Editing Coldplay (section)

=== 2008–2010: ''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends'' ===
{{See also|The Bakery (recording studio)|l1=The Bakery|Million Dollar Maybe|Christmas Lights (song)|l3=Christmas Lights}}
In October 2006, Coldplay began work on their fourth studio album, ''[[Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends]]'', with producer [[Brian Eno]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|access-date=24 April 2008|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/09/10/coldplay-reveal-new-album-details-timbaland-producing-ashlee-simpson-courtney-love-blamed-for-jack-osbournes-drug-problem/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419082316/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/09/10/coldplay-reveal-new-album-details-timbaland-producing-ashlee-simpson-courtney-love-blamed-for-jack-osbournes-drug-problem/|archive-date=19 April 2008|title=Coldplay Reveal New Album Details, Timbaland Producing Ashlee Simpson, Courtney Love Blamed for Jack Osbourne's Drug Problem |magazine=Rolling Stone|url-status=dead|date=10 September 2007}}</ref> Taking a break from recording, the band toured Latin America in early 2007, finishing the Twisted Logic Tour while performing in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_6410000/newsid_6418500/6418595.stm|title=Coldplay promise song of 'genius'|date=5 March 2007|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=26 August 2009|archive-date=28 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728024318/http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_6410000/newsid_6418500/6418595.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> After recording in churches and other venues in Latin America and Spain during their tour, the band said the album would likely reflect [[Hispanic]] influence.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Tyrangiel|first=Josh|date=9 June 2008|title=Coldplay, Viva la Vida|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|volume=171|issue=67|page=23}}</ref> The group spent the rest of the year recording most of the album with Eno.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589032/20080609/coldplay.jhtml|title=Coldplay Give Track-By-Track Tour of Viva la Vida, Explain Handclaps, Tack Pianos and the Number 42. The album was released in 2008.|author=Montgomery, James|date=9 June 2008|publisher=MTV|access-date=18 October 2008|archive-date=11 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311163005/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589032/20080609/coldplay.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Martin described ''Viva la Vida'' as a new direction for Coldplay; a change from their past three albums, which the band felt was a "trilogy" that they had finished.<ref name="SERPICK">{{Cite magazine|date=27 February 2008|title=Coldplay at Work on Something Different for Upcoming Album|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/coldplay-at-work-on-something-different-for-upcoming-album-84625/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220103060220/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/coldplay-at-work-on-something-different-for-upcoming-album-84625/|archive-date=3 January 2022|access-date=3 January 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> He said the album featured less of his [[falsetto]] as he allowed his voice's lower register to take precedence.<ref name="SERPICK" /> Some songs, such as "[[Violet Hill (song)|Violet Hill]]" contain distorted guitar [[riff]]s and bluesy undertones.<ref name="SERPICK" />

[[File:Coldplay Live on their Viva La Vida Tour in Dallas, Texas.jpg|thumb|alt=Coldplay's Viva la Vida Tour stage in Dallas|Coldplay on stage in Dallas, Texas, during the [[Viva la Vida Tour]]]]
"Violet Hill" was confirmed as the first single, with a radio release date of 29 April 2008.<ref>{{Cite magazine|access-date=24 April 2008|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/04/21/news-ticker-guns-n-roses-britney-spears-coldplay/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422233147/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/04/21/news-ticker-guns-n-roses-britney-spears-coldplay/|archive-date=22 April 2008|title=News Ticker: Guns N' Roses, Britney Spears, Coldplay |magazine=Rolling Stone|url-status=dead|date=21 April 2008}}</ref> After the first play, it was freely obtainable from Coldplay's website from 12:15 pm (GMT +0) for one week until it became commercially available on 6 May.<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 May 2008|title=BBC News: Coldplay song downloaded 2m times|publisher=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7386422.stm|access-date=17 July 2008|archive-date=11 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511020309/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7386422.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|access-date=28 April 2008|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7370808.stm|title=Coldplay giving away new single|publisher=BBC|date=28 April 2008|archive-date=1 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501143036/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7370808.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|access-date=28 April 2008 |url=http://coldplay.com/song.html |title=Coldplay |publisher=Coldplay |date=28 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430134611/http://coldplay.com/song.html |archive-date=30 April 2008}}</ref> "Violet Hill" entered the UK Top 10, US Top 40 and charted well in the rest of the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iomusic.com/Bands_and_Artists/C/Coldplay/|title=UKC|last=Collis|first=Roland|work=Iomusic News|page=2|access-date=22 November 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204065707/http://iomusic.com/Bands_and_Artists/C/Coldplay/|archive-date=4 February 2009}}</ref> The title track, "[[Viva la Vida]]", was also released exclusively on iTunes, it became the band's first number-one single on both the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/coldplay/chart-history/hot-100|title=The Billboard Hot 100|access-date=3 September 2008|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=21 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121091800/https://www.billboard.com/artist/coldplay/chart-history/hot-100/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the UK [[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7468223.stm|title=BBC News: Coldplay's new single tops chart|access-date=17 July 2008|publisher=BBC|date=22 June 2008|archive-date=25 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225034731/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7468223.