SNOW PATROL UP TO NOW

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1 CHOCOLATE 2 CHASING CARS 3 CRACK THE SHUTTERS 4  SET THE FIRE TO THE THIRD BAR (FEATURING MARTHA WAINWRIGHT) 5 CRAZY IN LOVE 6 JUST SAY YES 7 BATTEN DOWN THE HATCH 8 YOURE ALL I HAVE 9 HANDS OPEN 10 CARTWHEELS 11 THE PLANETS BEND BETWEEN US 12 ASK ME HOW I AM 13 ON/OFF 14 MAKING ENEMIES 15  RUN (MENCAP LITTLE NOISE SESSIONS, LIVE AT THE UNIONCHAPEL)

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1 TAKE BACK THE CITY 2 SHUT YOUR EYES 3  AN OLIVE GROVE FACING THE SEA (2009 VERSION) 4 RUN 5 GIVE ME STRENGTH 6 SIGNAL FIRE 7 SPITTING GAMES 8 OPEN YOUR EYES 9 DARK ROMAN WINE 10 FIFTEEN MINUTES OLD 11 YOU ARE MY JOY 12 THE GOLDEN FLOOR 13 STARFIGHTER PILOT 14 PPP 15  CHASING CARS (MENCAP LITTLENOISE SESSIONS, LIVE AT THE UNIONCHAPEL)

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Hows your band going? Hows Snow Patrol? says Vince. He looks a little stoned but then he always has that lovely blissness to him so I cant be sure. His lilting Scots brogue and delicate clumsiness always puts me at ease. His memory though seems to invent its own story and Vince, being at the behest of his own mind, says it like he means it. So when he says, Hows Snow Patrol Im only a little confused. Im not surprised anyway. Er Vince mate were called Polar Bear. Oh he says as if it wont stop him from always thinking of us in his own way. And that was the start of it. For real. Vince had his way. I didnt want him to have to remember a whole other two words. Its best for everyone this way. Snow Patrol then.

We laugh about it now. To be honest most of what we do is wrapped in laughter and Tom sparks itmore than most. Also to have learned the piano in the time he did is nothing short of a miracle.

Thompsons Garage, Belfast, 1997, or thereabouts. Wednished another painful set of me strumming ineptly on my 50 quid guitar/piece of shit and staring into the ground so intently it may have looked to thecasual observer (and there werent many) that Iwas actually trying to bore my way into the basement to escape. In the early days I did not smile. I did not move. I did not have fun up there. I was terried. My face was a ball of re. Embarrassed by my loudness. Our loudness I should say because I was embarrassed enough for all of us. However, the main band following us (the incredible Disraeli Gears also featuring Paul Archer, brother to Iain and friend forever) included a drummer that hit the snare as if he was mad at it. Jonny Quinn he called himself when we spoke later. Id go from that room to the rest of the world with the man. From then to now and far beyond I dare to hope. The calm yin to my wild yang. There has to be both or there is nothing.

Kidnapped. We loved him so much we stole him. Himwith his guitar low-slung and hung on him like his hero Strummer. He wears it higher now. At his own height for the man hes become to plant his feetand surprise us all with a wailing wall of crushing noise or a delicate tapped wine glass of a note that nds its way to a warmth-trigger in the depths of you. From kidnap tonow though its been a journey alright. Before Nathan came along we struggled like hell to keep our heads above the water. When he joined something changed. He probably doesnt realise it himself but he helped immeasurably galvanise this band of ricocheting ideas and has an attention to detail I never could nd in myself that helped solve the puzzle of what we were and what we wanted from music and for music. Hes way too handsome though.

hugs and rst sip of whiskey thaw the blood back to liquid in their veins. There is a radio on but right now no one pays it much mind. Number twenty something in the charts it seems and a record is played that is talked and over, not out of rudeness but because we are all here for a reason. For the last decade the band has lived in theshadows. Very few records sold. Sleeping in vans and on oors. Tasting the ego-pummelling bitter pill of being dropped. Tonight, maybe this whole last month, something has changed. Over the next hour random words and songs are heard from the deant radio begging to be heard until we comply. This weeks highest new entry in at number ve Snow Patrol with Run. There is cheering and hugging and some tears. The last ten years seem to disappear. There is only now with these wonderful friends that stuck by us through it all. There is only now, oh and the future.

