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of Snow Patrol, an

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band from

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and based in Dundee, Scotland, consists of seven studio albums, thirty-one singles, eight

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s, three compilation albums and one live

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. Snow Patrol was formed in 1994 by

Gary Lightbody Gareth John Lightbody (born 15 June 1976) is a Northern Irish singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Snow Patrol. He has also founded the musical supergroups The ...

, Michael Morrison and Mark McClelland under the name

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. They released an extended play (EP) titled ''The Yogurt vs. Yogurt Debate''. Note: Need to click "View Snow Patrol bio". Morrison left in 1995, and the band changed their name to Polarbear. Under this name they released their other EP, '' Starfighter Pilot'', on the Electric Honey label. Drummer Jonny Quinn joined in 1997 and the band signed to Jeepster Records the same year. They then underwent their final name change to Snow Patrol. The band's first two studio albums: '' Songs for Polarbears'' and ''

When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up ''When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up'' is the second album by the Scottish-Northern Irish indie rock band Snow Patrol, released on 24 April 2001 in the UK and 5 March in the US. The album charted at number 129 in the UK and failed to se ...

'' were released in 1998 and 2001 respectively, but failed to do well commercially. Subsequently, the band was dropped by the label. Guitarist Nathan Connolly joined in 2002 and Snow Patrol was signed to Fiction and Interscope record labels in 2003. Their third studio album, ''

Final Straw ''Final Straw'' is the third studio album and major-label debut by Scottish-Northern Irish rock band Snow Patrol, released on 4 August 2003 in the United Kingdom and Ireland and in 2004 in the United States. The album is notable for bringing t ...

'', was released the same year, and was a commercial success. " Run" became their breakthrough single in the United Kingdom, charting in the top 5 on the singles chart.Snow Patrol peaks in the UK: * All except noted: * For peaks below 100: Note: Need to manually search for "Snow Patrol". The album eventually sold 1.6 million copies in the UK and won the Ivor Novello Album Award. During the end of the

Final Straw Tour The Final Straw Tour was a concert tour by Scotland, Scottish/Northern Ireland, Northern Irish alternative rock band Snow Patrol. It was launched in support of the group's 2003 album ''Final Straw''. The band visited numerous venues internationa ...

of 2003–2005, founding bassist Mark McClelland was fired. The band recruited Paul Wilson as his replacement, and touring keyboardist

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was made a permanent member of the band. The next album, '' Eyes Open'', released in 2006, was more successful. Sales of the album were boosted by the success of the Grammy-nominated "

Chasing Cars "Chasing Cars" is a song by Northern Irish-Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol. It was released as the second single from their fourth studio album, ''Eyes Open'' (2006). It was released on 6 June 2006, in the United States and 24 July ...

", which reached the top 10 in the UK and sold 2.5 million downloads in the US. The album itself won a Meteor Award and was nominated for several more. It sold 2.1 million copies in the UK and achieved platinum status in the United States. The band's fifth album '' A Hundred Million Suns'' was released in 2008. A compilation, titled '' Up to Now'', featuring songs from the group's 15-year career, was released in November 2009. The band has sold more than ten million albums worldwide.

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Notes * A Released under the name

* B Released under the name Polarbear * C Released exclusively to iTunes * D Released exclusively to independent stores in United States

Singles

Other charted songs

Video albums

Music videos

Notes * A Video uses the "Phil Vinall Mix" of the song * B Video uses the "Radio Edit" of the song * C Video uses the "AAA Mix" of the song * D Video uses an edit of the song * E Video uses a remix of the song * F Video uses the 'Arni & Kinski' version with scenes added from ''Grey's Anatomy'' * G Video uses the "Single Version" of the song

Other appearances

Notes

References

General * Note: Need to view Page 2 as well. Specific

External links

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