The album was certified nine times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and has sold over 13 million copies worldwide. It was a commercial success, peaking at number one in the United Kingdom and performing well internationally. Ĭoldplay released their debut studio album Parachutes on 10 July 2000. In addition, they have achieved nine million-selling singles in the United Kingdom, and sold 18.2 million albums and 33.6 million song downloads in the United States.

The band have sold over 100 million albums worldwide, being the most successful group of the 21st century. The song was played to the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis to wake them up on day two of mission STS-135.Coldplay at the 2017 Global Citizen Festivalīritish rock band Coldplay have released eight studio albums, six live albums, six compilation albums, four video albums, fifteen extended plays, thirty seven singles, fourteen promotional singles, three charity singles and sixty two music videos. It has sold over 5 million copies in the United States, becoming only the second song by a British act to reach this milestone. The song became the sixth song in digital history to reach the 4 million mark in paid downloads. The song won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009. 'Viva la Vida' reached the top spot of the UK Singles Chart and Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's first number-one single in both the US and UK. Coldplay performed some of the song live in The Simpsons episode 'Million Dollar Maybe.' The song was released on 12 June 2008 as the album's second single, debuting to critical and commercial success. The lyrics to the song contain historical and Christian references, and the track is built around a repeating string section with a percussion background. On the album, this song segues directly into the next track, 'Violet Hill.' Viva la Vida means 'Long live life' as well as 'Live life' in Spanish. It was written by all members of the band for their fourth album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), and was released as the second single from the album. Excerpt: 'Viva la Vida' (Spanish pronunciation: ), is a song by the English alternative rock band Coldplay.

Chapters: Viva la Vida, Violet Hill, Yellow, Fix You, Speed of Sound, Clocks, Lost!, List of Coldplay songs, The Scientist, Talk, In My Place, Lovers in Japan, Don't Panic, God Put a Smile upon Your Face, Trouble, The Hardest Part, Shiver, Life in Technicolor II, Strawberry Swing, Christmas Lights, White Shadows, Death and All His Friends, Glass of Water, 42, Cemeteries of London, Prospekt's March/Poppyfields, Brothers & Sisters, Lhuna, Gravity, 2000 Miles. Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.

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