Whatever the case, “Viva La Vida” is certainly not built from the same lyrical stuff as most of the songs that have topped the Hot 100 this century. The song also stands on its own musically.

About the Song “Viva La Vida” tells the story of a fallen king reflecting on lost power and glory, questioning past choices, and accepting a new reality.

Nevertheless, “Viva La Vida” became one of Coldplay’s first major songs and their first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Following its release in 2008, the single peaked at No. 1 on the ...

Coldplay is firing back against accusations they copied another artist’s work for their hit “Viva La Vida.”In a statement released on Tuesday, the band responded to a copyright infringement ...

As the Battle of "Viva la Vida" hits the legal system, Coldplay have once again denied copycatting the riff from Joe Satriani's "If I Could Fly" for the title track off the band's latest album.

Coldplay has denied in federal court that it copied parts of Joe Satriani’s music for its hit song, “Viva La Vida.” In a response filed in Los Angeles on Monday, attorneys for Coldplay’s ...

It turns out the best song to wake up to Coldplay’s anthemic Viva La Vida, that’s according to Spotify, who have partnered up with music psychologist David M Greenberg .

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Coldplay tune "Viva la Vida" won the Grammy for song of the year on Sunday. The prize goes to the songwriters, in this case the members of Coldplay. The other nominated ...

Coldplay won the rock album of the year Grammy for "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends." "Thank you very much, everybody," said the band's frontman Chris Martin.