''Prospekt's March'' is the seventh EP by British

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band Coldplay and their first since '' Remixes'' (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 '' Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends'' studio sessions and was also made available in the album's deluxe edition. The cover features

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's original painting '' Battle of Poitiers'', 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. The song "

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" was released in anticipation for the project and entered the

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Top 100 songs, being also performed live by the band on

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. Upon the EP's release, " Life in Technicolor II" 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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and Best Short Form Music Video 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 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. 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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, Will Champion and Chris Martin), except "Lost+", which was co-written by

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Personnel

*Andy Rugg – assistant engineer,

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* Andy Wallace – mixing *

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– mastering *

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– producer, sonic landscapes *Brian Thorn – assistant engineer, engineer * Chris Martin – performer *Dan Green – assistant engineer, engineer, photography *Dave Holmes – management * Davide Rossi –

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*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 *

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– additional vocal on "Lost+" *

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

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– mixing *Michael Trepagnier – assistant engineer, engineer * Olga Fitzroy – assistant engineer, engineer *

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– performer *Rik Simpson – mixing, producer *Stephan Crasneanscki – photography *

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–

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, design *Vanessa Parr – assistant engineer, engineer * Will Champion – performer *William Paden Hensley – assistant engineer, engineer *Young Guru – additional engineering on "Lost+"

Charts and certifications

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Release history

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External links

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