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]
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