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Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
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ArtistColdplay
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Released12 June 2008
RecordedNovember 2006 – April 2008[1]
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Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, often referred to as simply Viva la Vida, is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Coldplay, released on 12 June 2008 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom. "Viva la vida" is a Spanish phrase, translated to English as "long live life" or simply "live life".[2][3][4] Lyrically, the album contains references to love, life, death and war.

Recording sessions for the album took place from November 2006 to April 2008 and featured production by Jon Hopkins, Rik Simpson, Markus Dravs, and Brian Eno. The album was Coldplay's first not to feature any production input from Ken Nelson, who produced their first two albums and co-produced some tracks on their third. The band forced themselves to explore new styles, as Eno required every song on the album to sound different.[5] Development of the album delayed the release date several times. The album cover of Viva la Vida is the 1830 painting Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix with the album title over it.

Viva la Vida was both a critical and commercial success. Five songs were released to promote the album: "Violet Hill" and "Viva la Vida" in May 2008, "Lovers in Japan" and "Lost!" in November 2008, and "Strawberry Swing" in September 2009. "Viva la Vida" became the band's first song to reach number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom. It won Best Rock Album at the 2009 Grammy Awards and was also nominated for Album of the Year. Viva la Vida also reached number one in 36 countries upon release, with EMI shipping over 3 million copies in its first week worldwide. It was the best-selling album of 2008.[6] By 2011, the album had sold 13 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling releases of the 21st century.[7] Viva la Vida was re-released on 25 November 2008 in a deluxe edition containing the original album and the Prospekt's March EP, which contained "Life in Technicolor II".

Background

In October 2006, two weeks after bassist Guy Berryman had a child, reports circulated that the band were taking a five-year hiatus. The new baby, and the fact that Coldplay had no touring or recording schedule at the time, had fans wondering if the band's new album would not be released until 2010. Dispelling such reports, Ambrosia Healy, spokesperson to Capitol, sent an e-mail message to MTV saying that there was no self-imposed hiatus. However, Healy clarified that Coldplay was indeed "enjoying a much-deserved break", and that there was no timetable for their fourth album.[8] Work on Viva la Vida began in November 2006, only interrupted by the final leg of the Twisted Logic Tour in early 2007.[9]

Recording

Ambient musician and English record producer Brian Eno produced the album.[10] Coldplay moved to the Bakery, after finishing up their Twisted Logic Tour, building a recording studio there. The songs written during their time at the studio are lyrically "much more abstract, much more visual than before", and musically "less straight-forward, more oblique".[11] Additionally, lead singer Chris Martin wanted to make a vocal transition from his trademark falsetto to a lower register.[12] This is explored in "Yes", where the main characteristic of the Velvet Underground–inspired song is the lowest vocals Chris Martin ever recorded; this was suggested by the producer Brian Eno, to make every single song sound different. The band's drummer Will Champion said in an interview for MTV: "One of the main things we tried to focus on with this record is changing vocal identities, because Chris has a very recognizable voice."[13] Coldplay sparked an interest with Hispanic influences after having recorded in churches and in Spanish-speaking countries such as in Mexico in North America and Spain in Europe,[14] specifically in Barcelona.[15] However, it was stressed that the influence was not in any specific sound but a general feel to the songs taken as a whole. On their website, the band also described taking acoustic guitars and basic recording equipment to churches and experimenting with particular sounds.[citation needed]

Throughout the recording of the album, Coldplay communicated to fans through their website. "Famous Old Painters" and "Glass of Water" were written in late 2007, and they were considering both tracks for the album; however, they were not well received by the producers, though the latter was added to the finalised Prospekt's March extended play track listing instead.[16] The album was delayed further, but a December 2007 post gave hints that the recording stage was nearly finished. The article was signed "Prospekt", strengthening rumours that this would be the album's title. While the band completed two more songs ("Lovers in Japan" and "Strawberry Swing"), they denied that the album was called "Prospekt".[16] Martin revealed he had been reading many Charles Dickens novels during the recording process which may have contributed to the strong visual imagery on such tracks as "Violet Hill" and "Cemeteries of London".

