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"Chasing Cars" is a song by Scottish-Northern Irish alternative rock band Snow Patrol. It was released as the second single from their fourth studio album, Eyes Open (2006). It was recorded in 2005 and 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 popular medical drama Grey's Anatomy, which aired on 15 May 2006."Chasing Cars" became notable as one of the songs that revealed the impact of legal downloads on single sales in the UK, selling consistently for years after its release. The song is Snow Patrol's biggest-selling single to date, ending 2006 as that year's 14th best-selling single in the UK and that year had the distinction of being the last song performed live on the BBC's Top of the Pops. Released in the post-Britpop period, the song peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100. At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007, "Chasing Cars" was nominated for Best Rock Song, and at the 2007 Brit Awards it was nominated for Best British Single. As of 2019, the song has spent 111 weeks in the official UK top 75, 166 in the top 100 and had sold over one million copies in the UK by October 2013. It has also sold 3,900,000 copies in the US by January 2015, making it one of the top best-selling rock songs in the digital era. In 2009, UK music licensing body PPL announced that "Chasing Cars" was the most widely played song of the decade in the UK. Ten years later, it was revealed as the most-played song of the 21st century on UK radio.more »
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We'll do it allEverythingOn our ownWe don't needAnythingOr anyoneIf I lay hereIf I just lay hereWould you lie with me and just forget the world?I don't quite knowHow to sayHow I feelThose three wordsAre said too muchThey're not enoughIf I lay hereIf I just lay hereWould you lie with me and just forget the world?Forget what we're toldBefore we get too oldShow me a garden that's bursting into lifeLet's waste timeChasing carsAround our headsI need your graceTo remind meTo find my ownIf I lay hereIf I just lay hereWould you lie with me and just forget the world?Forget what we're toldBefore we get too oldShow me a garden that's bursting into lifeAll that I amAll that I ever wasIs here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can seeI don't know whereConfused about how as wellJust know that these things will never change for us at allIf I lay hereIf I just lay hereWould you lie with me and just forget the world?
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Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol are a British alternative rock band formed at the University of Dundee in 1994. The group comprises Gary Lightbody (vocals, guitar), Jonny Quinn (drums), Nathan Connolly (guitar, backing vocals), Paul Wilson (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Tom Simpson (keyboards). (piano, guitar, backing vocals). Initially an indie rock band, their first three records, the EP Starfighter Pilot (1997), and the studio albums Songs for Polarbears (1998) and When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up (2001), were commercially unsuccessful and were released by the independent labels Electric Honey and Jeepster respectively. The band then signed on to the major record label Polydor Records in 2002. more »
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Written by: Natah Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonathan Quinn, Tom Simpson, Paul Wilson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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12 facts about this song
Release Information"Chasing Cars" was released as the second single from Snow Patrol's fourth studio album, "Eyes Open," in June 2006. |
Chart PerformanceIt became the band's biggest hit, reaching number six on the UK Singles Chart and number five on the US Billboard Hot 100. |
Award NominationsThe song was nominated for "Best Rock Song" at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007. |
Songwriting Credits"Chasing Cars" was composed by all five band members, namely Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, Jonny Quinn, Paul Wilson, and Tom Simpson. |
Sales SuccessIt was the first Snow Patrol song to sell over two million copies – a feat it achieved in 2009. |
Video ReleaseThe official music video, directed by Nathan Cox and Snow Patrol's own Paul Wilson, was released on YouTube in June 2006. It uses a time-lapse video effect and shows the band playing the song in a room made to look like a hospital. |
Regional PopularityThe song was particularly successful in Australia, where it stayed in the top 50 of the ARIA Singles Chart for more than 100 weeks. |
Television Appearance"Chasing Cars" was featured in the season two finale of the medical drama "Grey's Anatomy." This exposure helped the song become popular in the United States. |
Popularity DurationAccording to the UK Official Chart Company, "Chasing Cars" is the most widely played song of the 21st century on UK radio, a title it was awarded in 2019. |
Cover VersionsMany artists from various genres have covered "Chasing Cars," including Ed Sheeran and Boyce Avenue. |
Acoustic VersionA stripped-down, acoustic version of the song was featured on the re-release of Snow Patrol's album, "Up to Now." |
Band's CommentsSnow Patrol's lead singer, Gary Lightbody, once called "Chasing Cars" the "purest love song" he had ever written. |
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