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In that future we are seeing the world. Thanks to all of you that is. To everyone who stuck with us through all this, thank you. It was and still is a blast. Without you all there is only shouting into the void. So much love. Gary. x

Drouthy Neebors (it means thirsty friends in Gaelic). Downstairs. Nightshift. I worked for a long time in the pub across the road from my house in Dundee to supplement my student loan, which was generally spent on music and things to drink whilst listening to music. Ineeded a job. I got one there. Behind the bar instead of in front of it. Less damage could be done. Youd think. Anyway. Id met a guy a few weeks before. A DJ of some repute in Dundee. Lets call him Nick Decosemo because that is his name. Him and his DJ partner were minor legends in the town and I was excited to meet his other half. This night. This night downstairs in that stupid pub I ended up being red from (Another story. A good story too) in walks the legend himself. He asks for a pint and I duly get him one, for twas my job. Upon delivery of said pint I say Hello Tom? Tom Simpson? Im a friend of Nicks. With this Tom raises his eyebrows as if to say Yeah? And? and he takes a seat in the corner with his pals. Who would know it was to be the start of a great love story?

Theres a guy hanging upside down from the ceilingplaying the guitar! My mate Fraser had run down the King Tuts stairs to tell me this as I played pool. Bullshit! I said but thought better than to not believe Fraser (a man not prone to bullshitting) so off I followed him upstairs. Sure enough, there he hung playing a pretty complicated guitar solo swinging the wrong way up (whatever your profession upside down is pretty much always the wrong way up) from a lighting xture inthe very low King Tuts roof. When I say very low Im not taking away from this crazy guitarists feat of acrobatics, he would still mess his face up pretty bad if he fell, but Ihave nearly knocked myself out a few times jumping up and down on that stage. Still swinging he was though and I, like many of the pretty rammed Tuts punters, waited to see what happened next. Thedismount when it came passed without incident but the madness continued unabated. Jumping off amps and speakers (as it turned out later actually hurting himself quite badly on a few occasions but soldiering on heroically nonetheless) until a frantic end of blurring arms and legs I thought would result in the formation of a black hole. The band was TerraDiablo and the man was of course Paul PabloWilson. Then there were ve.

Theres a thrum about the place. The cold Scottish winter night outside has given the room and the fty good people in it that particular extra winter warmth only a formidable Celtic evening can. More people shudder through the front door shaking out the cold and letting the friendly

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Chocolate Lyrics by Lightbody. Music by Connolly, Lightbody, McClelland, Quinn. Published by Universal Music Publishing BLLimited. Produced by Jacknife Lee. Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge. Engineered by Dan Swift. Assisted by Jeff McLaughlin. Recorded at Britannia Row Studios. P2003 Polydor Ltd (UK).

* Chasing Cars

Just Say Yes Written by Lightbody and Jacknife Lee. Published by Universal Music Publishing BL Limited and Chrysalis Publishing Ltd. Produced by Jacknife Lee. Recorded by Sam Bell. Recorded at The Garage, Kent, July 09. Keys and Programming: Jacknife Lee. Mixed by Serban Ghenea. Mastered by John Davis at Metropolis. P2009Polydor Ltd (UK).

Lyrics by Lightbody. Music by Connolly, Lightbody, Simpson, Quinn,Wilson. Published by Universal Music Publishing BL Limited. Produced by Jacknife Lee. Engineered by Tom McFall. Additional Engineering by Sam Bell. Assisted by Stefano Soffia and Simon Wakeling. Keys and Programming by Jacknife Lee. Mixed by Cenzo Townshend. Assistant Mix Engineer: Owen Skinner. Recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios, Ireland, ParkgateStudios and The Garage, Kent. Mixed at Olympic Studios, London. P 2006 Polydor Ltd (UK).

* Batten Down The Hatch

* Crack The Shutters

Written by Lightbody, McClelland and Quinn. Published by Sony Music/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. Produced by Mark McClelland, Gary Lightbody, TonyDoogan and Michael Brennan Jnr at CaVa, Glasgow and SubStation, Cowdenbeath. Recorded by Tony Doogan and Michael Brennan Jnr atCaVa, Glasgow and Substation, Cowdenbeath. Mixed by Michael Brennan Jnr. P2006Jeepster Recordings Ltd. Licensed courtesy of Jeepster Recordings Ltd (www.jeepster.co.uk) taken from the Album WhenIts All Over We Have to Clear Up.

