So many Irish rock bands and rock artists have dominated the music scene. There?s U2, of course. There?s also Sinéad O? Connor, The Cranberries, Damien Rice, and Ash. But the latest addition to this prominent list is none other than snow patrol the band.
Although based in Scotland, snow patrol is primarily from North Ireland. And the band has gone beyond exposure in mainland Europe. Its fame has stretched out into the US as well. The band was once prominent in the indie rock scene. But when a lot of their songs were featured in television hit series, such as Grey?s Anatomy, snow patrol moved from indie to major label status. But despite the snow patrol mania and the rampant features of snow patrol mp3 tracks and snow patrol lyrics, you?d be surprised to know that the band did have its off-seasons since they started out in 1994.
In late 1994, snow patrol the band was still known as Shrug. The founding members, Gary Lightbody and Mark McClelland, were mere students at the time. With the gigs at school and nearby pubs, the band changed its name from Shrug to Polar Bear. And in 1997, they released their first EP, Starfighter Pilot. But legality issues concerning their name forced the band to switch their name once again. This time, they chose Snow Patrol, and stuck with it. Their choice of name actually has a story to it. One Christmas, the band wanted to take a Christmas tree from Telluride, Colorado. A police chase then ensued, and the band had to hide inside a cave for 5 straight hours. Fortunately, they managed to escape arrest. Jonny Quinn, the band?s drummer, did catch pneumonia from that ordeal. Their next EP led to two full albums in 1998 and 2001.
But their 3rd album, Final Straw, turned the tables for snow patrol. Under the supervision of Polydor label, and hit tracks, such as snow patrol run, snow patrol chocolate, and snow patrol spitting games, the band could really do no wrong from that point in time. The carrier single for this album is snow patrol spitting games. The single became so popular that it was chosen to be on the MVP Baseball 2004 video game.
The second track, snow patrol run, is the song that single-handedly led to the band?s mainstream success. Many shows featured run snow patrol. These shows include Rescue Me and Cold Case. The recent movie, Talladega Nights, also featured snow patrol ? run.
The third track is chocolate snow patrol. The single version of snow patrol ? chocolate is actually a bit different from the version on the album. But both versions are huge hits in the market. The music video for chocolate snow patrol also garnered success for the band.
In 2006, the band released yet another massive success of an album, snow patrol eyes open. Off Eyes Open came the hits snow patrol chasing cars, snow patrol hands open, snow patrol you're all i have, and snow patrol open your eyes. snow patrol chasing cars in particular has wowed fans from all over the world. Being the 2nd single off their
2006 album, chasing cars snow patrol was released late July of 2006 in the UK. But when snow patrol - chasing cars was featured in the finale of Grey?s Anatomy?s 2nd season, the band received even more success. Not to mention the many fans humming to snow patrol chasing cars lyrics.
The chasing cars - snow patrol became one of the popular digital downloads both in the UK. And the snow patrol chasing cars mp3 did very well in the US as well. And because of such exposure, chasing cars by snow patrol has become the band?s highest-selling track of all time. By the end of 2006, snow patrol cars became the 14th highest-selling single for the year.
The snow patrol eyes open album became UK?s highest-selling album for 2006 as well. With sales reaching 1.5 million, it is very clear that the band exudes success, and will definitely be a mainstay in the industry.
