who produced coldplay's album viva la vida
Rik Simpson Markus Dravs Jon Hopkins Brian Eno
title: Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends text: Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, often referred to as simply Viva la Vida, is the fourth studio album by British rock band Coldplay, released on 12 June 2008 on the Parlophone label. The album was named after a Spanish phrase that best translates into English as "Long live life", or simply, "Live life". Lyrically, the album contains references to love, life, death and war. Recording sessions for the album took place during June 2007 to April 2008 and featured production by Jon Hopkins, Rik Simpson, Markus Dravs, title: Coldplay text: first single, with a radio release date of 29 April 2008. After the first play, it was freely obtainable from Coldplay's website from 12:15 pm (GMT +0) for one week (achieving two million downloads), until it became commercially available to download on 6 May. "Violet Hill" entered the UK Top 10, US Top 40 (entering the Top 10 in the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart) and charted well in the rest of the world. The title track, "Viva la Vida", was also released exclusively on iTunes. It became the band's first number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and their title: Viva la Vida text: Viva la Vida "Viva la Vida" (; ) is a song by British rock band Coldplay. 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. On the album, this song segues directly into the next track, "Violet Hill". "Viva la Vida" is Spanish for "Long Live Life" or simply "Live Life". The lyrics to the song contain historical and Christian references, and the track is built around a looping string section in unison with a digital title: Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends text: and Brian Eno. The album was Coldplay's first to be produced by Eno, and also their first album to not be produced by long-time Coldplay producer, Ken Nelson. The band forced themselves to explore new styles, as Eno required every song on the album to sound different. Development of the album delayed the release date several times. The album cover of "Viva la Vida" is the painting "Liberty Leading the People" by Eugène Delacroix. "Viva la Vida" was both a critical and commercial success. Five songs were released in promotion of the album; "Violet Hill" and "Viva la Vida" in title: Chris Martin text: Best Rock Song. The band also garnered critical acclaim and several accolades for their subsequent albums including "A Rush of Blood to the Head" and "Viva la Vida", winning a Grammy Award for both and a Brit Award for the former. Coldplay has sold over 90 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists. One of the highest profile musicians in British popular culture, Martin appeared on Debrett's 2017 list of the most influential people in the United Kingdom. Christopher Anthony John Martin was born on 2 March 1977 in Exeter, Devon, England, and is the