When asked about why "Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love" had an additional song, bassist Guy Berryman explained that the band had wanted to keep the album concise with a total of ten tracks.[16] Champion followed with, "We just preferred to have less titles and more stuff. The album as a whole has got the most on it, but it's the shortest. We wanted to make it almost impossible for you to not listen to it all in one go."[16]

The Italian violinist and composer Davide Rossi collaborated with Coldplay to record strings on his acoustic and electric violin (the latter being capable of reaching notes as low as the upright bass, thus recreating a full orchestra) throughout the album. His strings are featured in six songs: "Viva la Vida" (the song in which his strings are the most used), "Violet Hill", "Life in Technicolor", "42", "Yes" and "Strawberry Swing". Some of the songs recorded with Rossi did not make the cut for the album but were released on Prospekt's March (2009).

On 17 July 2009, two early demos from the Viva la Vida recording sessions leaked on the internet: "Bloodless Revolution" and a very early version of "Lovers in Japan". Two days later, a demo, called "St. Stephen", appeared online.[17] On 20 July 2009, six more demos were leaked: "The Fall of Man", "The Man Who Swears", "First Steps", "Loveless" and "Goodbye and Goodnight".[citation needed] Three other left-off tracks were leaked later into the internet: an instrumental of "Lukas", an unreleased song given to Natalie Imbruglia; "Until the Water Flows Over", a song written and performed live in 2003; and an instrumental of "Famous Old Painters".[citation needed]

Composition and themes

Viva la Vida is generally categorised as a rock album,[18] which has been more specifically described as alternative rock,[19] art rock,[20] pop rock,[21] indie pop[22] and art pop,[23] with dream pop influences.[24] Musically, it contrasts with their previous records. The title track uses an orchestra, while "Lovers in Japan" features a tack piano. "Lost!" is influenced by tribal music, whereas "Strawberry Swing" incorporates Afropop music.[25] Martin described Viva la Vida as a new direction for Coldplay: a change from their past three albums, which they have referred to as a "trilogy".[25] He said the album featured less falsetto, as he allowed his voice's lower register to take precedence,[25] which is particularly evident on such tracks as "Yes" and "Death and All His Friends".[26]

The album contains an array of different themes such as love, war, and revolution. Unlike their previous releases, the album has a more universal approach, dealing less with personal problems and more with issues of humanity.[26] Songs like "Life in Technicolor II" (which didn't make it to the final track list but instead was released on Prospekt's March) and "Death and All His Friends" talk about war and politics, while "Violet Hill" has been described as the first anti-war protest song from the band.[27][28] Martin stated the lyrics of "Violet Hill" were a commentary on Fox News.[29][30] Other songs, such as the double track "Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love" and "Yes", are about love and desire.

Revolutionary themes are also prominent throughout the album and its promotion. Coldplay used customised French revolutionary costumes throughout the Viva la Vida Tour and in the videos produced for the album's singles.[31] In an interview for the Latin American TV channel Boomerang in 2010, Martin said that a big inspiration for the record was Victor Hugo's book Les Misérables—which can be noted by the French revolution themes on "Viva la Vida", for example.[32]

The work of the Beatles is apparently an inspiration throughout the album, starting with orchestration on the title track.[27] The song "Violet Hill", with its distorted guitar riffs and bluesy undertones,[25] references Abbey Road (1969), being named after a street near Abbey Road and borrowing its rhythm from the Beatles.[33] At the 2009 Grammy Awards, during their acceptance speech for Song of the Year, Will Champion joked: "I'd like to say, first of all, thank you and sorry to Sir Paul McCartney for blatantly recycling the Sgt. Pepper outfits".