Ask Me How I Am Written by Lightbody, McClelland and Quinn. Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK Ltd. Produced by Mark McClelland, Gary Lightbody, TonyDoogan and Michael Brennan Jnr at CaVa, Glasgow and SubStation,Cowdenbeath. Recorded by Tony Doogan and Michael Brennan Jnr atCaVa, Glasgow and Substation, Cowdenbeath. Mixed by Michael Brennan Jnr. P2006Jeepster Recordings Ltd. Licensed courtesy of Jeepster Recordings Ltd (www.jeepster.co.uk) taken from the Album WhenIts All Over We Have to Clear Up.

* On/Off

Lyrics by Lightbody. Music by Connolly, Lightbody, Simpson, Quinn,Wilson. Published by Universal Music Publishing BLLimited. Produced by Jacknife Lee. Recorded by Tom McFall. Additional Engineering and Editing by Sam Bell. Assistant Recording Engineers: Owen Lewis and KarenKelleher (Grouse Lodge Studios) and TilmannIlse (Hansa Platz Tonstudio). Keys and Programming by Jacknife Lee. Mixed by Cenzo Townshend. Assisted by Neil Comber. Recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios, Ireland, Hansa Tonstudio and Hansaplatz, Germany andTheGarage, Kent. Mixed at Olympic Studios, London. P 2008 Polydor Ltd (UK).

* Youre All I Have

Lyrics by Lightbody. Music by Lightbody, Connolly, Simpson, Quinn,Wilson. Published by Universal Music Publishing BL Limited. Produced by Jacknife Lee. Engineered by Tom McFall. Additional Engineering by Sam Bell. Assisted by Stefano Soffia and Simon Wakeling. Programming by Jacknife Lee. Mixed by Cenzo Townshend. Assistant Mix Engineer: Owen Skinner. Recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios, Ireland andParkgate Studios. Mixed at Olympic Studios, London. P2006Polydor Ltd (UK).

Written by Lightbody, McClelland and Quinn. Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK Ltd. Produced byMark McClelland, Gary Lightbody and MichaelBrennan Jnr at SubStation, Cowdenbeath. Recorded by Michael Brennan Jnr at SubStation, Cowdenbeath. Engineered by Chris McConville. Mixed by Michael Brennan Jnr. P2000JeepsterRecordings Ltd. Licensed courtesy of Jeepster Recordings Ltd (www.jeepster.co.uk) taken from the Album When Its All Over WeHave to Clear Up.

* Making Enemies

* Set The Fire To The Third Bar

* Hands Open

(featuring Martha Wainwright) Lyrics by Lightbody. Music by Connolly, Lightbody, Simpson, Quinn,Wilson. Published by Universal Music Publishing BL Limited. Produced by Jacknife Lee. Engineered by Tom McFall. Additional Engineering by Sam Bell. Assisted by Stefano Soffia. Keys and Programming by Jacknife Lee. Recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios, Ireland andTheApollo. Mixed at The Garage, Kent. Martha Wainwright appears courtesy of Drowned InSound, Maple, Rounder, Shock, V2. P2006Polydor Ltd (UK).

Lyrics by Lightbody. Music by Connolly, Lightbody, Simpson, Quinn,Wilson. Published by Universal Music Publishing BL Limited. Produced by JacknifeLee. Engineered by Tom McFall. Additional Engineering by Sam Bell. Assisted by Stefano Soffia and Simon Wakeling. Programming by Jacknife Lee. Mixed by Cenzo Townshend. Assistant Mix Engineer: Owen Skinner.Recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios, Ireland, ParkgateStudios and The Arches Mixed atOlympic Studios, London. P2006 Polydor Ltd (UK).

Written by Lightbody, McClelland, Quinn. Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK Ltd. Produced by Mark McClelland, Gary Lightbody, TonyDoogan and Michael Brennan Jnr at CaVa, Glasgow and SubStation, Cowdenbeath. Recorded by Tony Doogan and Michael Brennan Jnr atCaVa, Glasgow and Substation, Cowdenbeath. Mixed by Michael Brennan Jnr. P2006Jeepster Recordings Ltd. Licensed courtesy of Jeepster Recordings Ltd (www.jeepster.co.uk) taken from the Album WhenIts All Over We Have to Clear Up.

