixtape In 2019 Billboard ranked the song number seven on their list of the 50 greatest Coldplay songs 36 In 2021 American Songwriter ranked the song number one on their list of the 10 greatest Coldplay songs 37 Rankings Edit Viva la Vida on selected critic rankings Publisher Year Listicle Rank Ref BBC America 2015 100 Greatest British Songs of the 21st Century So Far 33 38 Cleveland 2015 The 50 Greatest Summer Songs Since 2000 44 39 Madmoizelle 2019 Best Songs of the 2000s 21 40 MTV Australia 2013 The Official Top 1000 All Time Classics Placed 41 NPO Radio 2 2022 Top 2000 31 42 PopMatters 2008 The Best Singles of 2008 26 43 Rolling Stone 2008 100 Best Singles of 2008 9 44 2011 100 Best Songs of the 2000s 68 45 Rolling Stone Spain 2013 The 50 Best Songs of the 21st Century 6 46 WYEP FM 2020 Greatest Songs of the Past 30 Years Placed 47 Chart performance Edit Viva la Vida has become the band s highest charting single Fueled by high digital sales the song peaked at the top spot of the U S Billboard Hot 100 becoming the band s first US number one single and their second top ten on the Hot 100 48 49 It is the first song by a British group to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 since Wannabe by the Spice Girls in 1997 50 Although the song was initially successful in digital sales 48 49 after being released it went on to become the band s highest charting single in American radio becoming their first top ten hit on the Hot 100 Airplay where it peaked at number eight 51 It had also become the band s first number one single on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart 52 On the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks the song has become the band s first number one as well as the first single on the Capitol Records label to ever top the chart 53 The single has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America 54 The song also became one of the first six tracks to reach the 4 million mark in paid digital downloads 55 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 on iTunes it became eligible to chart after the album was released Viva la Vida hit number one on the UK Singles Chart becoming Coldplay s first chart topping single in the UK 56 In Canada the single made a Hot Shot Debut at number four on the Canadian Hot 100 on the issue of 24 May making it Coldplay s highest debut there 57 It is also one of Coldplay s three highest charting singles in Australia reaching number two both A Sky Full of Stars and Something Just Like This matched this peak in 2014 and 2017 respectively In New 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 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 Edit This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Martin performing Viva la Vida during the band s 2008 Viva la Vida Tour During the 2008 09 season the German football club Hamburger SV used Viva la Vida as their goal celebration song It s also the goal celebration song of the German football club Hannover 96 The song also became the anthem of Spanish football club FC Barcelona during the 2008 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 the Camp Nou before 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 The song was also played on Gerard Pique s final game at the Camp Nou on May 30 2021 marking the end of his 25 year long career with FC Barcelona UEFA used Viva la Vida as the goal celebration song for the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final 58 and Europa League Final The National Hockey League s New York Rangers played Viva la Vida at Madison Square Garden after victories during the 2011 season 59 The song was used by the Vancouver Canucks in a tribute video during Markus Naslund s number retirement ceremony held in Vancouver s Rogers Arena It was also used in Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals when the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup on Vancouver Ice The Kansas City Chiefs play the song at the end of home games in Arrowhead Stadium Additionally it is also used by the Kansas City Royals to celebrate home runs and wins at Kauffman Stadium This was the at bat music of Scott Rolen former third baseman of the Cincinnati Reds The song was also used pre match during every 2008 Rugby League World Cup game before the two teams took to the field and in the band s Super Bowl 50 halftime show in 2016 at Levi s Stadium in Santa Clara California Plagiarism allegations EditColdplay were first accused of plagiarism of The Songs I Didn t Write by American alternative band Creaky Boards for the melody of Viva la Vida 60 Creaky Boards band member Andrew Hoepfner claimed that Martin had heard them playing the song at a live show in October 2007 61 The band released a video clip in which it compares sections of both songs 61 Coldplay denied the claim Band spokesman Murray Chambers said Martin was working in AIR Studios in London at that time having checked the singer s diary 62 In addition Coldplay had recorded a demo version of Viva la Vida in March 2007 long before Creaky Boards performed it live in October of the same year 61 Creaky Boards later retracted the accusations and speculated that both songs may have been inspired by the video game The Legend of Zelda 62 On 4 December 2008 American guitarist Joe Satriani filed a copyright infringement suit against Coldplay in Los Angeles 63 64 The suit claims that Viva la Vida incorporates substantial original portions of his instrumental track If I Could Fly from his 2004 album Is There Love in Space 65 The band has denied the allegation saying the similarities were entirely coincidental 66 On 14 September 2009 the case was dismissed by the California Central District Court with both parties potentially agreeing to an out of court settlement 67 In May 2009 Yusuf Islam stated 