Viva la Vida

The prize goes to the songwriters, in this case the members of Coldplay.

The other nominated songs were "American Boy," performed and co-written by Estelle and Kanye West; "Chasing Pavements," performed and co-written by Adele; "I'm Yours," performed and written by Jason Mraz; and "Love Song," performed and written by Sara Bareilles.

The 51st annual Grammy Awards, the music industry's top honours, were handed out at the Staples Centre in Downtown Los Angeles.

(Reporting by Mary Milliken; editing by Mohammad Zargham)

Life in Technicolor ii

All that said, the video for "Life in Technicolor II" is the best thing Coldplay has produced in as long as I can remember. Maybe it's the beginning of a streak of things non-underwhelming things from Chris Martin & Co.?


It's very Funny. WATCH THIS. I hope you like it
If you watched this clip, comment me.

solo singer of Coldplay Chris Martin

Martin was born the eldest of five children. His father, Anthony, was an accountant, and his mother, Alison, was a music teacher. Martin attende Sherborne School, a boys' independent school in Dorset and later studied at University College London, staying at Ramsay Hall where he read Ancient World Studies and graduated with First Class honours in Greek and Latin. At university, he played for the 2nd XI Hockey Team with fellow bandmember Will Champion.

Martin married American actress Gwyneth Paltrow on 5 December 2003. Their first child, daughter Apple Blythe Alison Martin, was born on 14 May 2004 in London. Their second child, Moses Bruce Anthony Martin, was born on 8 April 2006 in New York City. Simon Pegg is one of Apple's godfathers. Pegg is a close friend of Martin, and also of Paltrow, following Martin's appearance in Shaun of the Dead, starring Pegg. Their children's other godfather is bandmate Jonny Buckland. He has also said that he isn't sure about the existence of God, saying "I'm always trying to work out what 'He' or 'She' is," also saying "I don't know if it's Allah or Jesus or Mohammed or Zeus. But I'd go for Zeus."
Martin is also a vegetarian.

"Speed Of Sound"

How long before I get in?
Before it starts, before I begin?
How long before you decide?
Before I know what it feels like?
Where To, where do I go?
If you never try, then you'll never know.
How long do I have to climb,
Up on the side of this mountain of mine?

Look up, I look up at night,
Planets are moving at the speed of light.
Climb up, up in the trees,
every chance that you get,
is a chance you seize.
How long am I gonna stand,
with my head stuck under the sand?
I'll start before I can stop,
before I see things the right way up.

All that noise, and all that sound,
All those places I got found.
And birds go flying at the speed of sound,
to show you how it all began.
Birds came flying from the underground,
if you could see it then you'd understand?

Ideas that you'll never find,
All the inventors could never design.
The buildings that you put up,
Japan and China all lit up.
The sign that I couldn't read,
or a light that I couldn't see,
some things you have to believe,
but others are puzzles, puzzling me.

All that noise, and all that sound,
All those places I got found.
And birds go flying at the speed of sound,
to show you how it all began.
Birds came flying from the underground,
if you could see it then you'd understand,
ah when you see it then you'll understand?

All those signs, I knew what they meant.
Some things you can invent.
Some get made, and some get sent,
Ooh?
Birds go flying at the speed of sound,
to show you how it all began.
Birds came flying from the underground,
if you could see it then you'd understand,
ah, when you see it then you'll understand?

Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2006–present)

The band began to work on their fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, in October 2006, with Brian Eno as producer.^[45] Coldplay took a break from recording and toured Latin America in early 2007, including shows in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.^[46] The band revealed that the album seemed to be shaping up with Hispanic influences, after having recorded in churches and other areas in Latin America and Spain during their tour.^[47] The group spent the rest of the year recording, mainly with Brian Eno.^[48]

Martin described Viva la Vida as a new direction for Coldplay: a change from their past three albums, which they have referred to as a "trilogy".^[49] He said the album featured less falsetto as he allowed his voice's lower register to take precedence.^[49] Some songs, such as "Violet Hill", contain distorted guitar riffs and bluesy undertones.^[49] "Violet Hill" was confirmed as the first single, with a radio release date of 29 April 2008.^[50] 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),^[51] until it became commercially available to download on 6 May.^[52][53] "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.^[54] The title track, "Viva la Vida", was also released exclusively on iTunes. It became the band's first number on the Billboard Hot 100,^[55] and their first UK number one, based on download sales alone.^[56] On 16 June, Coldplay began their Viva la Vida Tour with a free concert at Brixton Academy in London.^[57] This was followed two days later by a 45-minute performance that was broadcast live from outside BBC Television Centre.^[58]

