Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends

Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Studio album by
Released12 June 2008 (2008-06-12)
RecordedNovember 2006 – April 2008[1]
Studio
  • The Bakery (London)
  • Magic Shop (New York City)
  • The Nunnery (Barcelona)
  • A Church (Barcelona)
Genre
Length45:51
Label
Producer
  • Brian Eno
  • Markus Dravs
  • Jon Hopkins
  • Rik Simpson
Coldplay chronology
The Singles 1999–2006
(2007)
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
(2008)
Prospekt's March
(2008)
Singles from Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
  1. "Violet Hill"
    Released: 6 May 2008
  2. "Viva la Vida"
    Released: 25 May 2008
  3. "Lost!"
    Released: 10 November 2008
  4. "Strawberry Swing"
    Released: 14 September 2009[2]

Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (or short for simply Viva la Vida) is the fourth studio album by the rock band Coldplay. Released on 12 June 2008, Coldplay recorded Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends from November 2006 – April 2008. In November Coldplay re-released Viva la Vida (album) and added more songs to the album from their EP called Prospekt's March. The singles "Violet Hill", "Viva la Vida", "Lost!", "Lost+ (ft. Jay-Z)", and "Lovers in Japan" are featured in the album and including the extended edition of Viva la Vida: Prospekt's March Edition.

Track listings

Original track list for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends

  1. "Life in Technicolor"
  2. "Cemeteries of London"
  3. "Lost!"
  4. "42"
  5. "Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love"
  6. "Yes"
    • "Chinese Sleep Chant" (hidden track)
  7. "Viva la Vida"
  8. "Violet Hill"
  9. "Strawberry Swing"
  10. "Death and All His Friends"
    • "The Escapist" (hidden track)[3]

Prospekt's March

  1. "Life in Technicolor II"
  2. "Postcards from Far Away"
  3. "Glass of Water"
  4. "Rainy Day"
  5. "Prospekt's March/Poppyfields"
  6. "Lost+ (ft. Jay-Z)"
  7. "Lovers in Japan (Osaka Sun Mix)"
  8. "Now My Feet Won't Touch the Ground"

References

  1. Wild, Debs; Croft, Malcolm (2018). Life In Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay. ECW. p. 116. ISBN 9781787391093.
  2. "Coldplay Unveil Stop-Animation Video for Strawberry Swing". Rolling Stone. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  3. Coldplay – The Escapist, retrieved 2019-11-24