written some new stuff that we’re really excited about. The record contains 3 brand new songs – including I Think of Radio 1 to reveal best-selling singles and albums of the Noughties". Press Office. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 December 2009 . Retrieved 24 November 2011. Earls, John. "Snow Patrol on their future". Planet Sound. Teletext. Archived from the original on 23 November 2009 . Retrieved 23 November 2009.

Of all the songs I’ve written, Run is the one I’m most proud of, because of how and where it was written and what people have told me it means to them. And it brought about some of what I was writing about – a new life and a financial stability. Wirt, John (28 November 2008). "Snow Patrol enjoys avalanche of success". 2theadvocate. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009 . Retrieved 1 October 2009.Signal Fire" by Snow Patrol". Viacom. VH1. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012 . Retrieved 30 August 2009. Gary Lightbody and Tom Simpson are both fans of the football club Dundee F.C. In 2008, they met the club's board of directors to find ways to financially help the struggling club. [101] The band also owns a stake in the Houndstooth Pub in New York City. [102] Philanthropy On the Edge of All This" did not enter the Irish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Irish Homegrown Top 20 chart. [80] 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. [21] Albums [ edit ] Studio albums [ edit ] List of albums, with selected chart positions

Snow Patrol sets US dates". Filter. 5 April 2007. Archived from the original on 12 May 2007 . Retrieved 10 September 2009. What If This Is All the Love You Ever Get?" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 61 on the UK Singles Sales Chart. [72] Up to Now: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 16 November 2009" (PDF) (1029). Australian Recording Industry Association. 5 December 2009: 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2009 . Retrieved 18 August 2014– via Pandora Archive. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help) Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 30 March 2018 . Retrieved 28 March 2022.This is not a fan favourite album but is actually more experimental. They are really embracing their catalogue while at the same time moving into a future direction. It is pretty refreshing, and this top 40 radio band changes its stripes on songs that could live on in their present form. As well, there are three new songs; the Jazzy downtempo “Time Won’t Go Slowly”, in my opinion the most daring of the three, which is more Frank Ocean than Frank Sinatra (both cited inspirations for the song). The song is a nice R&B jam that I did not expect, and is a in style I would love to see them continue to experiment with in the future. Snow Patrol's debut album, Songs for Polarbears, was released in 1998 after the band had started living in Glasgow. [14] Lightbody was then working at the Nice n Sleazy's Bar in Sauchiehall Street. [15] The album was a critical success but did not make any impact commercially. [13] The same year, the band came close to getting featured in a worldwide advertisement for Philips. Gomez was ultimately signed. [16] [17] In 1999, Snow Patrol won the "Phil Lynott Award for Best New Band" by Irish music magazine Hot Press. [18] In 2001, still living in Glasgow, the trio followed up with When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up. [19] Like its predecessor, the album was praised by critics but did not sell. [13] Snow Patrol star arrested". NME. 8 July 2007. Archived from the original on 12 July 2007 . Retrieved 8 July 2007. McLaughlin, Sophie (8 September 2023). "Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody issues update on future of band after two members leave". Belfast Love.

a b Wilson, Jen (3 September 2009). "Snow Patrol Launches Publishing Venture". Billboard. Archived from the original on 12 December 2009 . Retrieved 5 September 2009. Snow Patrol founded Polar Music, a publishing company run through Kobalt Music. The venture is independent from the band's publishing deal with Universal Music. Polar Music was planned to sign artists regardless of their genre, as drummer Jonny Quinn explained: "there is no agenda—if it's good enough and we believe in it 110%, we will sign it." Quinn, and his fellow band members Connolly and Lightbody, are acting as A&R. [98] The company's first signing was Johnny McDaid, previously of the Northern Irish band Vega4. [99] Quinn has said that they wish to sign artists to a one-album deal and do not want to put undue pressure on the artists with bigger, multi-year contracts. [99] Polar Music had its initial chart hit in the first week of October 2009. [100] Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018 . Retrieved 18 March 2018. Just Say Yes": "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 16 November 2009" (PDF) (1029). Australian Recording Industry Association. 5 December 2009: 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2009 . Retrieved 18 August 2014– via Pandora Archive. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)

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Lightbody lets loose". The Fly. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018 . Retrieved 10 September 2009. {{ cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link)