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Coldplay performed the song live for the first time at the [[2008 MTV Movie Awards]] on 1 June.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/06/02/mtv-movie-awards-reunites-wayne-and-garth-honors-transformers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605032914/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/06/02/mtv-movie-awards-reunites-wayne-and-garth-honors-transformers/|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 June 2008|title=MTV Movie Awards Reunites Wayne and Garth, Features First TV Performance of New Coldplay Single|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=2 June 2008|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=12 November 2008}}</ref>  "Viva la Vida" became iTunes' best-selling song of 2008.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/12/02/coldplay-leona-lewis-top-itunes-2008-sales-chart/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204083347/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/12/02/coldplay-leona-lewis-top-itunes-2008-sales-chart/|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 December 2008|title=Coldplay, Leona Lewis Top iTunes 2008 Sales Chart|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=2 December 2008|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=10 December 2008}}</ref>

Upon release, ''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends'' topped the album charts worldwide and was the world's best-selling album of 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 February 2009 |title=Coldplay Album Top Seller For 2008 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/arts/music/17arts-COLDPLAYALBU_BRF.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220108054050/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/arts/music/17arts-COLDPLAYALBU_BRF.html |archive-date=8 January 2022 |access-date=7 January 2022 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> It hit number one on the UK album chart despite having come on the market only three days previously. In that time, it sold 302,000 copies, being "one of the fastest-selling albums in the country's history".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7455622.stm|title=BBC News: New Coldplay album tops UK chart|access-date=17 July 2008|publisher=BBC|date=15 June 2008|archive-date=4 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504204839/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7455622.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> By the end of June, it had set a new record for most-downloaded album ever.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hyper-stars.blogspot.com/|title=Most Album Downloads Ever|access-date=3 September 2008|publisher=Hyper-Stars|archive-date=14 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514230245/http://www.hyper-stars.blogspot.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/9716/week-ending-june-29-2008-viva-la-download-or-death-and-all-his-cds |title=Yahoo! Chart Watch: Viva La Download Or Death And All His CDs |access-date=3 September 2008 |date=29 June 2008 |publisher=Yahoo! |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080715103245/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/9716/week-ending-june-29-2008-viva-la-download-or-death-and-all-his-cds |archive-date=15 July 2008}}</ref> In October 2008, Coldplay won two [[Q Awards|''Q'' Awards]] for Best Album for ''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends'' and Best Act in the World Today.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7654844.stm|title=Double Q Award win for Coldplay|date=6 October 2008|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=29 December 2008|archive-date=3 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103071826/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7654844.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> On 9 November, Coldplay were named the World's Best-selling Act of 2008 at the [[2008 World Music Awards|World Music Awards]] in Monte Carlo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/11/coldplay-world-music-awards|title=Coldplay named top-selling act in the world|first=Dan|last=Martin|work=The Guardian|date=11 November 2008|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326033359/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/11/coldplay-world-music-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> They also picked up two other awards: World's Best-selling Rock Act and Great Britain's Best-selling Act.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coldplay-crowned-worlds-biggest-act/|title=Coldplay Crowned World's Biggest Act|date=10 November 2008|website=CBS News|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=16 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216012014/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/10/entertainment/awards/main4588729.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The band followed up ''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends'' with the ''[[Prospekt's March]]'' EP, which was released on 21 November 2008. The extended play features songs from the album sessions and was originally made available on its own, while the album got re-issued with all EP tracks included on a bonus disc. "[[Life in Technicolor II]]" was the only single released.

