Lost! (Song)
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| publication | September 2008 ( promo single )
November 10, 2008 ( EP ) |
| length | 3:55 |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock |
| Author (s) | Guy Berryman , Jonny Buckland, Will Champion , Chris Martin |
| album | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends |
Lost! (.! "Lost" English for) is a song of alternative rock - band Coldplay . It was written by all the members of the band for their fourth studio album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends . Aside from fan covers, there are several versions of the song. Coldplay was wholly or partially involved in each version.
background
Even before the production of Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends , the band's drummer and percussion player , Will Champion, experimented with some drum elements. He found particular influence in the song Cry Me a River by Justin Timberlake , which was one of his favorite songs at the time, according to lead singer Chris Martin . As another inspiration, the song Sing was taken from the album Leisure by the band Blur . Coldplay heard the song in the locker room during one of their concerts, which ended up in Lost! a raft. Lost! can be found as the third song on the album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends .
Cover
On the cover of the single and the EP, a blue section of the Brazilian map can be seen, which has been painted over with the title of the song. This can also be found in the booklet of Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends .
Music and lyrics
Mainly a church organ riff can be heard in the song , as well as drums and rhythmic clapping . A guitar solo can be heard towards the end of the song . The text describes a confrontation in which the disadvantaged person makes it clear to his opponent that everything has not yet been clarified and that he does not (yet) have the right to judge the situation of the disadvantaged person. This is done using relationships like: Just because I'm losing, Doesn't mean I'm lost, Doesn't mean I'll stop, Doesn't mean I will cross ( Just because I'm losing doesn't mean that I am am lost, it doesn't mean that I'll stop, it doesn't mean that I don't care) portrayed.
Extended Player
Apart from a promo single , the song was also released as an extended player . In addition to Lost! this EP also contains 3 other versions of the song: Once Lost? , a pure piano version of the song with unchanged lyrics, which is also on the B-side of the Violet Hill single. Lost +, a version very similar to the original, only with the difference that the guitar solo is accompanied by an additional verse by the American rapper Jay-Z . This version can also be found on Coldplay's March EP prospectus . The final version on the EP is a live version that was recorded at the United Center in Chicago .
Charts
The song wasn't a huge commercial hit. In the German-speaking countries, however, the single made it into the top 100 of the respective charts.