Violet Hill
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Violet Hill is the first single from the fourth studio album Viva la Vida Or Death And All His Friends by the rock band Coldplay
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[edit] About
Violet Hill was released on May 6, 2008 under Capitol Records. The song can be downloaded for free by over 600,000 people in the 24 hours since its released. The song peaked no.1 on the U.S. Billboard triple A chart and no.8 on the U.K. chart. The song was written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.
[edit] Charts
| Chart 2008 | Peak |
|---|---|
| United World Chart | 8 |
| Euro 200 | 3 |
| Australia Singles Chart | 9 |
| Canada Hot 100 | 6 |
| Chilean Singles Chart | 7 |
| Dutch Mega Top 50 | 1 |
| Europe Hot 100 | 9 |
| France Singles Chart | 38 |
[edit] Music Video
Violet Hill was shot in beautiful Italy. It begins with the band walking in the mountain and they play outside a huge old Italian house. Coldplay also played in the mountains fighting against the strong wind. Chris Martin uses a magnifying glass and shows off his teeth. There are some parts of the video where you see the band just fooling around and silhouette of them is seen where they are walking in the violet hill. The video closes with Martin falling in a pile of snow.
[edit] Trivia
- The song "Violet Hill" was featured in Guitar Hero III as downloadable content.
- The single was downloaded 2 million times from the Coldplay website.
[edit] Song Meanings
[edit] Reviews
Violet Hill took the title literally. The color is dramatic giving a sense of sorrow. The director gave the video a little spin and showed a humorous side where the band fooled around which made it less dragging. -Mimi 08:00, 31 July 2008 (PST)
