Song · Coldplay
“Lovers in Japan” by Coldplay
From the album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008)
“Lovers in Japan” by Coldplay appears on 12 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 2008 and 2009. It was first released in 2008 on the album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. Its best result is #11 on the WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #140 alternative song of 2009.
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"Lovers in Japan" comes from Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay's fourth album, and all four members share the writing credit. It opens on the clank of a tack piano before the guitars start chiming and the chorus lifts off, pianos and a rolling rhythm pushing it higher; on the album it shares its slot with a second song, "Reign of Love".
It went out on Parlophone as a promo single on November 3, 2008, and it counts as the album's third single, though radio and the video got the Osaka Sun Mix from the Prospekt's March EP. Critics liked the sound of it, and it reached number 10 on Billboard's Bubbling Under chart and 19 on the Adult Top 40.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 87 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2008 | 106 |
| 2008 | 19 | ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA | Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2008 | 51 |
| 2009 | 78 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2009 | 101 |
| 2009 | 22 | 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA | 106.1 The Corner Top 106 Songs of 2009 | 106 |
| 2009 | 29 | 90.5 WERG Erie, PA | WERG Top 90 of 2009 | 90 |
| 2009 | 34 | FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI | FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2009 | 50 |
| 2009 | 41 | 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN | WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2009 | 50 |
| 2009 | 34 | 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT | 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2009 | 103 |
| 2009 | 11 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2009 | 107 |
| 2009 | 57 | KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA | KSLG Top 94 of 2009 | 94 |
| 2009 | 31 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 100 Songs of 2009 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 338 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
Also listed as: Lovers In Japan.
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