Coldplay. Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008)

Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (also known as Viva la Vida) is the fourth studio album by English alternative rock band Coldplay. It was released on 12 June 2008 in the UK and will be released in North America on 17 June 2008. The project is largely produced by Brian Eno. Coldplay have released two singles from the record, "Violet Hill" and "Viva la Vida".

Viva la Vida (Spanish for Long Live Life) takes its name from a painting by 20th century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. The album's artwork features the painting Liberty Leading the People (La Liberté guidant le peuple) by French painter Eugène Delacroix, commemorating the July Revolution of 1830.

Track Listing

All songs written by Berryman, Buckland, Champion, and Martin, except where noted.

1. "Life in Technicolor" (Hopkins) – 2:29
2. "Cemeteries of London" – 3:21
3. "Lost!" – 3:55
4. "42" – 3:57
5. "Lovers in Japan"/"Reign of Love" – 6:51
   • "Lovers in Japan" – 3:55
   • "Reign of Love" – 2:56
6. "Yes" – 7:06
   • "Yes" – 4:05
   • "Chinese Sleep Chant" – 3:01 (hidden track)
7. "Viva la Vida" – 4:01
8. "Violet Hill" – 3:42
9. "Strawberry Swing" – 4:09
10. "Death and All His Friends" – 6:18
    • "Death and All His Friends" – 3:34
    • "The Escapist" (Hopkins) – 2:44 (hidden track)

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Coldplay. A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)

A Rush of Blood to the Head is the second album by English rock band Coldplay, released on August 26, 2002 in the UK and on August 27 in the U.S.. It was as successful as, if not more than, its predecessor, Parachutes, debuting at #1 in the United Kingdom, moving 273,000 copies, and at #5 in the United States, moving 144,000 copies in the first week.

The album includes "guitar-pop" singles ("In My Place", "God Put a Smile upon Your Face"), ballads ("The Scientist", "Warning Sign"), and acoustic songs ("Green Eyes"). However, the U2-esque epic rock of the album's opening track "Politik," the piano-driven "Clocks", and the loud guitars of "A Whisper" were seen to extend the band's musical range. The album also had greater use of piano than Coldplay's debut album or that of many other rock bands popular at the time. "Clocks," a song centered around a cyclic piano riff and included on the album only at the last minute, ultimately became the band's largest hit to date, earning the band a Grammy for Record of the Year.

A Rush of Blood to the Head won the 2002 Grammy for Best Alternative Album. The album received generally excellent reviews, and many critics considered it better than Coldplay's first album, Parachutes. In 2003, the album was ranked number 473 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

The Special Mexican Edition of the Album was packaged along with the "Clocks" EP.

Track listing

All songs written by Berryman, Buckland, Champion and Martin.

1. "Politik" – 5:18
2. "In My Place" – 3:48
3. "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" – 4:57
4. "The Scientist" – 5:09
5. "Clocks" – 5:07
6. "Daylight" – 5:27
7. "Green Eyes" – 3:43
8. "Warning Sign" – 5:31
9. "A Whisper" – 3:58
10. "A Rush of Blood to the Head" – 5:51
11. "Amsterdam" – 5:19

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Coldplay. X&Y (2005)

X&Y is the third album by English rock band Coldplay, released in the United Kingdom on 6 June 2005 and in North America on June 7. Preceded by the successful single "Speed of Sound", which peaked at #2 in the UK and #8 in the U.S., the album debuted at the top of the UK album chart, moving 464,471 units in its first week, a success which put X&Y second in overall first week sales. The album became Coldplay's first U.S. chart-topper, selling 737,000 units in its first week of release, as well as spending three weeks at number one. X&Y was the #1 best-selling album worldwide in 2005; it shifted 8.3 million units during the year.

X&Y is influenced by European electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk, as well as 1970s electronica from the likes of David Bowie and Brian Eno. Coldplay received permission from Kraftwerk to use the main riff from "Computer Love" for the track "Talk", while Eno played backing synthesizer on the track "Low". The album's final (hidden) track, "'Til Kingdom Come", was originally written by the band to be recorded by Johnny Cash, but Cash died before he could record the song.

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Track Listing

All songs written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin, except where noted.

1. "Square One" – 4:47
2. "What If" – 4:57
3. "White Shadows" – 5:28
4. "Fix You" – 4:54
5. "Talk" (Coldplay & Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos, Emil Schult) – 5:11
6. "X&Y" – 4:34
7. "Speed of Sound" – 4:48
8. "A Message" – 4:45
9. "Low" – 5:32
10. "The Hardest Part" – 4:25
11. "Swallowed in the Sea" – 3:58
12. "Twisted Logic" – 5:01
    
13. "'Til Kingdom Come" – 4:10
14. "How You See the World" (bonus track) – 4:04

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Coldplay. Parachutes (2000)

Parachutes is the debut album by English rock band Coldplay, released on July 10, 2000 in the UK and on November 7 in the U.S., making it the only Coldplay album to have a delayed release in America. Parachutes quickly shot to number one in the United Kingdom, staying in the top ten for thirty-three weeks.

The album produced four hit singles: "Shiver", "Yellow", "Trouble", and "Don't Panic". In the United States, the album peaked at fifty-one on the Billboard 200, eventually selling over two million copies.

Parachutes was placed #14 in Channel 4's 100 greatest albums of all time. In 2006 the album was placed #33 in NME's 100 greatest British albums. Still, Chris Martin said that Coldplay looks beyond Parachutes. "We know that's terrible music," he said, "and we always try to think about what we can do next."

Track Listing

All songs written by Berryman, Buckland, Champion and Martin.

1. "Don't Panic" – 2:17
2. "Shiver" – 4:59
3. "Spies" – 5:18
4. "Sparks" – 3:47
5. "Yellow" – 4:29
6. "Trouble" – 4:30
7. "Parachutes" – 0:46
8. "High Speed" – 4:14
9. "We Never Change" – 4:09
10. "Everything's Not Lost" – 7:15
    • "Life Is for Living" (hidden track)
11. "Careful Where You Stand" (bonus track) – 4:45
12. "For You" (bonus track) – 5:42

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