* Run (MENCAP LITTLE NOISE SESSIONS,

LIVE AT THE UNION CHAPEL) Lyrics by Lightbody. Music by Connolly, Lightbody, McClelland, Quinn,Archer. Published by Copyright Control/Universal Music Publishing BL Limited. Strings and Woodwind arranged by James Banbury. P2003Polydor Ltd (UK).

* Cartwheels

* Take Back The City

* Crazy In Love

Written by Beyonc Knowles, Rich Harrison, ShawnCarter and Eugene Booker Record. Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd/ Intersong Music Ltd./P and P Songs Ltd/ Warner Chappell North America. Released by arrangement with BBC Music. Recorded for BBC Radio 1s Zane Lowe Show at Radio 1 Studios. BBC 2003. FirstTransmitted: 30/07/2003. Producer:MitiAdhikari. P2009 BBC.

Written by Lightbody. Published by PIAS Recordings. Produced by Tony Doogan and Gary Lightbody. Mixed by Tony Doogan. P2002 Bright Star Recordings.

* The Planets Bend Between Us

Lyrics by Lightbody. Music by Connolly, Lightbody, Simpson, Quinn,Wilson. Published by Universal Music Publishing BL Limited. Produced by Jacknife Lee. Engineered by Tom McFall. Editing and Additional Engineering by Sam Bell. Programming by Jacknife Lee. Mixed by Cenzo Townshend. Recorded at State Of The Arc, London. Mixed at Metropolis Studios, London. P2008PolydorLtd(UK).

Lyrics by Lightbody. Music by Connolly, Lightbody, Simpson, Quinn,Wilson. Published by Universal Music Publishing BL Limited. Produced by Jacknife Lee. Recorded by Tom McFall. Additional Engineering and Editing by Sam Bell. Assistant Recording Engineers: Owen Lewis and KarenKelleher (Grouse Lodge Studios) and Tilmann Ilse (Hansa Tonstudio and Hansaplatz). Keys and Programming by Jacknife Lee. Mixed by Cenzo Townshend. Assisted by Dave Emery. Recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios, Ireland and HansaTonstudio and Hansaplatz, Germany. Mixed at Olympic Studios, London. P 2008 Polydor Ltd (UK).

Shut Your Eyes Lyrics by Lightbody. Music by Connolly, Lightbody, Simpson, Quinn,Wilson. Published by Universal Music Publishing BL Limited. Produced and Mixed by Jacknife Lee. Engineered by Tom McFall. Additional Engineering by Sam Bell. Assisted by Stefano Soffia. Keys and Programming by Jacknife Lee. Choir recorded by Tom McFall. Choir recorded at The Arches, Glasgow. Recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios, Ireland and TheArches. Mixed at The Garage, Kent. P2006PolydorLtd (UK).

Spitting Games Lyrics by Lightbody. Music by Connolly, Lightbody, McClelland, Quinn. Published by Universal Music Publishing BL Limited. Produced by Jacknife Lee. Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge. Engineered by Dan Swift. Assisted by Jeff McLaughlin. Recorded at Britannia Row Studios. P2003 Polydor Ltd (UK).

* Open Your Eyes

* An Olive Grove Facing The Sea

* Run

(2009 Version) Lyrics by Lightbody. Music by Lightbody, McClelland, Quinn. Published by Sony/ ATV Music Publishing UK Ltd. Produced and Mixed byJacknife Lee. Recorded by SamBell. Recordedat The Garage, Kent, July 09. P2009Polydor Ltd (UK).

Lyrics by Lightbody. Music by Connolly, Lightbody, McClelland, Quinn,Archer. Published by Copyright Control/Universal Music Publishing BL Limited. Produced by Jacknife Lee. Mixed by Chris LordAlge. Engineered by Dan Swift. Assisted by Jeff McLaughlin. Strings arranged by James Banbury. P2003 Polydor Ltd (UK).

Lyrics by Lightbody. Music by Connolly, Lightbody, Simpson, Quinn,Wilson. Published by Universal Music Publishing BL Limited. Produced by JacknifeLee. Engineered by Tom McFall. Additional Engineering by Sam Bell. Assisted by Stefano Soffia. Keys and Programming by JacknifeLee. Mixed by Cenzo Townshend. Assistant Mix Engineer: Owen Skinner. Choir recorded by Tom McFall. Choir recorded at TheArches, Glasgow. Strings arranged by James Banbury. Strings Recorded by Steve Pryce. Recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios, Ireland andParkgate Studios. Strings recorded at AngelStudios, London. Mixed at Olympic Studios, London. Ken Stringfellow appears courtesy of Rykodisc. P2006PolydorLtd(UK).

