![]() ![]() That said, Martin revealed in an interview that the bit about “I used to rule the world” came to him after he’d taken some sleeping pills. “There's this slightly anti-authoritarian viewpoint that's crept into some of the lyrics and it's some of the pay-off between being surrounded by governments on one side, but also we're human beings with emotions and we're all going to die and the stupidity of what we have to put up with every day, hence the album title." ![]() “It's a story about a king who's lost his kingdom, and all the album's artwork is based on the idea of revolutionaries and guerrillas,” Berryman told Q Magazine at the time. Written by the four members of the band – Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin – and produced by four other guys (Markus Dravs, Brian Eno, Jon Hopkins, and Rik Simpson), “Viva La Vida” took a fair while to come to fruition in the form that the average radio listener knows, since each member of Coldplay had a very distinct opinion about which version they should use. 10 years ago this week, Coldplay released their fourth studio album, VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS, so we’ve decided to celebrate the occasion by delving into the secret origins of its title track, which went on to become a #1 hit on both sides of the pond.
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