Prospekt's March/Poppyfields

"Prospekt's March/Poppyfields"

Song by Coldplay from the album Prospekt's March

Released

21 November 2008

Recorded

2006-2008

Genre

Alternative rock, ambient music, baroque pop

Length

3:39 (2:55/0:42)

Label

EMI/Parlophone/Capitol

Writer(s)

Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin

Composer(s)

Chris Martin, Will Champion, Johnny Buckland, Guy Berryman

Producer(s)

Markus Dravs, Brian Eno, Rik Simpson

Prospekt's March track listing
"Life in Technicolor II" "Postcards from Far Away" "Glass of Water" "Rainy Day" "Prospekt's March/Poppyfields" "Lost+" "Lovers in Japan (Osaka Sun Mix)" "Now My Feet Won't Touch the Ground"

"Prospekt's March/Poppyfields" are two songs by alternative 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 setlist, 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"^[1]

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.^[2]

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart^[3]	182
Finnish Charts^[4]	8

References

↑ "Coldplay Give Track-By-Track Tour Of Viva La Vida, Explain Handclaps, Tack Pianos And The Number 42 - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV.com. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
↑ Slender Fungus. "Timeline". Coldplay. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
↑ "Chart Log UK 1994–2008". Zobbel. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
↑ Steffen Hung. "Coldplay - Prospekt's March / Poppyfields". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2013-10-31.

External links

Coldplay songs

Parachutes	"Don't Panic" "Shiver" "Yellow" "Trouble"

A Rush of Blood to the Head	"In My Place" "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" "The Scientist" "Clocks"

Coldplay Live 2003	"Moses"

X&Y	"White Shadows" "Fix You" "Talk" "Speed of Sound" "The Hardest Part"

Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends	"Life in Technicolor" "Cemeteries of London" "Lost!" "42" "Lovers in Japan" "Yes" "Viva la Vida" "Violet Hill" "Strawberry Swing" "Death and All His Friends"

Prospekt's March	"Life in Technicolor II" "Glass of Water" "Prospekt's March/Poppyfields"

Mylo Xyloto	"Hurts Like Heaven" "Paradise" "Charlie Brown" "Us Against the World" "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" "Major Minus" "U.F.O." "Princess of China" "Up in Flames" "Up with the Birds"

Ghost Stories	"Always in My Head" "Magic" "Ink" "True Love" "Midnight" "Another's Arms" "Oceans" "A Sky Full of Stars" "O"

A Head Full of Dreams	"A Head Full of Dreams" "Birds" "Hymn for the Weekend" "Everglow" "Adventure of a Lifetime" "Fun" "Up & Up"

Other songs	"Brothers & Sisters" "Gravity" "Lhuna" "Christmas Lights" "Moving to Mars" "Atlas" "Miracles"

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