The Golden Floor Lyrics by Lightbody. Music by Connolly, Lightbody, Simpson, Quinn,Wilson. Published by Universal Music Publishing BL Limited. Produced and Mixed by Jacknife Lee. Recorded by Tom McFall. Additional Engineering and Editing by Sam Bell. Assistant Recording Engineers: Owen Lewis and KarenKelleher (Grouse Lodge Studios) and TilmannIlse (Hansa Platz Tonstudio). Keys and Programming by Jacknife Lee. Recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios, Ireland and HansaTonstudio and Hansaplatz, Germany. Mixed at The Garage, Kent. P2008 Polydor Ltd (UK).

* Starfighter Pilot

Words and Music by Lightbody. Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK Ltd. Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Jamie Watson atChamber Studios, Edinburgh. P1998Jeepster Recordings Ltd. Licensed courtesy of Jeepster Recordings Ltd (www.jeepster.co.uk) taken from the Album SongsFor Polarbears.

* PPP

* Dark Roman Wine

* Give Me Strength

Written by Lightbody. Published by Universal Music Publishing BL Limited. Recorded, Produced and Mixed by Jacknife Lee. Recorded in The Hills, Malibu, CA. Engineered by Sam Bell. Strings arranged by Eric Gorfain. Strings recorded by Vanessa Parr at The Village Recorder, Santa Monica. Assistant at The Village: Chris Owens. P2009 Polydor Ltd (UK).

Written by Lightbody. Published by Universal Music Publishing BL Limited. Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Jacknife Lee at TheGarage, Kent, July 09. Strings arranged by Eric Gorfain. Brass Arranged by Jacknife Lee and Eric Gorfain. Brass and Strings recorded by Vanessa Parr at TheVillage Recorder, Santa Monica. Assistant at The Village: Chris Owens. P2009PolydorLtd(UK).

* Chasing Cars (MENCAP LITTLE NOISE

Written by Lee James Potter. Published by Skint Music Publishing/Sony Music Publishing. Produced by Snow Patrol. Mixed by Snow Patrol. Engineered by Michael Bannister. P2003 Polydor Ltd (UK).

* Fifteen Minutes Old

SESSIONS, LIVE AT THE UNION CHAPEL) Lyrics by Lightbody. Music by Connolly, Lightbody, Simpson, Quinn,Wilson. Published by Universal Music Publishing BL Limited. Strings and Woodwind arranged by James Banbury. Recorded and Mixed by AndyScade. P2006Polydor Ltd (UK).

* Signal Fire

Written by Lightbody. Music by Connolly, Lightbody,Simpson, Quinn,Wilson. Published by Universal Music Publishing BL Limited. Produced by Jacknife Lee. Engineered by Jon Gray, Jacknife Lee, Sam Bell, RyanCastle and Greg Fidelman. Extra vocal and guitar session producedby DaveSardy Assisted by Dani Castelar and CameronBarton. Editing by Sam Bell and Andy Brohard. Strings arranged by James Banbury. Strings engineered byStephen Price. Strings contracted by Hilary Skewes, BuickProductions Ltd. Mixedby Cenzo Townshend. Mix Assistant: Neil Comber. Recordedat The Garage, Kent and Grouse Lodge, Ireland and Hillside Manor, Los Angeles. Strings recorded at Angel, London. Mixed at Olympic Studios, London. Edited by Nigel Walton at The Edit Suite, London. P2007PolydorLtd(UK).

Written by Lightbody, McClelland, Quinn. Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK Ltd. Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Jamie Watson atChamber Studios, Edinburgh. P1998 Jeepster Recordings Ltd. Licensed courtesy of Jeepster Recordings Ltd (www.jeepster.co.uk) taken from the Album SongsFor Polarbears.

* Snowake photography: Rick Guest.

Band photography: Bradley Quinn. Logo Design: Dan Kauffman. Design and Art Direction: Studio Fury.

* Thank you to everyone whos helped

* You Are My Joy

us over these last fifteen years. You know who you are. Welove you all. X. exclusive license to Geffen Records in the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Lyrics by Lightbody. Music by Lightbody/The Reindeer Section. Published by Universal Music Publishing BL Limited Copyright Control. Produced by Tony Doogan and Gary Lightbody. Mixed by Tony Doogan. P2002Bright Star Recordings.

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