Artwork

The artwork for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends was designed by Coldplay and Tappin Gofton; the latter designed the X&Y cover three years earlier. The design style for the album took months to be completed; it was initially developed from a set of large-scale sketches and paintings of expressive typography. Lyrics and song titles were boldly painted across old maps, books, copies of old paintings, newspapers and various sorts of second-hand things. The final work was photographed and some additional typography was later added by computer.[34]

Almost all tracks from the album and the Prospekt's March EP have one or more graphic images. On the album's booklet there are nine paintings made by the band. The first is a blue map of Brazil that includes part of the lyrics from "Glass of Water" painted in white. However, the image was later reworked and used as the artwork for the "Lost!" single cover. The second painting on the booklet illustrates the song "42". The image consists of part of the song's composition written in a red background, with a black stripe covering the centre. The design for "Cemeteries of London" contains an illustration of London, the song's title and a messy violet background. A portion of the lyrics is used on the top of it. The visual design for "Reign of Love" has its lyrics drawn on a green background. In the middle of the booklet, most of the lyrics of the album are shown amidst an unrecognisable object. The artwork for "Yes" consists of a ripped heart, and a line from the song, "Lord lead me not into temptation". The painting next to the song's artwork contains lyrics from "Viva la Vida" painted in black on a blue background. The artwork for "Death and All His Friends" was made with scissors and paper. Lyrics for the song appear in the design. The last page in the booklet is simple: a Roman numeral of the number 7 painted in red and green on a yellow background.[35] Some of the paintings were shown on a screen during the Viva la Vida Tour, or used on big balloons inside of the venues.[36]

There were three covers for the album. The front cover for the standard edition is a painting by Eugène Delacroix, entitled Liberty Leading the People, which was slightly altered for the cover by using a white paint brush to draw "VIVA LA VIDA".[35] The Prospekt's March Edition cover uses the same words again, but they are bigger and painted in gold on a solid black background. The cover for the Prospekt's March EP included another Eugène Delacroix painting, Battle of Poitiers, and had "Prospekt's March" drawn across the painting similarly to how "Viva la Vida" was drawn across Liberty Leading the People for the standard album cover.[37] The cover used for the Asian Tour edition and has the word "VIVA" painted in red and black stripes against a white background;[38] this same painting was used as the home page for the official Coldplay website for a while, and it was created by the band and painted by the drummer Will Champion on a wall at the Bakery.[39]

Release and promotion

In a Rolling Stone magazine interview, vocalist Chris Martin announced the album's release date and its title, Viva la Vida, which is a Spanish phrase that means in English "long live life".[40] It takes its name from a painting by Frida Kahlo, an acclaimed 20th-century Mexican artist.[41] The album cover art is an 1830 painting by Eugène Delacroix titled Liberty Leading the People. On 10 April 2008, a new journal entry appeared on the band's website announcing the track list and release date, as well as hinting at new tracks to be issued before the album's release. "Violet Hill" was confirmed as the first single from Viva la Vida, with a release date of 5 May. In May 2008, Coldplay featured in an advertisement for Apple's iTunes with the song "Viva la Vida".

The band's official website was updated in late April to reveal the official Viva la Vida artwork as well as a free release of the single "Violet Hill", which became available for download for one week from 29 April 2008.[42] The album was leaked around 5 June, so the band decided to make the album available to stream via their Myspace profile from 8:30 pm WEST on 6 June. On 25 June 2008, the band became the third band ever to perform on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, performing "42" and "Lost!".[43] On 27 June at 7:00 am EDT, Coldplay began a live outdoor performance for the Today Show on the streets outside of Rockefeller Plaza, New York.[44] The band performed on the Late Show with David Letterman on 30 June and on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on 17 July.

