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Snow Patrol is a Scottish-Northern Irish alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Dundee, Scotland. The band consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Gary Lightbody, lead guitarist Nathan Connolly, bassist Paul Wilson, drummer Jonny Quinn and keyboardist Tom Simpson. They have released five studio albums to date, which have been released either by the Jeepster or Fiction/Interscope labels. [1] They have sold more than thirteen million albums worldwide. [2]
Snow Patrol first received the Phil Lynott Best New Band award in 1999 at the Hot Press Awards. They also received one Ivor Novello Album Award for their third album Final Straw in 2005. The band has received seven BMI Awards, two for the song "Run" in 2005: "College Song of the Year" and "BMI Pop Award". The other awards were for the songs "Chasing Cars" and "Hands Open", each winning a BMI Pop Award (twice for Chasing Cars, in 2007 and 2008) and for being performed a combined one million times in the United States in 2007. The band has been particularly successful at the Meteor Music Awards, winning six awards from total seven nominations. These awards were for "Best Irish Band" and "Best Irish Album", in 2005 and 2007, "Best Live Performance", in 2007, and "Most Downloaded Song" for "Chasing Cars", in 2007. They have also received five IFPI Platinum Europe Awards; two for the album Final Straw, in 2004 and 2008 for crossing the two million sales mark in Europe; and the others for the album Eyes Open , in 2006, 2007 and 2009, for crossing the three million sales mark in Europe. Overall, Snow Patrol has received 25 awards from 51 nominations.
The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. Snow Patrol has received six nominations. [3] [4] [5]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2005 | Snow Patrol | Best British Group | Nominated |
Best British Rock Act | Nominated | ||
Final Straw | Best British Album | Nominated | |
2007 | Snow Patrol | Best British Group | Nominated |
Eyes Open | Best British Album | Nominated | |
"Chasing Cars" | Best British Single | Nominated |
The BMI Awards are the Broadcast Music Incorporated's annual music awards. Snow Patrol has received seven awards from seven nominations. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2005 | "Run" | BMI College Song of the Year | Won |
BMI Pop Award | Won | ||
2007 | "Chasing Cars" | One Million US Performances | Won |
BMI Pop Award | Won | ||
"Hands Open" | One Million US Performances | Won | |
BMI Pop Award | Won | ||
2008 | "Chasing Cars" | BMI Pop Award | Won |
The Choice Music Prize is awarded to albums which best sum up the year in Irish music. The award doesn't take in airplay as a criterion, and is awarded solely on the basis of artistic merit. [11] The award is the Irish equivalent of the UK's Mercury Music Prize. Snow Patrol has received one nomination. [12]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2006 | Eyes Open | Album of the Year | Nominated |
The Echo Awards is a German music award event which is held annually. Each year's winner is determined by the previous year's sales, Snow Patrol has received three nominations.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2007 | Snow Patrol | International Newcomer of the Year | Nominated |
2008 | Snow Patrol | International Group of the Year | Nominated |
2012 | Snow Patrol | International Rock/Pop Group | Nominated |
The Grammy Awards are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. Snow Patrol has received one nomination. [13]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2007 | "Chasing Cars" | Best Rock Song | Nominated |
The Hot Press Awards are annually hosted by the Irish magazine Hot Press. Snow Patrol has received two awards from three nominations. [14] [15] [16]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1999 | Snow Patrol | Phil Lynott Award for Best New Band | Won |
2002 | When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up | Best Irish Album | Nominated |
2009 | Snow Patrol | Irish Band of the Decade | Won |
The IFPI Platinum Europe Award is an award given by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry to artists that have sold one million copies of an album in Europe. [17] Snow Patrol has received five awards. [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2004 | Final Straw | One Million European Sales | Won |
2006 | Eyes Open | One Million European Sales | Won |
2007 | Eyes Open | Two Million European Sales | Won |
2008 | Final Straw | Two Million European Sales | Won |
2009 | Eyes Open | Three Million European Sales | Won |
The International Dance Music Awards are annual music awards held at the Winter Music Conference. Snow Patrol has received one nomination. [23]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2007 | "Chasing Cars" | Best Alternative/Rock Dance Track | Nominated |
The Ivor Novello Awards are presented annually by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) for excellence in songwriting and composing. Snow Patrol has received one awards from one nomination. [24]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2005 | Final Straw | Ivor Novello Album Award | Won |
The NME Awards are the annual music awards given out by the New Musical Express. Snow Patrol has received one nomination. [25]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2005 | Snow Patrol | Best British Band | Nominated |
The Mercury Prize is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland. The award is the UK equivalent of Ireland's Choice Music Prize. [12] Snow Patrol has received one nomination. [26]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2004 | Final Straw | Best Album | Nominated |
The Meteor Music Awards are the national music awards of Ireland. Snow Patrol has received seven awards from been ten nominations. [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2004 | Snow Patrol | Best Irish Band | Nominated |
2005 | Snow Patrol | Best Irish Band | Won |
Final Straw | Best Irish Album | Won | |
2007 | Snow Patrol | Best Irish Band | Won |
Snow Patrol | Best Live Performance | Won | |
Eyes Open | Best Irish Album | Won | |
"Chasing Cars" | Most Downloaded Song | Won | |
2010 | Snow Patrol | Best Irish Band | Won |
Snow Patrol | Best Irish Live Performance | Nominated | |
Up to Now | Best Irish Album | Nominated |
The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) are annual music awards to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Snow Patrol has received one nomination.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2012 | Snow Patrol | Best World Stage Performance | Nominated |
The MTV Video Music Awards Japan are annual music awards organised by MTV Japan. Snow Patrol has received one nomination. [32]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2008 | "Signal Fire" | Best Video from a Film | Nominated |
