Prospekt's March

For the song, see Prospekt's March/Poppyfields.

Prospekt's March is the seventh extended play by British rock band Coldplay and their first since Remixes (2003). It was released on 21 November 2008 in Europe and Japan, later released globally 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]

Prospekt's March
EP by Coldplay
Released	21 November 2008 (2008-11-21)
Recorded	2006–2008
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	27:32
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Markus Dravs Brian Eno Rik Simpson
Coldplay chronology
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008) Prospekt's March (2008) LeftRightLeft RightLeft (2009)
Singles from Prospekt's March
"Life in Technicolor II" Released: 2 February 2009[1]

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
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100[12]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[13]
The A.V. Club	B[14]
The Guardian	Mixed[15]
NME	[16]
Pitchfork	6.0/10[17]
Rolling Stone	[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.	Title	Length
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"	3:39
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:		27:32

iTunes bonus video

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Viva la Vida" (music video) (Anton Corbijn version)	4:08
Total length:		31:40

Personnel

Andy Rugg – assistant engineer, engineer Andy Wallace – mixing Bob Ludwig – mastering Brian Eno – producer, sonic landscapes Brian Thorn – assistant engineer, engineer Chris Martin – performer Dan Green – assistant engineer, engineer, photography Dave Holmes – management Davide Rossi – strings Dominic Monks – assistant engineer, engineer Emily Bart-Smith – additional vocals on "Rainy Day" Eugène Delacroix – cover painting François Chevallier – assistant engineer, engineer Guy Berryman – performer Jan Petrov – assistant engineer, engineer Jason Lader – assistant engineer, engineer

Jay-Z – additional vocal on "Lost+" Jonny Buckland – performer Jon Hopkins – lightning, magic Kelly Pratt – brass Markus Dravs – mixing, producer Michael Brauer – 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 Will Champion – performer William Paden Hensley – assistant engineer, engineer Young Guru – additional engineering on "Lost+"

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Prospekt's March Chart (2008) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 50 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[24] 46 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[25] 18 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[26] 47 Irish Albums (IRMA)[27] 36 Italian Albums (FIMI)[28] 25 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[29] 41 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[30] 39 UK Albums (OCC)[31] 38 US Billboard 200[32] 15 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[33] 7

Certifications Certifications for Prospekt's March Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Silver 60,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Prospekt's March

Country	Date	Format
United States	24 November 2008	CD, vinyl, 2CD (album+EP)[35]
Canada	24 November 2008	CD
United Kingdom	21 November 2008	CD, vinyl, 2CD (album+EP)[36]
Australia	22 November 2008	CD, (album+EP)
Argentina	9 December 2008	CD, 2CD (album+EP)
Brazil	3 December 2008	CD
Japan	21 November 2008	Digital
Japan	17 December 2008	CD
Japan	14 January 2009	CDx2 (album+EP)
Taiwan	28 November 2008	CD, 2CD (album+EP)
Taiwan	5 December 2008	Vinyl
Spain	25 November 2008	CD
Sweden	21 November 2008	CD
Germany	21 November 2008	CD
Austria	21 November 2008	CD
Switzerland	21 November 2008	CD
Belgium	21 November 2008	CD
Netherlands	21 November 2008	CD
Ireland	21 November 2008	CD
Italy	21 November 2008	CD, 2CD (album+EP)
Denmark	21 November 2008	CD, EP
Norway	21 November 2008	CD
Pakistan	21 November 2008	CD
Finland	21 November 2008	CD
South Africa	21 November 2008	CD

References

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External links

• Prospekt's March at Discogs (list of releases)