In August 2008, Coldplay announced they would be releasing an EP, Prospekt's March, consisting of unreleased material from the Viva la Vida recording sessions.[45] The album was re-released on 25 November 2008 in a deluxe edition, titled Viva la Vida – Prospekt's March Edition. It contains tracks from the original album and Prospekt's March.[46]

The stage setup for the Viva la Vida Tour consisted of a stripped-down main stage and two catwalks; Coldplay also performed among audience members at the back of venues in a special acoustic set.[47] Instead of a giant video screen on-stage, the band opted for six hanging giant lightbulbs that displayed images and closeups.[47] The band started the tour playing a concert at the Paradiso in the Netherlands, on 5 June 2008, and played their first UK show of the tour at Brixton Academy eleven days later on 16 June. Free shows at Madison Square Garden on 23 June, and they ended the tour in Barcelona.

Critical reception

Reviews

Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends received generally positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the album has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100 based on 32 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[48] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic stated, "They demonstrate a focused concentration throughout this tight album – it's only 47 minutes yet covers more ground than X&Y and arguably A Rush of Blood to the Head – that turns Viva la Vida into something quietly satisfying."[49] Chris Willman of Entertainment Weekly magazine rated the album "A−" and called it their best album,[50] while Alexis Petridis of The Guardian, however, wrote a mixed review, explaining: "Viva la Vida's mild tinkering with the formula represents a failure of imagination: perhaps it's hard to think outside the box when the box is the size of the Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena. Equally, however, there's a genuine conviction about its contents, a huge advance both on its predecessor and their legion of imitators."[51] Will Hermes of Rolling Stone magazine wrote that "Coldplay's desire to unite fans around the world with an entertainment they can all relate to is the band's strength, and a worthy goal. But on Viva la Vida, a record that wants to make strong statements, it's also a weakness. Sometimes, to say what needs to be said, you need to risk pissing people off."[52] Melodic magazine's critic Kaj Roth gave the album 4/5 and felt that "the typical Coldplay trademark is there too with beautiful atmospheric melodies that will embrace the heart".[53] Spin magazine's critic Mikael Wood said in a positive review of the album, "For all of Coldplay's experimentation, though, there's no doubting that Viva la Vida, with its sturdy melodies and universal themes – think love, war and peace – is an album meant to connect with the masses (arenas have been built for less than the climax of "Death and All His Friends"). The band's triumph lies in how exciting they make that prospect seem".[54] IGN gave the album 9.3/10,[55] while Q said: "So some habits die hard, but on every other level Viva La Vida [...] is an emphatic success [...], radical in its own measured way but easy to embrace". Robert Christgau gave it a one-star honourable mention (), saying: "Applying all his powers, Chris Martin successfully dilutes Radiohead, with—what else? Pleasant results".[56]

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album at the 2009 Grammy Awards.[57] It appeared in several Best Albums of 2008 lists, including New York Post (Number 1),[58] Rolling Stone (Number 7),[59] Q (Number 3),[60] Spin (Number 9),[61] Entertainment Weekly (Number 6), and Billboard (Number 6).[62][63][64] Despite giving the album three stars out of five in The Times,[65] Pete Paphides admitted in December 2008 that he was wrong to give it this score and had in fact become his favourite album of the year.[66] Conversely, NME nominated the album for Worst Album at the 2009 NME Awards despite reviewing it with a 8/10 grade.[67]