[[File:Coldplay performs for Nissan Live Sets 2.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Coldplay performing at Viva la Vida Tour|Coldplay performing at New York's [[Hammerstein Ballroom]] in 2008]]
Coldplay began their [[Viva la Vida Tour]] in June with a free concert at Brixton Academy in London.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7457000/7457396.stm|title=BBC Newsbeat: Coldplay make their live return|access-date=17 July 2008|publisher=BBC|date=16 June 2008|first=Kev|last=Geoghegan|archive-date=19 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719102731/http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7457000/7457396.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> This was followed two days later by a 45-minute performance that was broadcast live from outside [[BBC Television Centre]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7462168.stm|title=BBC News: Coldplay play open air gig at BBC|access-date=17 July 2008|publisher=BBC|date=18 June 2008|archive-date=12 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212221555/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7462168.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Released in late 2008, "[[Lost!]]" became the third single from the album, featuring a new version with [[Jay-Z]] called "Lost+". After performing the opening set on 14 March 2009 for [[Sound Relief]] at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], Coldplay headlined a sold-out concert later that same night.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25099180-661,00.html |title=Coldplay, Kings of Leon to headline bushfire relief concerts |last=Mitchell |first=Geraldine |work=Herald Sun |location=Australia|date=24 February 2009|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225040650/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0%2C21985%2C25099180-661%2C00.html |archive-date=25 February 2009}}</ref> Sound Relief is a benefit concert for victims of the [[Black Saturday bushfires|Victorian Bushfire Crisis]] and the Queensland [[Flood]]s.<ref>{{Cite news|first=George|last=Palathingal|url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/tickets-pleased/2009/12/23/1261243889247.html|title=Tickets pleased|access-date=30 December 2009|date=25 December 2009|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|page=1|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105026/http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/tickets-pleased/2009/12/23/1261243889247.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 4 December 2008, [[Joe Satriani]] filed a [[copyright infringement]] lawsuit against Coldplay in the [[United States District Court for the Central District of California|California Central District Court]].<ref name="musicradar">{{cite web |date=4 December 2008 |title=Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/joe-satriani-sues-coldplay-185735 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241117032810/https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/joe-satriani-sues-coldplay-185735 |archive-date=17 November 2024 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=17 November 2024 |publisher=Music Radar}}</ref> Satriani claimed that "Viva la Vida" incorporates "substantial, original portions" of his song "If I Could Fly" from the album ''[[Is There Love in Space?]]'' (2004).<ref>{{cite news |last=Goodman |first=Dan |date=5 December 2008 |title=Guitarist accuses Coldplay of plagiarism |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUKTRE4B40XV20081205 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206033320/http://uk.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUKTRE4B40XV20081205 |archive-date=6 December 2008 |access-date=5 December 2008 |work=Reuters}}</ref> Coldplay denied the allegation.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 October 2008 |title=Joe Satriani |url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=242 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018101517/http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=242 |archive-date=18 October 2011 |access-date=10 December 2008 |publisher=Coldplay}}</ref> In 2009, "Viva la Vida" won a [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 February 2009 |title=Grammy 2009 Winners List |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/d8z6tr/grammy-2009-winners-list |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202160341/https://www.mtv.com/news/d8z6tr/grammy-2009-winners-list |archive-date=2 December 2022 |access-date=2 December 2022 |website=MTV News}}</ref> The lawsuit was eventually dismissed.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=15 September 2009 |title=Coldplay, Satriani Copyright Lawsuit Dismissed |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/coldplay-satriani-copyright-lawsuit-dismissed-267388/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241117040305/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/coldplay-satriani-copyright-lawsuit-dismissed-267388/ |archive-date=17 November 2024 |access-date=17 November 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> with the judge declaring that both the parties should bear their own trial costs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2009 |title=Coldplay's Joe Satriani Lawsuit Dismissed from Court |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-346-1309826 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241117041440/https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-346-1309826 |archive-date=17 November 2024 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=NME}}</ref>

