"Prospekt's March/Poppyfields" are two songs by British rock band Coldplay that are included on the same track. They were written by all members of the band for their fourth album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends but neither song made it to the final tracklist, so they ended up on the Prospekt's March EP. The song "Prospekt's March" is built around acoustic guitars, an atmospheric synthesizer and vocals. The second song, "Poppyfields" is a short instrumental.
| "Prospekt's March/Poppyfields" | |
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| Song by Coldplay | |
| from the EP Prospekt's March | |
| Released | 21 November 2008 |
| Recorded | 2006–2008 |
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| Length | 3:39 (2:55/0:42) |
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| Prospekt's March track listing | |
8 tracks
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Writing and composition
editThe track has two different songs, like many others on the Viva la Vida album, such as "Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love". "Prospekt's March" is the main song and "Poppyfields" is a short, ambient instrumental piece. The songs are often considered to be a single-song medley as one unit. The band once explained that one of the reasons to put two songs in the same track was to add a bit of value, so it would have "enough value for money".[2]
The name "Poppyfields" was first revealed in September 2007 when Coldplay published a note signed as "Prospekt". The name "Prospekt's March" appeared for the first time in December of the same year, signed by the same pseudonym.[3]
Charts
edit| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart[4] | 182 |
| Finnish Charts[5] | 8 |
References
edit- ^ "Intervista a Davide Rossi (#2)". ColdplayZone (in Italian). 30 October 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
[Prospekt's March] was co-produced by Jon Hopkins, who also curated the strings' arrangements
- ^ "Coldplay Give Track-By-Track Tour Of Viva La Vida, Explain Handclaps, Tack Pianos And The Number 42 - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV.com. 9 June 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ Slender Fungus. "Timeline". Coldplay. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Chart Log UK 1994–2008". Zobbel. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Coldplay - Prospekt's March / Poppyfields". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 31 October 2013.