viva la vida or death and all his friends (or short for simply viva la vida) is the fourth studio album by the rock band coldplay. released on 12 june 2008, coldplay recorded "viva la vida or death and all his friends" from june 2007 - april 2008. in november coldplay re-released "viva la vida" (album) and added more songs to the album from their ep called "prospekt's march". the singles "violet hill", "viva la vida", "lost!", "lost+ (ft. jay-z)", and "lovers in japan" are featured in the album and including the extended edition of "viva la vida: prospekt's march edition".