Coldplay’s song “Viva la Vida” won the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals in 2009. The award was presented at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, held on 8 February 2009.
“Viva la Vida” was the title track from Coldplay’s fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. Its orchestral arrangement, prominent strings, and unusual historical imagery helped distinguish it from the band’s earlier piano-led alternative rock. The recording became one of Coldplay’s biggest international hits.
The song also won Song of the Year at the same ceremony, while the album earned Best Rock Album. The category’s name is sometimes shortened to “Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group,” but the official Grammy wording included “With Vocals.” “Clocks,” another Coldplay Grammy-winning song, won Record of the Year in 2004, not this 2009 category.