Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (also known as Viva la Vida) is the fourth studio album by English alternative rock band Coldplay. The album was released on 12 June 2008 in the UK and on 17 June 2008 in North America. Coldplay released two singles from the record, “Violet Hill” and “Viva la Vida” in early May 2008, with both receiving success, and Viva la Vida in particular becoming Coldplay’s first British, American, and Global number one hit.

In the United States, the album sold well over 300,000 copies in its first day, and 721,000 in a week. In the UK, the album sold 125,000 copies in its first day of release and 302,074 in three days, debuting at #1. The album has since sold over 500,000 copies in 10 days since its release, beating the first week UK sales of Coldplay’s previous album X&Y.

The band stated that they will release another album in late 2009, mostly comprised of songs that were, in the end, not included on Viva la Vida. Viva la Vida (Spanish: Long Live Life!) takes its name from a painting by 20th century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. The album’s artwork features the painting Liberty Leading the People (La Liberté guidant le peuple) by French painter Eugène De La Croix, commemorating the July Revolution of 1830.