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Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album and second compilation album by Northern Irish–Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol, released on 14 May 2013 through Polydor Records. Unlike their previous compilation album, Up to Now (2009), the album does not contain any tracks from before the release of Final Straw (2003). [3] [4]
The discography of Snow Patrol, an alternative rock band, consists of eight studio albums, thirty-two singles, eight extended plays, three compilation albums and one live DVD. Snow Patrol was formed in 1994 by Gary Lightbody, Michael Morrison and Mark McClelland under the name Shrug.
Snow Patrol's debut album, Songs for Polarbears, was released in 1998 after the band had moved to Glasgow, [13] where Lightbody was working at the Nice n Sleazy's Bar in Sauchiehall Street. [14] The album was a critical success but did not make a commercial impact. [ 12 ]
Eyes Open is the fourth studio album by Northern Irish–Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol, released on 28 April 2006 in Ireland, 1 May in the United Kingdom, and 9 May in the United States. It is their first album without bassist Mark McClelland and their first to feature bassist Paul Wilson and keyboardist Tom Simpson .
Songs for Polarbears is the debut studio album by Northern Irish–Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol, released on 31 August 1998 in the United Kingdom and 12 October in the United States. [7] The album charted at #143 in the UK and did not sell well upon its initial release. However, its re-release eventually went Gold in the UK.
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He found the new song "Give Me Strength" as one of the best songs the band has written in years. [35] The Border Mail gave it 4 out of 5 and found the set "expansive". [36] Drowned in Sound called "An Olive Grove Facing the Sea" a classic and named it the song to be played to Snow Patrol detractors. [37] Stuff.co.nz gave it 4 stars out of 5.
The song is Snow Patrol's biggest-selling single to date, ending 2006 as that year's 14th best-selling single in the UK. [4] It was the last song performed live on the BBC's Top of the Pops that year. [5] Released in the post-Britpop period, the song peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [6] [7]