Lost! (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Lost!


Artist = Coldplay
Album = Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
A-side =
B-side =
Released = 10 November 2008 [ [http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=138 Newsreel: Lost! video] ]
Format = Promo CD, Digital download
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 3:55
Label = Parlophone, Capitol Records
Writer = Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
Producer = Coldplay, Brian Eno, Markus Dravs
Audio sample? =
Certification =
Last single = "Viva la Vida" (2008)
This single = "Lost!" (2008)
Next single =
Misc ="Lost!" is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay, and is the third track and third single on the band's 2008 album "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends". "Lost!" was released as a promotional single in September 2008 and will be released as a four-track, download-only EP, on the 10th November 2008 worldwide.

Upon the release of "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends" Coldplay revealed that "Sing", from Blur's 1991 debut album "Leisure", was a source of inspiration in having provided a starting point for "Lost!". [cite web|first=James|last=Montgomery|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589032/20080609/coldplay.jhtml|title=Coldplay Give Track-By-Track Tour of Viva La Vida|accessdate=2008-09-29|date=2008-06-09|publisher="mtv.com"|work=MTV News]

ong versions

There are four different variations of "Lost!", each with a different punctuation mark in the title.
* "Lost?" is a seperate recording of the song featuring only singer Chris Martin and a piano. It was initially released as the B-side on the CD version of "Violet Hill", later as a bonus track on the Japanese and iTunes Store editions of "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends" and finally on the "Lost!" digital EP.
* "Lost–" is an instrumental track, identical to "Lost!" but without vocals.
* "Lost@" is a live performance of the song on 22 July 2008 at the United Center, Chicago, US and forms the basis for the single's music video.
* "Lost+" is a remix of the song featuring rapper Jay-Z that will be released in a few weeks. [(October 3, 2008). [http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=150&page=0 Dear Coldplay fans and friends...] . Accessed October 4, 2008]

Track listing

Digital download

# "Lost!"
# "Lost?"
# "Lost@"
# "Lost+"

Promotional CD

# "Lost! (Album Version)" – 3:55
# "Lost? (Acoustic Version)" – 3:42
# "Lost– (Instrumental Version)" – 4:00

Music video

The music video for "Lost!" was officially released on Coldplay's website [http://coldplay.com/lostvideo.php] on 26 September 2008. It features a live performance of the song at a concert in Chicago and was filmed and directed by Mat Whitecross.

Chart performance

"Lost!" charted in some countries during the week of the album being released and due to high digital sales, despite not officially being a single. It has charted most notably the United Kingdom where it peaked at number 55 on the U.K. Singles Chart and in the United States where it debuted at number 94 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 though is expected to rise considerably with the release of the song on CD and download in all countries.

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