'Viva la Vida' (Spanish: 'Long Live Life') is the second, Grammy-nominated single released from the English band Coldplay album, Viva La Vida. It was initially released only with iTunes Store pre-orders of the album on 7 May 2008, later becoming a download-only single on 25 May 2008. With over 3 million plays, the song earned the number one spot on the Last.fm Best of 2008. 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. Two versions of the music video were released, one directed by Hype Williams, and the other, an homage to the music video for 's, by Anton Corbijn. 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.
Coldplay were the first British group to hit #1 on the Hot 100 for over ten years. The previous British group to top the US singles chart was the Spice Girls with in February 1997. (See for plenty more trivia on 'Viva La Vida'). The california based hip-hop/reggae band Dirtyheads cover this song. The BBC reports (Dec 5th 2008) that Coldplay are being sued over this song by for plagiarism of his tune.
'Viva La Vida' is the title track from 's hugely successful fourth studio album. It shot to the top spot in the UK charts on download sales alone scoring the band their first ever UK number one single in June 2008. Taken From Last.fm Track Wiki page: Coldplay Last.fm Artist Page: https://www.last.fm/music/Coldplay.
A great song by Coldplay, my favorite band. Expect more songs from them soon.
Download: LYRICS: I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listen as the crowd would sing 'Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!'
Jul 26, 2012 - If you're a fan of Coldplay, head on over to Amazon where you can currently download the song Viva La Vida for FREE! I'm not sure how long.