Ask Me How I Am

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"Ask Me How I Am"
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Single by Snow Patrol
from the album When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up
Released20 November 2000
Studio Substation, CaVa, The Stables, Rage
Length2:36
Label Jeepster
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Michael Brennan Jr.
  • Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol singles chronology
"Starfighter Pilot"
(1998)
"Ask Me How I Am"
(2000)
"One Night Is Not Enough"
(2001)

"Ask Me How I Am" is the fifth single released by Northern Irish indie rock band Snow Patrol, [1] and the first to come from their second album, When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up . It was released on 20 November 2000 under the Jeepster record label [2] and reached number 96 on the UK Singles Chart. The News Letter described the song's beat as funky. [3]

Contents

Music video

The music video for the song was warmly received by Hot Press , who called it "top-class". Reviewer Rory Cobbe wrote that the video was "clever" and the twist at the end "lovely". It further wrote that it was proof that a good idea can beat a "million pounds' worth of effects". [4]

Track listing

  1. "Ask Me How I Am" – 2:36
  2. "In Command of Cars" – 4:01
  3. "Talk to the Trees" – 1:57

Charts

Chart performance for "Ask Me How I Am"
Chart (2000)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [6] 74
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 96
UK Indie (OCC) [8] 25

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