On 15 June 2008, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends topped the UK album chart, despite having been on sale for only three days. In that time, it sold 302,000 copies; the BBC called it "one of the fastest-selling records in UK history".^[59] By the end of June, it had set a new record for most-downloaded album ever.^[60][61] In October 2008, Coldplay won two Q Awards for Best Album for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends and Best Act in the World Today.^[62] Coldplay has been nominated for seven Grammy Award nominations in the 51st Annual Grammy Awards: Album of the Year (for Viva la Vida or Death and All his Friends), Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (for "Viva la Vida"), Best Rock Song, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group (for "Violet Hill") and Best Rock Album (for Viva la Vida or Death and All his Friends).^[2] Interestingly, Viva la Vida or Death and All his Friends was not nominated for Best Alternative Music Album, unlike Parachutes and A Rush of Blood to the Head. On 20 January 2009, it was announced that Coldplay had been nominated for four BRIT Awards: British Group, British Live Act, British Single ("Viva la Vida") and British Album (Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends).^[63]

In a BBC 6 Music interview on 30 August, Martin stated the band will follow up Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends with an EP entitled Prospekt's March, to be released around 26 December (later changed to 25 November).^[64][65]

In December 2008, guitarist Joe Satriani filed a copyright infringement suit in Los Angeles Federal Court against Coldplay for allegedly copying portions of his instrumental "If I Could Fly" from the album Is There Love in Space? for use in "Viva la Vida".^[66][67]

Fifth studio album

In an interview for the Detroit Free Press, Guy Berryman said that they are planning to finish the next album by the end of 2009.^[68] Before heading to the Japanese leg of their Viva la Vida Tour, the band announced on Twitter that they had worked with Brian Eno on new material.^[69]

X&Y (2004–2006)

Coldplay spent most of 2004 out of the spotlight, resting from touring, and recording their third album. In terms of particular musical influences for it, bassist Guy Berryman said, "We were listening to lots of different stuff during the early stages [of X&Y] from Bowie, Eno and Pink Floyd to Depeche Mode, Kate Bush and Kraftwerk. And U2 as we usually do."^[31] In May, Chris Martin and his wife, actress Gwyneth Paltrow, celebrated the birth of their daughter named Apple.^[32]

X&Y was released in June 2005 in UK and Europe.^[33] This new, delayed release date had put the album back into the next fiscal year, actually causing EMI's stock to drop.^[34][35] It became the best-selling album of 2005 with worldwide sales of 8.3 million. The lead single, "Speed of Sound",^[36] made its radio and online music store debut on 18 April and was released as a CD on 23 May 2005.^[37] The album debuted at number one in 30 countries worldwide and was the third-fastest selling album in UK chart history.^[38] Two other singles were released that year: "Fix You" in September and "Talk" in December. The latter is set to the melody of "Computer Love", which was released in 1981 by the German synthpop band Kraftwerk and had in the previous year been revived by Norwegian guitarist Erik Wollo. Despite the commercial success, the critical reaction to X&Y was less enthusiastic than that of its predecessor, with New York Times critic Jon Pareles describing Coldplay as "the most insufferable band of the decade".^[39] Comparisons between Coldplay and U2 became increasingly common.^[40] Chris Martin later revealed that the negative remarks made him feel "liberated".^[41]

From June 2005 to July 2006, Coldplay went on their Twisted Logic Tour, which included festival dates like Coachella, Isle of Wight Festival, Glastonbury and the Austin City Limits Music Festival.^[42] In July 2005, the band appeared at Live 8 in Hyde Park, where they played a rendition of The Verve's "Bitter Sweet Symphony" with Richard Ashcroft on vocals.^[43] In September, Coldplay recorded a new version of "How You See the World" with reworked lyrics to War Child's Help!: A Day in the Life charity album. In February 2006, Coldplay earned Best Album and Best Single honours at the BRIT Awards.^[44]

A Rush of Blood to the Head (2001–2004)

Coldplay returned to the studio in October 2001 to begin work on their second album, once again with Ken Nelson producing. A Rush of Blood to the Head was released in August 2002. The album spawned several popular singles, notably "In My Place", "Clocks", and the ballad "The Scientist".^[7]

Coldplay toured from June 2002 to September 2003 for the A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour. They visited five continents, including co-headlining festival dates at Glastonbury Festival,^[20] V2003 and Rock Werchter. Many shows included elaborate lighting and individualised screens reminiscent of U2's Elevation Tour.^[28] During the extended tour, Coldplay recorded a live DVD and CD, Live 2003, at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion.^[29]

In December 2003, they were named by readers of Rolling Stone magazine as the best artist and the best band of the year. At that time Coldplay covered The Pretenders' 1983 hit "2000 Miles", which was made available for download on their official site. It was the top selling UK download that year, with proceeds from the sales donated to Future Forests and Stop Handgun Violence campaigns. A Rush of Blood to the Head won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album at the 2003 Grammy Awards.^[30] At the 2004 Grammy Awards, Coldplay earned Record of the Year for "Clocks".^[27]