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Snow Patrol Trivia
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Snow Patrol are a rock band who formed in Scotland, with the majority of their members being from Northern Ireland. Originally formed as an indie rock band, Snow Patrol has sought a more alternative rock sound in recent years on the heels of mainstream success with the songs "Run" and "Chasing Cars". What do you know?
| | In the early days, the band used to pretend to be members of the Scottish band Belle & Sebastian in order to gain free entry to the Student Union club at the Glasgow School of Art. |
| | Many of their songs are songs with titles that do not appear in the lyrics. Eyes Open is the first album of the band's that largely defies this trend. |
| | The band considers U2 to be one of its biggest influences. |
| | The song "Spitting Games" from Final Straw was featured on the soundtrack of the video game MVP Baseball 2004 by EA Sports. |
| | Their album Eyes Open was the best-selling album in the U.K. in 2006, selling 1.6 million copies. |
| | Their song was played at the end of the final episode of Big Brother UK Series 7 |
| | The original name of the band was Polar Bear |
| | They were the last band to perform on long-running BBC show Top of the Pops, playing their hit single Chasing Cars. |
| | Chasing Cars has been heard on TV shows Grey's Anatomy and ER. |
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