Coldplay were nominated for four awards at the [[2009 Brit Awards]]: British Group, British Live Act, British Single ("Viva la Vida") and British Album (''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends'').<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.spin.com/2009/02/video-duffy-kings-leon-win-coldplay-snubbed-brit-awards/|title=Video: Duffy, Kings of Leon Win, Coldplay Snubbed at Brit Awards|last=Fitzmaurice|first=Larry|date=19 February 2009|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|access-date=29 April 2009|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326033427/https://www.spin.com/2009/02/video-duffy-kings-leon-win-coldplay-snubbed-brit-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[51st Grammy Awards]] in the same year, Coldplay won three [[Grammy Awards]] in the categories for Song of Year for "Viva la Vida", Best Rock Album for ''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends'', and Best Vocal Pop Performance by a Duo or Group for "Viva la Vida".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/02/08/coldplay-lil-wayne-plant-krauss-win-big-at-2009-grammy-awards/ |title=Plant & Krauss, Lil Wayne, Coldplay Win Big at 2009 Grammy Awards |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=8 February 2009 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=9 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211232619/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/02/08/coldplay-lil-wayne-plant-krauss-win-big-at-2009-grammy-awards/ |archive-date=11 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/02/09/ST2009020900133.html|title=The Gang's All Here|last=du Lac|first=J. Freedom|date=9 February 2009|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=9 February 2009|archive-date=13 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113182443/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/02/09/ST2009020900133.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A live album titled ''[[LeftRightLeftRightLeft]]'' was recorded at various shows during the tour. ''LeftRightLeftRightLeft'', released on 15 May 2009, was to be given away at the remaining concerts of their Viva la Vida Tour. It was released as a free download from their website.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 May 2009|title=Coldplay To Give Away Live Album|publisher=Coldplay|url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=388|url-status=dead|access-date=1 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113113141/http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=388|archive-date=13 November 2012}}</ref> Following the Viva la Vida Tour, Coldplay announced another "Latin America tour" to take place in February and March 2010, in which they were to visit Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 October 2009|title=Latin America Stadium Tour Announced|url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=528#|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003010702/http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=528|archive-date=3 October 2009|access-date=1 October 2009|publisher=Coldplay}}</ref> In October 2009, Coldplay won Song of the Year for "Viva la Vida" at [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]] (ASCAP) Awards in London.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267059/mccartney-coldplay-honored-at-ascap-awards|title=McCartney, Coldplay honored at ASCAP awards|access-date=15 October 2008|magazine=Billboard|author=Paine, Andre|date=14 October 2008|archive-date=27 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527094029/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267059/mccartney-coldplay-honored-at-ascap-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2009, ''Rolling Stone'' readers voted the group the fourth best artist of the 2000s,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1627912/green-day-named-top-artists-decade-by-rolling-stone-readers.jhtml|title=Green Day Named Top Artists of the Decade By Rolling Stone Readers|work=MTV News|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=28 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928051312/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1627912/green-day-named-top-artists-decade-by-rolling-stone-readers.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> they were also included in ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''{{'s}} list of artists of the century.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UK's 'Q' Magazine Lists Their Artists Of The Century!|url=http://www.thelifefiles.com/2009/11/27/uks-q-magazine-lists-their-artists-of-the-century/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005080244/http://www.thelifefiles.com/2009/11/27/uks-q-magazine-lists-their-artists-of-the-century/|archive-date=5 October 2011|website=The Life Files}}</ref> In December 2010 the band released "[[Christmas Lights (song)|Christmas Lights]]". The song received very positive reviews, and the music video features a [[cameo appearance|cameo]] from actor [[Simon Pegg]], a close friend of Chris Martin, who plays a violin-playing [[Elvis impersonator]] in the background.<ref>{{Cite news|title=12 Great Coldplay Songs You Probably Don't Know|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/12-great-coldplay-songs-you-probably-dont-know-20140820|agency=Rolling Stone|date=18 December 2017|access-date=18 December 2017|archive-date=23 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123123018/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/12-great-coldplay-songs-you-probably-dont-know-20140820|url-status=dead}}</ref>