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, Fiction (UK) Interscope (U.S.) |
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| Producer | Jacknife Lee | ||||
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Final Straw is the highly acclaimed third album by 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.
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.
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[edit] Reception
"Snow Patrol's third album Final Straw is their first on new label Polydor. The most telling sign that the band is now with a bigger label is the clear way they are being marketed. Their single "Run", an angst-ridden guitar ballad, has received a massive amount of airplay. Its accompanying video, which is not unlike the one that helped Coldplay's Yellow reach dizzy heights, demonstrates which way Snow Patrol are being pushed. "The Next Coldplay" tag is certainly one that the music press have been quick to pick up on although, ironically, Snow Patrol were around long before anyone had even heard of Chris Martin", reviewed MusicOMH - website.
[edit] Information
- The song "Wow" is featured the PlayStation 2 game, Gran Turismo 4.
- The song "Run" was part of The Chumscrubber soundtrack.
[edit] Album credits
- Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
- Louie Teran - Mastering
- Iain Archer - Vocals (Background)
- Bruce White - Viola
- James Banbury - Piano, String Arrangements, Cello
- Fiona McCapra - Violin
- Ben Georgiades - Engineer
- Snow Patrol - Main Performer
- Dan Swift - Engineer
- Garrett Lee - Producer, Mixing
- Gary Lightbody - Guitar, Glockenspiel, Vocals, Group Member, Vocals (Background), Keyboards
- Mark McClelland - Bass, Group Member, Keyboards
- Jonny Quinn - Drums, Group Member
- Phil Tyreman - Assistant Engineer
- Ian Dowling - Assistant Engineer
- Mike Nelson - Mixing
- Nathan Connolly - Guitar, Group Member, Vocals (Background)
- Jeff McLaughlin - Assistant
- Chris Lord-Alge - Mixing
[edit] Track listing
- "How to Be Dead" – 3:22
- "Wow" – 4:02
- "Gleaming Auction" – 2:04
- "Whatever's Left" – 2:39
- "Spitting Games" – 3:46
- "Chocolate" – 3:02
- "Run" – 5:54
- "Grazed Knees" – 2:55
- "Ways & Means" – 4:48
- "Tiny Little Fractures" – 2:27
- "Somewhere a Clock Is Ticking" – 4:32
- "Same" – 3:54
- "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
- All lyrics were written by Gary Lightbody, all music by Nathan Connolly, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn.
[edit] Chart positions
| 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.
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