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Final Straw
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| Final Straw | ||
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| Studio album by Snow Patrol | ||
| Released | August 4, 2003 (UK) February 2, 2004 (UK re-release) May 30, 2004 (U.S.) |
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| Recorded | February 2003 at Britannia Row Studios | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 44:00 (w/o bonus tracks; 50:10 with) | |
| Label | Black Lion, Polydor UK, Fiction (UK) Interscope (U.S.) |
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| Producer(s) | Jacknife Lee | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Snow Patrol chronology | ||
| When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up (2001) |
Final Straw (2003) |
Live and Acoustic at Park Ave. (2005) |
Final Straw is the highly acclaimed third album by the indie rock group Snow Patrol, released in the United Kingdom in 2003 and in the United States in 2004. The album is notable for bringing the band their first mainstream success outside of their native countries of Northern Ireland and Scotland.
All lyrics were written by Gary Lightbody, all music by Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn.
The album was re-released in the UK in 2004 with two extra tracks, before being exported to the U.S. (without the bonus tracks). The album was also released on SACD and Dualdisc with 5.1 Surround mixes.
- "How to Be Dead" – 3:23
- "Wow" – 4:06
- "Gleaming Auction" – 2:06
- "Whatever's Left" – 2:41
- "Spitting Games" – 3:48
- "Chocolate" – 3:11
- "Run" – 5:57
- "Grazed Knees" – 2:56
- "Ways & Means" – 4:49
- "Tiny Little Fractures" – 2:28
- "Somewhere a Clock Is Ticking" – 4:34
- "Same" – 3:55
- "We Can Run Away Now They're All Dead and Gone" (UK re-release bonus track) – 3:15
- "Half the Fun" (UK re-release bonus track) – 2:54
- The name of the album appears as a lyric in the song "Chocolate".
| Title | Release date | UK | US* |
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| "Spitting Games" | 2003 | 23 | 39 |
| "Run" | 2003 | 5 | 15 |
| "Chocolate" | 2004 | 24 | 40 |
| Final Straw | 2003 | 3 | 91 |
| "How to Be Dead" | 2004 | 39 | - |
*US singles chart position refers to the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
| Snow Patrol |
| Gary Lightbody | Paul Wilson | Jonny Quinn | Nathan Connolly | Tom Simpson |
| Mark McClelland |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Songs for Polarbears | When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up | Final Straw | Eyes Open |
| Extended plays: | Starfighter Pilot | Live and Acoustic at Park Ave. |
| Singles: "Little Hide" | "One Hundred Things You Should Have Done in Bed" | "Velocity Girl/Absolute Gravity" | "Starfighter Pilot/Remixes" | "Ask Me How I Am" | "One Night Is Not Enough" | "Spitting Games" | "Run" | "Chocolate" | "How to Be Dead" | "You're All I Have" | "Hands Open" | "Chasing Cars" | "Set the Fire to the Third Bar" | "Open Your Eyes" |