It was featured as a downloadable song for the 2007 music video game '' Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock '' , as well as being featured in '' Guitar Hero On Tour : Modern Hits '' and the documentary '' Warren Miller 's Children of Winter '' . The song was nominated at the '' Q '' awards in the category for Best Track and received two Grammy Award nominations for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group . The music video for " Violet Hill " was nominated for Best Special Effects at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards . The single has been widely sampled , with different covers and sounds
2008 MTV Video Music Awards
2008 MTV Video Music Awards
Violet Hill