The Q Awards are the UK's annual music awards run by the music magazine Q . Snow Patrol has received one award from four nominations. [33] [34]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2004 | Snow Patrol | Best New Act | Nominated |
2006 | Eyes Open | Best Album | Nominated |
"Chasing Cars" | Best Track | Nominated | |
2011 | "Chasing Cars" | Classic Song | Won |
The "O2 Silver Clef Lunch" is annually held in aid of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Charity. The event features the Silver Clef Awards. [35] Snow Patrol has received one award from one nomination. [35]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2007 | Snow Patrol | Best British Group | Won |
The TEC Awards are annually awarded to recognise achievements of audio professionals. They honour the individuals, companies and technical innovations behind the sound of recordings, films, TV shows and live performances. [36] Snow Patrol has received one nomination. [37]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2007 | "Chasing Cars" | Record Production/Single or Track | Nominated |
The UK Festival Awards is an annual event of UK festival scene which allows festival-goers to set the continuing standard. [38] Snow Patrol has received one award from three nominations. [39] [40]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2007 | Snow Patrol | Most Memorable Moment | Won |
2009 | Snow Patrol | Best Headliner – Radio 1's Big Weekend | Nominated |
Best Headliner – V Festival | Nominated |
In June 2010 the band were commemorated with a Heritage Award by PRS for Music. A plaque was erected on the Duke of York pub in Belfast where the band performed their first gig. The band was only the sixth to receive the award along with the likes of Blur and Elton John. With all the members turning out, they later performed a live set to a small crowd of around 30 people. Quinn described the award as an "honour", and said the plaque meant more to him than other awards that they have received along the way. [41]
Snow Patrol are a rock band formed in 1994 in Dundee, Scotland. The band consists of Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, and Johnny McDaid ; Lightbody is the band's sole remaining original member.
When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up is the second album by the Scottish-Northern Irish indie rock band Snow Patrol, released on 24 April 2001 in the UK and 5 March in the US.
Eyes Open is the fourth studio album by Northern Irish-Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol. Produced by Jacknife Lee, it was released in the UK on 1 May 2006, and 9 May 2006 in the US. It was the band's first album without bassist Mark McClelland and the first to feature bassist Paul Wilson and keyboardist Tom Simpson. Recording for the album took place between October and December 2005 at Grouse Lodge Studios in Ireland, The Garage in Kent, and The Garden and Angel Recording Studios, both in London.
James Gregory Scheffer, known professionally as Jim Jonsin, is an American record producer from South Florida. He has produced for numerous musical artists, including Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, Usher, Lil Wayne, Kid Cudi, Eminem, Pitbull, Yelawolf, Nelly, Mary J. Blige, Wiz Khalifa, Danity Kane and Jamie Foxx, among others. He won a Grammy Award for his work on Lil Wayne's 2008 single "Lollipop," and received a nomination for Best Rap Album for his work on "Whatever You Like" by T.I. that same year. Furthermore, both songs peaked the Billboard Hot 100.
"Signal Fire" is a song from Irish alternative rock band Snow Patrol, appearing on the soundtrack of the film Spider-Man 3, released on 24 April, 30 April, 2 May and 14 May 2007, depending on the region. It was the only single released from the soundtrack. It was recorded at Grouse Lodge and was produced by long-time Snow Patrol producer Jacknife Lee. The song was also initially offered to Shrek the Third.
"Chasing Pavements" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele for her debut studio album, 19 (2008). Written by Adele with her producer Francis "Eg" White, the song was released as the second single from the album on 14 January 2008. Its lyrics describe questioning whether or not to keep chasing something that is not going anywhere. Adele was inspired to write the song after a public argument and subsequent break up with an older man.
The discography of Snow Patrol, an alternative rock band from Northern Ireland and based in Dundee, Scotland, consists of seven studio albums, thirty-one 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. They released an extended play (EP) titled The Yogurt vs. Yogurt Debate. Morrison left in 1995, and the band changed their name to Polarbear. Under this name they released their other EP, Starfighter Pilot, on the Electric Honey label. Drummer Jonny Quinn joined in 1997 and the band signed to Jeepster Records the same year. They then underwent their final name change to Snow Patrol. The band's first two studio albums: Songs for Polarbears and When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up were released in 1998 and 2001 respectively, but failed to do well commercially. Subsequently, the band was dropped by the label.
A Hundred Million Suns is the fifth album by Scottish-Northern Irish alternative rock band Snow Patrol. The album was written by Snow Patrol and was produced by longtime producer Jacknife Lee, who has previously produced albums for Bloc Party, R.E.M., and U2. The songs were recorded through the summer of 2008 in Hansa Studios in Berlin and Grouse Lodge Studios in Ireland. The album was released in Ireland on 24 October 2008, on 25 October in Australia, on 27 October in the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe and in the US on 28 October.
"Chasing Cars" is a song by Northern Irish-Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol. It was released as the second single from their fourth studio album, Eyes Open (2006). It was released on 6 June 2006, in the United States and 24 July 2006, in the United Kingdom. The song gained significant popularity in the US after being featured in the second season finale of the medical drama Grey's Anatomy, which aired on 15 May 2006.
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"Just Say Yes" is a song by Northern Irish alternative rock band Snow Patrol, released as the single to follow "The Planets Bend Between Us" in October–November 2009, depending on the region. The song, produced by Jacknife Lee, is one of the three new songs, and the lead single from the compilation Up to Now. The lyrics were written by Gary Lightbody and the music was composed by Snow Patrol. "Just Say Yes" has its origins as a song written for pop singer Gwen Stefani, who rejected it. Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls was then given permission by Lightbody to record it for her solo debut album, which was later shelved.