Rankings

List of critic rankings
PublicationYearDescriptionResultRef.
AllMusic2008Favorite Albums of 2008Placed[68]
Beats Per Minute2008The Top 30 Albums of 200815[69]
Billboard200810 Best Albums of 20086[70]
Blender200833 Best Albums of 200822[71]
Consequence2008The Top 100 Albums of 200850[72]
Currys2024The Most Memorable Album Covers20[73]
Entertainment Weekly2008Top 10 Albums of 20086[74]
The Guardian20082008 in Review – 50 Albums of the Year25[75]
Loudwire2025The Best Alt-Rock Album of Each Year of the 2000sPlaced[76]
New York Post2008Best Albums of 20081[77]
Newsweek202150 Best Rock Albums from the 21st Century47[78]
NME2008Top 50 Albums of 200831[79]
PopMatters2008The Best Albums of 200858[80]
Q2008Recordings of the Year – 20083[81]
2010Albums of the 21st Century5[82]
2016The Greatest Albums of the Last 30 YearsPlaced[83]
Radio X2023The 25 Best Albums of 2008Placed[84]
Rolling Stone200850 Best Albums of 20087[85]
2011100 Best Albums of the 2000s85[86]
Spin2008Best Albums of 20089[87]
The Times2009The 100 Best Pop Albums of the Noughties17[88]
Uncut2024The 500 Greatest Albums of the 2000s445[89]
Under the Radar2008Best Albums of 200827[90]
WXPN2021All Time Greatest Albums590[91]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations
YearCeremonyCategoryResultRef.
2008American Music AwardsFavorite Pop/Rock Album[92]
Gaffa Awards (Denmark)International Album of the Year[93]
Guinness World RecordsFastest-Selling Digital Album in the UK[94]
Best-Selling Digital Album in the UK[95]
MTV Europe Music AwardsBest Album[96]
Q Awards[97]
Rockbjörnen AwardsBest International Album[98]
TMF Awards[99]
2009Anděl AwardsForeign Album of the Year[100]
Brit AwardsBritish Album of the Year[101]
Danish Music AwardsInternational Album of the Year[102]
Fryderyk AwardsBest Foreign Album[103]
Grammy AwardsAlbum of the Year[104]
Best Rock Album
Hungarian Music AwardsForeign Alternative Album of the Year[105]
IFPI AwardsGlobal Album of 2008[106]
Ivor Novello AwardsBest Album[107]
Japan Gold Disc AwardsAlbum of the Year (Western)[108]
Best 3 Albums (Western)
Juno AwardsInternational Album of the Year[109]
Meteor Music AwardsBest International Album[110]
MTV Video Music Awards JapanBest Album of the Year[111]
Music Producers Guild AwardsUK Album of the Year[112]
NME AwardsWorst Album[113]
NRJ Music AwardsInternational Album of the Year[114]
Porin AwardsBest International Album[115]
Swiss Music AwardsBest Pop/Rock International Album[116]
TEC AwardsRecord Production / Album[117]
Žebřík Music AwardsBest Foreign Album[118]

Commercial performance

Viva la Vida reached number one in 36 countries.[119] EMI shipped over 3 million copies of the album in its first week worldwide.[120] On iTunes, it broke the record for most pre-orders and, upon release, most weekly sales.[121] Coldplay secured the best-selling album of the year as a result, shifting 6.8 million units.[122] In the United Kingdom, Viva la Vida surpassed 125,000 copies on its first day and 302,074 in three days, entering the UK Albums Chart at number one despite having an unconventional release date.[123] 10 days later, it reached 500,000 total units in British territory, eclipsing the first-week numbers of X&Y.[124] The record spent 11 non-consecutive weeks leading the European Top 100 Albums chart in June–September 2008.[125]

In Australia, Viva la Vida debuted with 41,041 copies and was eventually certified 4× Platinum.[126][127] It entered the Canadian Albums Chart at number one with 90,000 units.[128] Coldplay remained in the spot for five consecutive weeks and moved 176,000 copies during that period.[129] The album was later certified 5× Platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.[130] In the United States, the band earned more than 316,000 units in a day and 721,207 in a week.[131] Viva la Vida was the most downloaded album of the 2000s in the country as well.[132] In August 2011, the record surpassed 2.8 million copies sold.[133] Billboard ranked it at number 145 on its list of most successful albums of the 21st century in January 2025, the eighth-best placement for an international group.[134]

Legacy

Shawn Cooke from Billboard considered Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends the "last massive experimental rock album" when writing its tenth-anniversary review, mentioning how "We haven’t seen another super-popular, multi-platinum rock record with a No. 1 single really swing for the fences" ever since.[135] The album has been retroactively described as transitional, being simultaneously "the most Coldplay record" and "unlike anything they'd done before", since the band continued to explore new styles and genres in subsequent releases.[135] American singer and producer Finneas O'Connell has cited both Viva la Vida and Coldplay themselves as influences for his career.[136] The album was also one of the inspirations for his sister Billie Eilish's When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019),[137] and Hit Me Hard and Soft (2024).[138]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Coldplay, with production from Brian Eno, Markus Dravs and Rik Simpson, except where noted.

