Prospekt's March

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Prospekt's March
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EP by
Coldplay
Released21 November 2008 (2008-11-21)
Recorded2006–2008
Genre Alternative rock
Length27:31
Label Parlophone
Producer
Coldplay chronology
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
(2008)		Prospekt's March
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(2009)
Singles from Prospekt's March
  1. "Life in Technicolor II"
    Released: 2 February 2009 [1]

Prospekt's March is the seventh extended play by British rock band Coldplay and their first since Remixes (2003). It came out on 21 November 2008 in Europe and Japan, enjoying a global release in the following week. [2] [3] The EP features several left-over tracks from the Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends studio sessions and was also made available in the album's deluxe edition. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

The cover features Eugène Delacroix's original painting [7] Battle of Poitiers , [8] similar to the cover art featured on Viva la Vida, which included another Delacroix painting, Liberty Leading the People . On 5 November, Coldplay offered an exclusive preview of the EP via their Facebook application and through their website. [9] [10] The song "Glass of Water" was released in anticipation for the project and entered the iTunes Top 100 songs, being also performed live by the band on 4Music.

Upon the EP's release, "Life in Technicolor II" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 90 despite not being a promotional effort. The band would later confirm the song as an official single and release its physical version on 8 February 2009, which made the track rise to a new peak of number 28. One year later, it was nominated for the 52nd Grammy Awards in the Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Short Form Music Video categories. [1] [11]

Recording and release

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [12]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [13]
The A.V. Club B [14]
The Guardian Mixed [15]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Pitchfork 6.0/10 [17]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [18]

Throughout the recording of Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay communicated to fans through their website, and some of the song titles were revealed during the recording. The name "Poppyfields" was first revealed in September 2007; in late October 2007, a message said that "Famous Old Painters" and "Glass of Water" had been written and were being considered for the album. "Prospekt's March" appeared for the first time in December of the same year; all the notes were signed by the pseudonym Prospekt, strengthening rumours that this would be the album's title. Those songs did not make it to the album's final track listing, so were featured on the Prospekt's March EP, except for "Famous Old Painters", which was never released. [2]

In an interview for Coldplay's official website, frontman Chris Martin said that all the songs on the EP came very close to inclusion on Viva la Vida, and that they were "all part of the same family". In the same interview, the frontman stated that the idea was always to put these songs out by the end of 2008. [19] Coldplay confirmed five songs for Prospekt's March on 3 October 2008, all of which had not been completed in time for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. The playlist was changed to eight songs on 5 October. [20] Six of the eight tracks are new recordings of the band. [21]

Chart performance

Prospekt's March debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 with 77,000 copies sold. [22]

Track listing

All songs written by Coldplay (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin), except "Lost+", which was co-written by Shawn Carter.

Prospekt's March track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Life in Technicolor II"4:05
2."Postcards from Far Away"0:48
3."Glass of Water"4:44
4."Rainy Day"3:26
5."Prospekt's March/Poppyfields"3:38
6."Lost+" (featuring Jay-Z)4:18
7."Lovers in Japan" (Osaka Sun Mix)3:58
8."Now My Feet Won't Touch the Ground"2:29
Total length:27:31
iTunes bonus video
No.TitleLength
9."Viva la Vida" (music video) (Anton Corbijn version)4:08
Total length:31:39

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Release history

Release history and formats for Prospekt's March
CountryDateFormat
United States24 November 2008CD, vinyl, 2CD (album+EP) [35]
Canada24 November 2008CD
United Kingdom21 November 2008CD, vinyl, 2CD (album+EP) [36]
Australia22 November 2008CD, (album+EP)
Argentina9 December 2008CD, 2CD (album+EP)
Brazil3 December 2008CD
Japan21 November 2008Digital
Japan17 December 2008CD
Japan14 January 2009CDx2 (album+EP)
Taiwan28 November 2008CD, 2CD (album+EP)
Taiwan5 December 2008Vinyl
Spain25 November 2008CD
Sweden21 November 2008CD
Germany21 November 2008CD
Austria21 November 2008CD
Switzerland21 November 2008CD
Belgium21 November 2008CD
Netherlands21 November 2008CD
Ireland21 November 2008CD
Italy21 November 2008CD, 2CD (album+EP)
Denmark21 November 2008CD, EP
Norway21 November 2008CD
Pakistan21 November 2008CD
Finland21 November 2008CD
South Africa21 November 2008CD

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