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 68 Islam said that any legal action he might take depends on how well Satriani does 68 Coldplay drummer Will Champion denied the claim stating We re confident we haven t done anything wrong 69 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 70 In a documentary for Sveriges 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 composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi who died in 1736 Obviously this is a work that we would call in the public domain Dr Ferrara said 71 72 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 73 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 74 Formats and track listings EditDigital downloadNo TitleLength1 Viva la Vida New edit 4 04 CD singleNo TitleLength1 Viva la Vida 4 012 Death Will Never Conquer 1 18 Promotional CD singleNo TitleLength1 Viva la Vida Radio edit 3 452 Viva la Vida Album version 4 01Credits and Personnel EditChris Martin lead vocals acoustic guitar piano keyboards Guy Berryman bass guitar synthesizers backing vocals Jonny Buckland electric guitar backing vocals keyboard Will Champion drums percussion backing vocalsAdditional Personnel Edit Brian Eno sonic landscapes Mike Kezner sitar Davide Rossi stringsLive version Edit Live version s artwork The song and Lost were performed live at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards which took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on 8 February 2009 Coldplay performed a medley of Lost and Viva la Vida at the ceremony American rapper Jay 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 Edit Lost featuring Jay Z Viva la Vida Live At the 51st Annual Grammy Awards No TitleLength1 Lost featuring Jay Z Viva la Vida 5 352 Lost featuring Jay Z Viva la Vida Video 5 35Cover versions EditDarin version Edit Viva la Vida Single by Darin Zanyarfrom the album LovekillerReleasedOctober 2009Recorded2009GenrePopLength4 36LabelUniversalSongwriter s Guy Berryman Jonny Buckland Will Champion Chris MartinDarin Zanyar singles chronology Karma 2009 Viva la Vida 2009 You re Out of My Life 2010 Swedish singer Darin s cover of the song reached number 1 on 30 October 2009 on the Swedish Singles Chart 75 and was certified Gold by the GLF in 2010 76 The song appears on Darin s 2010 album Lovekiller In 2010 it was yet again included as the B side of Darin s You re Out of My Life single reaching 3 in the Swedish 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 77 Other versions Edit 2Cellos performed an instrumental cover of Viva la Vida in their debut album 2Cellos Weezer included their cover version of the song on the deluxe edition of their 2010 album Hurley Electropop artist Joy Electric covered the song on the 2009 album Favorites at Play Australian singer Mark Vincent recorded a version for his 2013 album The Quartet Sessions Scott Bradlee s Postmodern Jukebox recorded a cover on YouTube and on the album Top Hat on Fleek with Puddles Pity Party as the lead vocalist Pet Shop Boys performed the song live on their 2009 Pandemonium Tour and the song appeared on their Christmas EP 78 DJ Trance Winter included a Trance remix version of Viva la Vida in their album I m Here in 2016 German violinist David Garrett recorded a cover of Viva la Vida made with a loop station included on his 2012 album Music Rapper Shawty Lo sampled Viva la Vida in his 2009 song Roll the Dice which was released to celebrate the ending of his feud with fellow rapper T I over the prior year 79 Boy band supergroup NKOTBSB performed a medley of their songs Single and The One over the instrumentation of Viva la Vida to open each of their concerts during their 2011 12 tour 80 Canadian rapper Drake sampled Viva la Vida in his song Congratulations from his 2009 mixtape So Far Gone Canadian country bluegrass and folk duo The Abrams recorded it for their 2012 album Northern Redemption Call It Kingdom Rule recorded a cover on its album When I Ruled the World I Use to Play in the Cold Tribute to Bastille John Legend Christina Coldplay amp Jason Derulo Canadian folk singer songwriters J P Cormier and Dave Gunning recorded their take of the song working in separate studios in early 2020 during COVID 19 restrictions 81 Rose a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink uploaded a cover on her YouTube channel on her 25th birthday Gregorian a German music group released Viva la Vida in Gregorian Chant style on their album 20 2020 in 2020 In popular culture EditColdplay performed the song at the 2012 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony the ceremony to mark the end of the Paralympic Games and so also the end of the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics The song was performed as part of Coldplay s Super Bowl 50 halftime show performance The song was performed simultaneously by amateur musicians across the UK on 9 September 2012 as part of the Bandstand Marathon the finale event of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad It was the last song played by Chris Moyles on his final BBC Radio 1 breakfast show on Friday 14 September 2012 the longest running breakfast show in BBC Radio 1 s history A portion of the song was used in The Simpsons episode Million Dollar Maybe 82 The song was used in the official soundtrack for The Big Year The song was played to the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis to wake them up on day two of STS 135 the final mission of the Space Shuttle program It was played for crew member Douglas Hurley The song was used as a fanfare to welcome the Singapore Armed Forces Parachute Team better known as the Red Lions during the National Day Celebrations of 2011 in Singapore The song was used by the Dutch People s Party for Freedom and Democracy VVD when Party Leader and Prime Minister Mark Rutte