Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Viva la vida |
| Artist | Coldplay |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:02 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Decade | 2000-2009 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 138 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 135-139 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | Ab |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Feel Good Song |
| Rec Tag 2 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending Fade out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | INTERLUDE |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/dvgZkm1xWPE?t=166 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Strings |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Strings Arranger 1 | Davide Rossi |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5t4aommc4pyzyJ51LQ5Y9n?si=yfwfn3PoThG5BQN63Bz2Iw&pi=s-wo90uySwa4m |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals |
| Awards 2 | Grammy - Song of the Year |
| Awards 3 | Ivor Novello Award - Best Selling British Record |
| Nominations 1 | BRIT Award - Best British Single |
| Nominations 2 | Grammy - Record of the Year |
| Nominations 3 | PCA - Favorite Rock Song |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/coldplay/vivalavida.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Guy Berryman |
| Author 2 | Jonny Buckland |
| Author 3 | Will Champion |
| Author 4 | Chris Martin |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A crumbling castle |
| Explanation | ✱ Power and success are compared to a sandcastle or a ruined palace being overtaken by time. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Built:Structures |
| MTag 2 | Power |
| MTag 3 | Time:Old |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | IV-V-I-vi |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | IV-V-I-vi |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V-vi |
| Used Chords# Fam | 4 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, IV, V, vi |
| CHORD C = V | Identical |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 76 |
| Mel Cmplx | 38 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 34 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 70 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 53 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 70-79 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 70-79 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 50-59 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 49 |
| Spot-Energy | 62 |
| Spot-Valance | 42 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 40-49 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Viva la vida (Coldplay) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X2vX2_zVvyYOP9_Chdyr7NSIgtDZUPXY/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 43 (Viva la vida) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Baroque Pop |