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After failing woefully to secure a global audience for pretty much a decade, Snow Patrol broke in to the mainstream with 2003’s Last Straw, a mega-selling album that showcased the band’s fondness for epic, melancholic rock and roll. The group experienced originally stuck nearer to the pop world, liberating quirky albums that required even more cues from Belle & Sebastian than Coldplay (to whom the music group would later attract many evaluations). Last Straw became a turning stage, nevertheless, paving just how for the achievement of 2006’s Eye Open — especially its world-wide hit solitary, “Chasing Vehicles” — along with the band’s potential function. Although originally from North Ireland, co-founders Gary Lightbody and Tag McClelland relocated to Scotland throughout their teenage years to wait college. While their studies at the University or college of Dundee in 1994, they started composing music under a number of different music group titles, including Shrug and Polar Carry. The duo ultimately used the Snow Patrol moniker and enlisted Jonny Quinn to try out drums in 1997. Twelve months later on, Snow Patrol authorized with Jeepster Information, a little label located in London, and released the debut work Tunes for Polar Bears. Snow Patrol’s target audience was modestly developing, as well as the trio relocated to Glasgow upon graduation. Their second full-length recording, When It’s AROUND We Still Need to Clear Up, premiered in Apr 2001. Jeepster fell the music group from its roster that same calendar year, nevertheless, prompting Lightbody to blow off vapor by developing the Reindeer Section, a Scottish supergroup offering associates of Mogwai and Belle & Sebastian. He also continuing writing music for Snow Patrol, including a appealing ballad entitled “Work.” After guitarist Nathan Connolly became a member of the group in 2002, Snow Patrol agreed upon a agreement with Fiction Information and began documenting a new record alongside manufacturer Chris Lord-Alge. With the energy ballad “Operate” portion as its lead one, Last Straw became the band’s discovery hit, rotating off four Best 40 singles within the U.K. and finally selling a lot more than four million copies world-wide. Regardless of the band’s developing achievement, founding member Tag McClelland remaining in March 2005, efficiently downgrading Snow Patrol to some trio made up of Lightbody, Quinn, and Connolly. Soon thereafter, previous Terra Diablo bass participant Paul Wilson and touring keyboardist Tom Simpson had been permanently put into the lineup, as well as the group honed its extended sound by starting shows within the Western calf of U2’s Vertigo Tour. Upon the tour’s conclusion, they returned towards the studio room and developed the slickly industrial Eyes Open, that was released world-wide in-may 2006. Twelve months later, with an effective run through THE UNITED STATES under their belt and an long lasting one, “Chasing Vehicles,” preserving their existence on the air, Eyes Open up was certified silver in america. It later increased to platinum position, getting the band’s most effective discharge in the us. Snow Patrol also became the very first U.K. rock and roll action in 13 years to break right into the very best Five from the Billboard singles graphs, a feat they searched for to revisit using the discharge of 2008’s 100 Mil Suns. Led with the one “GET BACK the town,” 100 Million Suns highlighted an focus on positive, intimate lyrics, a thing that Gary Lightbody acquired pointedly shunned before. The music group joined U2 on the highway once again, this time around playing stadiums in European countries and America through the summer months of 2009. Instead of record another record following the tour, nevertheless, they thought we would discharge the comprehensive Until now, a compilation spanning Snow Patrol’s 15-yr background. Lightbody and Simpson also teamed up to compile a combination recording, LateNightTales, which presented the band’s personal undertake INXS’ “New Feeling.” Lightbody accepted to a annoying episode of writer’s stop before getting into the group’s 6th studio room recording, 2011’s Fallen Empires.
