Prospekt's March
{{For|the song|Prospekt's March/Poppyfields}}
{{Short description|2008 extended play by Coldplay}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Prospekt's March
| type = EP
| artist = Coldplay
| cover = Prospektsmarch small.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2008|11|21}}
| recorded = 2006–2008
| studio =
| genre = Alternative rock
| length = 27:32
| label =
| producer =
| prev_title = Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = LeftRightLeft
RightLeft
| next_year = 2009
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Prospekt's March
| type = EP
| single1 = Life in Technicolor II
}}
}}
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.{{cite web|title=Prospekt's March Tracklisting|author=Martin, Chris|date=3 October 2008|url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=150|publisher=Coldplay|access-date=3 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110838/http://coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=150|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Prospekt's March Tracklisting|author=Martin, Chris|date=7 October 2008|url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=159&page=0|publisher=Coldplay|access-date=7 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820182456/http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=159&page=0|archive-date=20 August 2014|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|author=Harris, Chris|date=2 September 2008|title=Coldplay Will Issue EP of Viva La Vida Leftovers in December, New LP in 2009|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593941/20080902/coldplay.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080903030350/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593941/20080902/coldplay.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2008|access-date=3 September 2008|publisher=MTV}}{{cite news|last=Michaels|first=Sean|date=1 September 2008|title=Coldplay confirm new EP and album|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/sep/01/coldplay.confirm.ep.album|access-date=28 September 2008}}{{cite web|date=8 October 2008|title=Coldplay Announce Deluxe Edition of Viva la Vida|url=http://www.antimusic.com/news/08/oct/08Coldplay_Announce_Deluxe_Edition_of_Viva_La_Vida.shtml|access-date=8 October 2008|publisher=antiMUSIC}}
The cover features Eugène Delacroix's original painting{{cite web|url=http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/image/47951249/ |title=1356 Battle of Poitiers, 1830, Eugčne Delacroix (1798–1863) photo – Brian McMorrow photos at |website=Pbase.com |date=15 August 2005 |access-date=17 December 2011}} The Battle of Poitiers,{{cite web|title=Prospekt's March Artwork revealed|author=Martin, Chris|date=14 October 2008|url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=166&page=0|publisher=Coldplay|access-date=14 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192856/http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=166&page=0|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|author=Coldplay|title=Glass of Water|url=http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=34613766253|access-date=6 November 2008|via=Facebook}}{{cite web |url=http://coldplay.com/glass/ |title=Glass of Water |publisher=Coldplay |access-date=6 November 2008}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx#04 |title=Nominees And Winners |website=GRAMMY.com |access-date=17 December 2011}}
Recording and release
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{{Album ratings
| MC = 67/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/prospekts-march-ep/coldplay|title=Prospekt's March [EP] by Coldplay|website=Metacritic }}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/prospekts-march-mw0000802614|title=Prospekt's March - Coldplay - Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev2score = B{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/coldplay-prospekts-march-ep-1798205344|title=Coldplay: Prospekt's March EP|first=Josh|last=Modell|work=The A.V. Club|access-date=8 October 2018|archive-date=8 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008095934/https://music.avclub.com/coldplay-prospekts-march-ep-1798205344|url-status=live}}
| rev3 = The Guardian
| rev3score = Mixed{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/23/coldplay-prospekts-march|title=Pop review: Coldplay: Prospekt's March EP|first=Killian|last=Fox|date=23 November 2008|website=The Guardian}}
| rev4 = NME
| rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-coldplay-9998-342086|title=Coldplay – NME|website=NME|date=13 November 2008}}
| rev5 = Pitchfork
| rev5score = 6.0/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12467-prospekts-march-ep/|title=Coldplay: Prospekt's March EP Album Review|website=Pitchfork}}
| rev6 = Rolling Stone
| rev6score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/prospekts-march-ep-190154/|title=Prospekt's March EP|first=Christian|last=Hoard|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=11 December 2008}}
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=204&page=0|title=Chris Martin's Interview for Coldplay.com|access-date=22 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008192356/http://coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=204&page=0|archive-date=8 October 2010|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web |author=Martin, Chris |date=5 October 2008 |title=Prospekt's March Tracklisting |url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=153 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722181136/http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=153 |archive-date=22 July 2009 |access-date=6 October 2008 |publisher=Coldplay}} Six of the eight tracks are new recordings of the band.{{cite magazine |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |date=6 October 2008 |title=Coldplay Preps EP With Jay-Z Guest Spot |magazine=Billboard |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043868/coldplay-preps-ep-with-jay-z-guest-spot |access-date=7 October 2008}}
Chart performance
Prospekt's March debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 with 77,000 copies sold.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266167/kanye-edges-gnr-ludacris-for-no-1-debut|title=Kanye Edges GNR, Ludacris For No. 1 Debut|last=Hasty|first=Katie|date=3 December 2008|magazine=Billboard|access-date=29 January 2009}}
Track listing
All tracks are written by Coldplay, with production from Brian Eno, Markus Dravs and Rik Simpson, except where noted.
