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Snow Patrol Marks 20 Years of ‘Chasing Cars’ as Band Moves Forward After Lineup Changes
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Snow Patrol Marks 20 Years of ‘Chasing Cars’ as Band Moves Forward After Lineup Changes
The band will celebrate the song’s anniversary with Royal Albert Hall shows and has released a collaboration with Kylie Minogue following a recent album.
- Snow Patrol recorded “Chasing Cars” in 2005; it was released in June 2006 and has since been streamed over two billion times.
- Drummer Jonny Quinn and bassist Paul Wilson left the band in 2023; the remaining trio released the album “The Forest is the Path” in 2024.
- Gary Lightbody said the song “took us to the whole world” and that the band’s continued success “happened by accident.”
- Snow Patrol released the song “These Alarms” with Kylie Minogue last week; Lightbody said “it’s more like we formed a band for this one.”
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