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and their first since ''

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'' (2003). It came out on 21 November 2008 in Europe and Japan, enjoying a worldwide release during the following week. The EP features several left-over tracks from the ''

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'' studio sessions and was also made available in the album's deluxe edition. The cover features

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'', similar to the cover art featured on ''Viva la Vida'', which included another Delacroix painting, ''

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''. On 5 November, Coldplay offered an exclusive preview of the EP via their Facebook application and through their website. 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

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. Upon the EP's release, "

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" entered the

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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

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categories.

Recording and release

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. In an interview for Coldplay's official website, frontman

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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. 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. Six of the eight tracks are new recordings of the band.

Chart performance

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

Track listing

All songs written by Coldplay (

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and

), except "Lost+", which was co-written by Shawn Carter.

Personnel

*Andy Rugg – assistant engineer,

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* Andy Wallace – mixing * Bob Ludwig – mastering * Brian Eno – producer, sonic landscapes *Brian Thorn – assistant engineer, engineer *

– performer *Dan Green – assistant engineer, engineer, photography *Dave Holmes – management *

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– strings *Dominic Monks – assistant engineer, engineer *Emily Bart-Smith – additional vocals on "Rainy Day" *

– cover painting *François Chevallier – assistant engineer, engineer *

– performer *Jan Petrov – assistant engineer, engineer *Jason Lader – assistant engineer, engineer * Jay-Z – additional vocal on "Lost+" *

– performer *

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– lightning, magic * Kelly Pratt – brass *Markus Dravs – mixing, producer *

Michael Brauer Michael Brauer is a New York-based mix engineer. He received a Grammy for "Best Pop Vocal Album" for his work on John Mayer's '' Continuum'', "Best Alternative Album" for Coldplay's ''Parachutes'', and also "Best Rock Album" for Coldplay's ''Viva l ...

– mixing *Michael Trepagnier – assistant engineer, engineer * Olga Fitzroy – assistant engineer, engineer * Phil Harvey – performer *Rik Simpson – mixing, producer *Stephan Crasneanscki – photography * Tappin Gofton – art direction, design *Vanessa Parr – assistant engineer, engineer *

– performer *William Paden Hensley – assistant engineer, engineer *Young Guru – additional engineering on "Lost+"

Charts and certifications

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control Coldplay EPs 2008 EPs Parlophone EPs Concept albums Albums produced by Brian Eno Albums produced by Rik Simpson