The song was released on 7 May 2008 as the album’s second single, debuting to critical and commercial success. “Viva la Vida” reached the top spot of the UK Singles Chart and Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band’s first number-one single and a Transatlantic number-one.Viva la Vida was nominated for “Record of the Year”, and won “Song of the Year”, and “Best Pop Performance by a Duo or a Group” at the 2009 Grammy Awards.
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The Pretender is a song by the American alternative rock band Foo Fighters. It was the first single from the group’s 2007 album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. It is one of Foo Fighters’ most successful songs; only “Learn to Fly” and “Best of You” beat its position on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.The album debuted at the top of the UK album chart, selling 135,685 albums in its first week. The album also went platinum in its first week [...]
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It’s My Life is Bon Jovi’s first single from the album Crush. It was released on May 23, 2000. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Max Martin.”It’s My Life” became one of the most successful Bon Jovi singles, hitting #1 across many countries (however, it only reached #33 in the band’s native US) and most importantly, became a symbol of the band’s longevity as they prevailed through many different changes in the mainstream rock scene with [...]
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Iris is a song by American alternative rock band the Goo Goo Dolls. Originally written for the soundtrack of 1998 film City of Angels, the song was later included on the band’s sixth album Dizzy Up the Girl. The acoustic guitar in the song gives a distinctive sound as it is in an odd tuning, with the bass E string tuned down to B, and the remaining 5 strings tuned to D. This gives a ringing effect similar to a [...]
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Roots Radicalsis a punk rock song and the third track from Rancid’s third studio album …And Out Come the Wolves, which was released in 1995. It was the album’s first single and peaked at #27 in the US Modern Rock chart. This single was followed up by “Time Bomb”, which got Rancid’s highest ever chart position, debuting at #8 on the Modern Rock chart.