Coldplay received several awards for the track, including Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards in February 2009. This song debuted to massive success and acclaim, peaking at number one on both the Billboard 100 and UK Singles Chart. She went through a lot of shit, of course, and then she started a big painting in her house that said ‘Viva la Vida.’ I just loved the boldness of it. During a March 2008 interview with Rolling Stone, frontman Chris Martin explained the reason for naming the song and album in honour of Kahlo: The title derives from the Spanish phrase “Long Live Life,” and takes its name from Frida Kahlo’s last painting before her death. The instrumental is based around a string and piano background, led by an orchestral drum beat. In another aspect, the song is also seen as a narrative on the French Revolution given the historical and biblical references in the lyrics. The song was played in honour of retiring darts player Phil Taylor after the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship final against Rob Cross.Revered as an essential rock song of the 2000s, “Viva La Vida” tells the story of a monarch who’s lost his kingdom. The song was also used pre-match during every 2008 Rugby League World Cup game before the two teams took to the field. This was the at-bat music of Scott Rolen, former third baseman of the Cincinnati Reds. The Kansas City Chiefs play the song at the end of home games in Arrowhead Stadium.Īdditionally, it is also used by the Kansas City Royals to celebrate home runs and wins at Kauffman Stadium. 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 song was used by the Vancouver Canucks in a tribute video during Markus Näslund's number retirement ceremony held in Vancouver's Rogers Arena. The National Hockey League's New York Rangers played "Viva la Vida" at Madison Square Garden after victories during the 2011 season. UEFA used "Viva la Vida" as the goal celebration song for the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final and Europa League Final. 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. It was often played at the Camp Nou before the start of a Barcelona match. The song was selected by the manager of the club, Pep Guardiola – himself a Coldplay fan – to help motivate and encourage his team. 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 also became the anthem of Spanish football club FC Barcelona during the 2008–09 season. It is also the goal celebration song of the German football club Hannover 96. As he sings the last chorus, his bandmates surface heading his way, tying in loose ends from the "Violet Hill" video.ĭuring the 2008–09 season, the German football club Hamburger SV used "Viva la Vida" as their goal celebration song. At the end, he hangs the picture up in a white stall on top of a hill. During the video, he carries Delacroix's painting.
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. The video has 707 million views on YouTube as of September 2021.Ī second, alternate video was shot in The Hague, the Netherlands, directed by Anton Corbijn and released alongside the first. 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. The official music video for "Viva La Vida" was directed by Hype Williams and premiered at Coldplay's official website on 1 August 2008.
" Viva la Vida" is a song written and recorded by Coldplay from their fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, and was released as a single on 25 May, 2008. Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends track listing Chinese Sleep Chant Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Singles chronology ← Previous
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