Prospekt's March/Poppyfields
{{short description|2008 song by Coldplay}}
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| artist = Coldplay
| EP = Prospekt's March
| released = {{Start date|2008|11|21|df=y}}
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| recorded = 2006–2008
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| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=39}} (2:55/0:42)
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- Markus Dravs
- Brian Eno
- Rik Simpson
- Jon Hopkins{{cite web|url=http://www.coldplayzone.it/interviste/intervista-a-davide-rossi-2|title=Intervista a Davide Rossi (#2)|website=ColdplayZone|date=30 October 2008|accessdate=26 August 2021|language=Italian|quote=[Prospekt's March] was co-produced by Jon Hopkins, who also curated the strings' arrangements}}
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"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.
Writing and composition
The 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".{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589032/20080609/coldplay.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828183624/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589032/20080609/coldplay.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 August 2008 |title=Coldplay Give Track-By-Track Tour Of Viva La Vida, Explain Handclaps, Tack Pianos And The Number 42 - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV.com |date=2008-06-09 |accessdate=2013-10-31}}
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.{{cite web |author=Slender Fungus |url=http://www.coldplay.com/time.php |title=Timeline |publisher=Coldplay |date= |accessdate=2013-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822191608/http://www.coldplay.com/time.php |archive-date=22 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2008)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| scope="row"| UK Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_C.HTM|title=Chart Log UK 1994–2008|publisher=Zobbel|accessdate=2009-09-24}}
| style="text-align:center;"|182 |
| scope="row"| Finnish Charts{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Coldplay&titel=Prospekt%27s+March+%2F+Poppyfields&cat=s |title=Coldplay - Prospekt's March / Poppyfields |publisher=finnishcharts.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-31}}
| style="text-align:center;"|8 |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.coldplay.com/}}
{{Coldplay songs}}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Brian Eno
Category:Song recordings produced by Markus Dravs
Category:Song recordings produced by Rik Simpson
Category:Songs written by Guy Berryman
Category:Songs written by Jonny Buckland