{{Track listing
| headline = Prospekt's March track listing
| title_width = 50%
| writing_width = 50%
| title1 = Life in Technicolor II
| length1 = 4:05
| title2 = Postcards from Far Away
| length2 = 0:48
| title3 = Glass of Water
| length3 = 4:44
| title4 = Rainy Day
| length4 = 3:26
| title5 = Prospekt's March/Poppyfields
| length5 = 3:39
| title6 = Lost+
| note6 = featuring Jay-Z
| writer6 = {{hlist|Coldplay|Shawn Carter}}
| length6 = 4:18
| title7 = Lovers in Japan
| note7 = Osaka Sun Mix
| length7 = 3:58
| title8 = Now My Feet Won't Touch the Ground
| length8 = 2:29
| total_length = 27:32
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = iTunes bonus video
| title9 = Viva la Vida
| note9 = Anton Corbijn version
| length9 = 4:08
| total_length = 31:40
}}
Personnel
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- 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
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- 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+"
{{col-end}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for Prospekt's March |
| scope="col" |Chart (2008)
! scope="col" |Peak |
|---|
| {{Album chart|Australia|50|artist=Coldplay|album=Prospekt's March|rowheader=true|access-date=20 May 2021}} |
| {{Album chart|Austria|46|artist=Coldplay|album=Prospekt's March|rowheader=true|access-date=20 May 2021}} |
| {{Album chart|BillboardCanada|18|artist=Coldplay|rowheader=true|access-date=20 May 2021}} |
| scope="row" |Finnish Singles (Suomen virallinen lista){{efn|As per Musiikkituottajat rules, Prospekt's March was not eligible for the Finnish Albums chart.{{Cite web |orig-date=1 December 2008 |title=Coldplay – Prospekt's March EP |url=https://ifpi.fi/lista/artistit/coldplay/kappale/prospekts-march-ep/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250608165916/https://ifpi.fi/lista/artistit/coldplay/kappale/prospekts-march-ep/ |archive-date=8 June 2025 |access-date=8 June 2025 |publisher=Suomen virallinen lista |language=fi}}}}
| 8 |
| {{Album chart|Germany4|47|id=100761|artist=Coldplay|album=Prospekt's March|rowheader=true|access-date=20 May 2021}} |
| scope="row" |Irish Albums (IRMA){{cite web |title=Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 27 November 2008 |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2008&year=2008&week=48 |publisher=GfK Chart-Track |access-date=6 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109010505/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2008&year=2008&week=48 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 January 2017}}
| 36 |
| {{Album chart|Italy|25|artist=Coldplay|album=Prospekt's March|rowheader=true|access-date=20 May 2021}} |
| {{Album chart|Spain|41|artist=Coldplay|album=Prospekt's March|rowheader=true|access-date=20 May 2021}} |
| {{Album chart|Sweden|39|artist=Coldplay|album=Prospekt's March|rowheader=true|access-date=20 May 2021}} |
| {{Album chart|UK2|38|date=20081201|rowheader=true|access-date=20 May 2021}} |
| {{Album chart|Billboard200|15|artist=Coldplay|rowheader=true|access-date=20 May 2021}} |
| {{Album chart|BillboardRock|7|artist=Coldplay|rowheader=true|access-date=20 May 2021}} |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Prospekt's March}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|award=Silver|relyear=2008|certyear=2008|artist=Coldplay|title=Prospekt's March|id=5229-1754-2|access-date=11 February 2019}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
Release history
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release history and formats for Prospekt's March |
| scope="col" |Country
! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Format |
|---|
| scope="row"| United States
| 24 November 2008 | CD, vinyl, 2CD (album+EP){{cite news |title=Prospekt's March EP release dates update |publisher=Coldplay |url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=210 |url-status=dead |access-date=29 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315183546/http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=210 |archive-date=15 March 2009}} |
| scope="row"| Canada
| 24 November 2008 | CD |
| scope="row"| United Kingdom
| 21 November 2008 | CD, vinyl, 2CD (album+EP){{Cite web |date=21 November 2008 |title=Prospekt's March by Coldplay |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/prospekts-march/id296174020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103235646/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/prospekts-march/id296174020 |archive-date=3 November 2012 |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=iTunes Store}} |
| scope="row"| Australia
| 22 November 2008 | CD, (album+EP) |
| scope="row"| Argentina
| 9 December 2008 | CD, 2CD (album+EP) |
| scope="row"| Brazil
| 3 December 2008 | CD |
| scope="row"| Japan
| 21 November 2008 | Digital |
| scope="row"| Japan
| 17 December 2008 | CD |
| scope="row"| Japan
| 14 January 2009 | CDx2 (album+EP) |
| scope="row"| Taiwan
| 28 November 2008 | CD, 2CD (album+EP) |
| scope="row"| Taiwan
| 5 December 2008 | Vinyl |
| scope="row"| Spain
| 25 November 2008 | CD |
| scope="row"| Sweden
| 21 November 2008 | CD |
| scope="row"| Germany
| 21 November 2008 | CD |
| scope="row"| Austria
| 21 November 2008 | CD |
| scope="row"| Switzerland
| 21 November 2008 | CD |
| scope="row"| Belgium
| 21 November 2008 | CD |
| scope="row"| Netherlands
| 21 November 2008 | CD |
| scope="row"| Ireland
| 21 November 2008 | CD |
| scope="row"| Italy
| 21 November 2008 | CD, 2CD (album+EP) |
| scope="row"| Denmark
| 21 November 2008 | CD, EP |
| scope="row"| Norway
| 21 November 2008 | CD |
| scope="row"| Pakistan
| 21 November 2008 | CD |
| scope="row"| Finland
| 21 November 2008 | CD |
| scope="row"| South Africa
| 21 November 2008 | CD |
Notes
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References
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External links
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