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Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, often referred to as simply Viva la Vida , Spanish for: “long live the life”, is the fourth studio album by English alternative rock band Coldplay, released on 11 June 2008 on Parlophone. The album was named after a Spanish phrase that translates in English as “long live life”. Lyrically, the album contains references to life, death and war. Recording sessions for the album took place during June 2007 to April 2008 and featured production by Jon Hopkins, Rik Simpson, Markus Dravs and Brian Eno. The album was the first to be produced by the latter. The band forced themselves to explore experimental styles, as Eno required every song on the album to sound different, and expanded their musical interests while recording Viva la Vida. The... Read on...