Citing Wikipedia, "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends is the fourth studio album by English alternative rock band Coldplay. It was released on 12 June 2008 in the UK. In May 2008, Coldplay released two successful singles from the record: "Violet Hill" and "Viva la Vida", the latter becoming the band's first song to reach number one in the United States and the United Kingdom.
The album has, to date, been the number-one-selling album in 36 countries around the world. In the United States, it sold 316,000 copies in its first day, and 720,000 in its first week. In the UK, the album sold 125,000 copies in its first day of release and 302,074 in three days, debuting at number one. The album has since sold over 500,000 copies in 10 days since its release, beating the first week UK sales of Coldplay's previous album, X&Y. Viva la Vida has become the most paid-for downloaded album of all time.
Viva la Vida takes its name from a painting by 20th century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, and translates as "Long live Life" in Spanish. The album's artwork features the painting Liberty Leading the People (La Liberté guidant le peuple) by French painter Eugène Delacroix, commemorating the July Revolution of 1830."
The album received generally positive reviews upon release, earning a rating of 72 out of 100 on Metacritic.
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