walked on stage to present his acceptance speech after winning the 2012 parliamentary elections The song also appears on NBA 2K13 as part of the game s soundtrack Viva la Vida has also been spoofed in a music video titled Fallen Kingdom created by YouTubers CaptainSparklez and TryHardNinja in the style of the popular videogame Minecraft This song has since been used as the main theme of Indonesian television channel ANTV as part of the channel s 20th anniversary As of 8 October 2011 the song has been made available for download in Rock Band 3 as by itself or as part of the Coldplay Collection 1 track pack The song was played in a montage for Jerry Lewis in his work to receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 81st Academy Awards The song was played in honor of Markus Naslund for his Vancouver Canucks jersey retirement ceremony on 11 December 2010 The song was played in the video tribute for Naslund Viva la Vida was used as FC Barcelona s season ending song of their historic 2008 09 FC Barcelona season as they won all six major trophies in European football league The song was played in honor of retiring Phil Taylor after the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship final against Rob Cross The song was played at the conclusion of the series finale of the television show Suits One Last Con The song was played in the Little Howard s Big Question episode Can I Wrestle Control of the Weather from Sian Lloyd s Evil Grip The song was played at the retirement ceremony of tennis legend Roger Federer in 2022 Laver Cup Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for Viva la Vida Chart 2008 2009 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 83 2Austria O3 Austria Top 40 84 6Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 85 4Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 86 7Canada Canadian Hot 100 87 4CIS TopHit 88 161Czech Republic Radio Top 100 89 1Denmark Tracklisten 90 8Europe European Hot 100 Singles 91 3Finland Suomen virallinen lista 92 10France SNEP 93 7Germany Official German Charts 94 5Ireland IRMA 95 3Italy FIMI 96 2Japan Japan Hot 100 97 9Mexico Ingles Airplay Billboard 98 14Netherlands Dutch Top 40 99 1Netherlands Single Top 100 100 4New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 101 16Norway VG lista 102 5Portugal Digital Songs Billboard 103 2Spain PROMUSICAE 104 2Slovakia Radio Top 100 105 1Sweden Sverigetopplistan 106 7Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 107 5UK Singles OCC 108 1US Billboard Hot 100 109 1US Adult Alternative Songs Billboard 110 1US Adult Contemporary Billboard 111 1US Adult Top 40 Billboard 112 1US Alternative Airplay Billboard 113 1US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 114 12Venezuela Pop Rock Record Report 115 4Chart 2012 PeakpositionSouth Korea International Singles Gaon 116 76Chart 2013 PeakpositionSouth Korea Gaon 117 186Chart 2016 PeakpositionUS Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 118 4Chart 2022 2023 PeakpositionGlobal 200 Billboard 119 107Portugal AFP 120 27 Year end charts Edit Year end chart performance for Viva la Vida Chart 2008 PositionAustralia ARIA 121 33Austria O3 Austria Top 40 122 33Belgium Ultratop Flanders 123 16Belgium Ultratop Wallonia 124 40Canada Canadian Hot 100 125 9Canada Hot AC Billboard 126 9Europe European Hot 100 Singles 127 15France SNEP 128 43Germany Official German Charts 129 26Ireland IRMA 130 20Italy FIMI 131 4Netherlands Dutch Top 40 132 2Netherlands Single Top 100 133 6Sweden Sverigetopplistan 134 16Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 135 16UK Singles OCC 136 25US Billboard Hot 100 137 13US Adult Contemporary Billboard 138 18US Adult Top 40 Billboard 139 8Chart 2009 PositionAustralia ARIA 140 92Austria O3 Austria Top 40 141 75Belgium Ultratop Flanders 142 40Belgium Ultratop Wallonia 143 48Canada Canadian Hot 100 144 21Europe European Hot 100 Singles 145 47Germany Official German Charts 146 87Netherlands Single Top 100 147 54Spain PROMUSICAE 148 10Sweden Sverigetopplistan 149 55Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 150 31UK Singles OCC 151 126US Billboard Hot 100 152 55US Adult Contemporary Billboard 153 5Venezuela Pop Rock Record Report 154 1Chart 2011 PositionUK Singles OCC 155 196Chart 2016 PositionUS Hot Rock Songs Billboard 156 80Chart 2022 PositionPortugal AFP 157 159 Decade end charts Edit Decade end chart performance for Viva la Vida Chart 2000 2009 PositionAustralia ARIA 158 71Austria O3 Austria Top 40 159 31Netherlands Dutch Top 40 160 2US Billboard Hot 100 161 49 All time charts Edit All time chart performance for Viva la Vida Chart PositionBelgium Ultratop Flanders 162 75Netherlands Dutch Top 40 163 9Sweden Sverigetopplistan 164 44Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 165 62US Billboard Hot 100 166 352Certifications EditCertifications and sales for Viva la Vida Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 167 Platinum 70 000 Belgium BEA 168 Platinum Brazil Pro Musica Brasil 169 Platinum 60 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 170 2 Platinum 180 000 Finland Musiikkituottajat 171 Gold 5 875 171 Germany BVMI 172 3 Platinum 900 000 Italy 30 000 173 Italy FIMI 174 since 2009 4 Platinum 200 000 Japan RIAJ 175 PC download Gold 100 000 New Zealand RMNZ 176 Gold 7 500 Portugal AFP 177 3 Platinum 60 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 178 5 Platinum 300 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 179 Platinum 30 000 United Kingdom BPI 180 4 Platinum 2 400 000 United States RIAA 182 3 Platinum 6 131 000 181 RingtoneCanada Music Canada 183 Gold 20 000 Japan RIAJ 184 Gold 100 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 185 Gold 10 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on 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