Notes

  • "Yes" contains the hidden track "Chinese Sleep Chant", which begins at 4:05.
  • "Death and All His Friends" contains the hidden track "The Escapist", which begins at 3:32.

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[139]

Coldplay

Additional personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Viva la Vida
Chart (2008–2016)Peak
position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[140]1
scope="row"
scope="row"
scope="row"
scope="row"
Brazilian Albums (Pro-Música Brasil)[141]3
scope="row"
Chilean Albums (IFPI)[142]1
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[143]1
Czech Albums (IFPI)[144]2
scope="row"
scope="row"
European Top 100 Albums (Billboard)[145]1
scope="row"
scope="row"
scope="row"
Greek Albums (IFPI)[146]1
scope="row"
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[147]4
scope="row"
scope="row"
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[148]1
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[149]2
scope="row"
scope="row"
scope="row"
scope="row"
scope="row"
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[150]84
South Korean International Albums (Gaon)[151]11
scope="row"
scope="row"
scope="row"
Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[152]1
scope="row"
scope="row"
scope="row"
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard)[153]1

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for Viva la Vida
Chart (2008–2017)Peak
position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[154]1
South Korean International Albums (Gaon)[155]20
Uruguayan Albums (CUD)[156]1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Viva la Vida
Chart (2008)Position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[157]4
Australian Albums (ARIA)[158]4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[159]8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[160]2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[161]6
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[162]1
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[163]3
Croatian Albums (HDU)[164]13
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[165]15
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[166]4
European Albums (Billboard)[167]3
Finnish Albums (Suomen viralinen lista)[168]7
Greek Albums (IFPI)[169]34
Greek Foreign Albums (IFPI Greece)[170]8
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[171]46
Irish Albums (IRMA)[172]7
Italian Albums (FIMI)[173]10
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[174]47
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[175]33
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[176]39
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[177]15
Swedish Albums & Compilations (Sverigetopplistan)[178]11
UK Albums (OCC)[179]5
US Alternative Albums (Billboard)[180]2
US Billboard 200[181]7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[182]3
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[183]1
Chart (2009)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[184]23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[185]9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[186]25
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[187]4
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[188]45
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[189]81
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[190]13
European Albums (Billboard)[191]12
French Albums (SNEP)[192]36
Italian Albums (FIMI)[193]36
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[194]17
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[195]97
UK Albums (OCC)[196]75
US Alternative Albums (Billboard)[197]8
US Billboard 200[198]39
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[199]12
Chart (2010)Position
Belgian Midprice Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[200]46
Italian Albums (FIMI)[201]98
Chart (2011)Position
Belgian Midprice Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[202]11
Belgian Midprice Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[203]16
Italian Albums (FIMI)[204]82
UK Albums (OCC)[205]175
Chart (2017)Position
South Korean International Albums (Gaon)[206]92
Chart (2023)Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[207]99

Decade-end charts

Decade-end chart performance for Viva la Vida
Chart (2000–2009)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[208]52
UK Albums (OCC)[209]90
US Billboard 200[210]168

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalog number
United Kingdom12 June 2008ParlophoneCD5 099921 211409
LP5 211416 099921 |50999 212114 1 6
Brazil12 June 2008EMICD
Europe13 June 2008CapitolCD
Australia and New Zealand14 June 2008EMICD2169640
Canada17 June 2008CapitolCD509992 26126 0 1
United StatesCD50999 2 16886 0 7
LP50999 2 16965 1 0

See also

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