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Soundtrack
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wimbledon | 2016 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru | 2016 | Documentary performer: "Run" | |
| Holy Hell | 2016 | Documentary performer: "Chasing Cars" | |
| Bates Motel | 2015 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Der Lehrer | 2015 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Just Before I Go | 2014 | performer: "Tell Me It's OK", "I Wear Your Heart On My Sleeve" | |
| Force | 2014 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Divergent | 2014 | performer: "I Won't Let You Go" | |
| Dancing on Ice | TV Series performer - 3 episodes, 2010 - 2014 writer - 1 episode, 2010 | ||
| The Office | 2013 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Divorce | 2013 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Vampire Diaries | 2013 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| I Give It a Year | 2013 | performer: "When Love Breaks Down" | |
| The Mistress | 2012/I | performer: "Chasing Cars" | |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2012 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Music Nuggets | 2012 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Grey's Anatomy | TV Series 1 episode, 2011 performer - 8 episodes, 2006 - 2012 writer - 2 episodes, 2006 - 2012 | ||
| No me la puc treure del cap | 2012 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Fina Estampa | 2011 | TV Series performer: "Called Out in the Dark" | |
| Hall Pass | 2011 | performer: "Just Say Yes" | |
| Just Go with It | 2011 | performer: "Chasing Cars" | |
| The World's Strictest Parents | 2010 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Killers | 2010 | performer: "Just Say Yes" | |
| De wereld draait door | 2010 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Last Song | 2010 | performer: "Shut Your Eyes" | |
| CSI: Miami | 2010 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| EastEnders | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2010 writer - 1 episode, 2010 | ||
| Cheryl Cole's Night In | 2009 | TV Movie performer: "Run" | |
| Being Erica | 2009 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2009 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Crashpoint - 90 Minuten bis zum Absturz | 2009 | TV Movie performer: "Crack the Shutters" - uncredited | |
| In Plain Sight | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2009 writer - 1 episode, 2009 | ||
| America's Got Talent | 2009 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Radio 1's Big Weekend | 2009 | TV Movie performer: "Chasing Cars" | |
| 90210 | 2009 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Klinik am Alex | 2009 | TV Series performer: "Crack The Shutters" | |
| Gossip Girl | 2008 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Gavin & Stacey | TV Series 1 episode, 2008 performer - 1 episode, 2007 | ||
| Fields of Fuel | 2008 | Documentary performer: "You're All I Have" 2005 | |
| The Jane Austen Book Club | 2007 | performer: "You're All I Have" | |
| The X Factor | 2004-2007 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| Anatomía Unplugged | 2007 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Chasing Cars" | |
| Britain's Got Talent | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Cold Case | 2005-2007 | TV Series performer - 3 episodes | |
| Spider-Man 3 | 2007 | performer: "Signal Fire" | |
| The Invisible | 2007 | performer: "Open Your Eyes", "You're All I Have" | |
| SingStar Pop | 2007 | Video Game performer: "Chasing Cars" | |
| Smallville | 2007 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Black Donnellys | 2007 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Nines | 2007 | performer: "The Finish Line" - as The Snow Patrol | |
| Torchwood | TV Series 1 episode, 2006 performer - 1 episode, 2006 | ||
| Wo ist Fred? | 2006 | performer: "Chasing Cars" | |
| ER | 2006 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Jericho | 2006 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Last Kiss | 2006 | performer: "Chocolate" | |
| The 4400 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2006 writer - 2 episodes, 2006 | ||
| One Tree Hill | 2004-2006 | TV Series performer - 5 episodes | |
| What About Brian | 2006 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Waterloo Road | 2006 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Loop | 2006 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Bones | 2006 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| American Pie Presents: Band Camp | 2005 | Video performer: "How To Be Dead" | |
| Rescue Me | 2005 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Boy Eats Girl | 2005 | performer: "Spitting Games" | |
| The Chumscrubber | 2005 | performer: "Run" | |
| Entourage | 2004 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Six Feet Under | 2004 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Later... With Jools Holland | 2004 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Camp | 2003 | performer: "On/Off" |
Composer
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Love, Money, Love | 2000 |
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| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2005-2012 | TV Series | Themselves - Musical Guest / Themselves |
| The Jonathan Ross Show | 2012 | TV Series | Themselves - Musical Guest |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2012 | TV Series | Themselves - Musical Guest |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2004-2012 | TV Series | Themselves - Musical Guest / Themselves |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | 2011 | TV Series | Themselves - Musical Guest |
| MTV Europe Music Awards 2011 | 2011 | TV Special | Themselves - Performer |
| The Graham Norton Show | 2011 | TV Series | Themselves - Musical Guest |
| Children in Need Rocks Manchester | 2011 | TV Movie | Themselves |
| Rock in Rio | 2011 | TV Series | Themselves - Performers |
| De wereld draait door | 2010 | TV Series | Themselves |
| Cheryl Cole's Night In | 2009 | TV Movie | Themselves |
| Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Themselves |
| Die ultimative Chartshow | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Themselves |
| Radio 1's Big Weekend | 2009 | TV Movie | Themselves |
| The Sunday Night Project | 2009 | TV Series | Themselves - Musical Guests |
| Taratata | 2009 | TV Series | Themselves |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2004-2008 | TV Series | Themselves - Musical Guest |
| Later... With Jools Holland | 2004-2008 | TV Series | Themselves |
| Hurricane Festival 2007 | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Live Earth | 2007 | TV Special documentary | Themselves |
| Saturday Night Live | 2007 | TV Series | Themselves - Musical Guest |
| Live from Abbey Road | 2007 | TV Series | Performer |
| Brit Awards 2007 | 2007 | TV Special | Themselves - Performers |
| The Album Chart Show | 2006 | TV Series | Themselves |
| 2006 Greatest Hits | 2006 | TV Movie | Themselves - Performers |
| 2006 American Music Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Themselves |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | 2006 | TV Series | Themselves |
| Top of the Pops | 2006 | TV Series | Themselves |
| Popworld | 2006 | TV Series | Themselves |
| AOL Sessions | 2006 | TV Series | |
| Vodafone TBA | 2006 | TV Series | Themselves |
| Live 8 | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Themselves |
| T in the Park | 2004 | TV Movie | Themselves |
| CD:UK | 2004 | TV Series | Themselves |
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music Nuggets | 2012 | TV Series | Themselves |
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