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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Songs for Polarbears
| name = Songs for Polarbears
| type = [[Album]]
| type = studio
| artist = [[Snow Patrol]]
| artist = [[Snow Patrol]]
| cover = Snowpatrolsongsforpolarbearsalbumcover.jpg
| cover = Snowpatrolsongsforpolarbearsalbumcover.jpg
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| released = 31 August 1998
| released = 31 August 1998
| recorded = 1996–1997
| recorded = 1996–1997
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| venue =
| studio = Chamber Studios, [[Edinburgh]]
| studio = Chamber Studios, [[Edinburgh]]
| genre = [[Indie rock]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Indie rock]]|[[noise pop]]|[[alternative rock]]}}
| length = 49:49
| length = 49:49
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| label =
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| label = [[Jeepster Records|Jeepster]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small><br/>Never Records <small>([[United States|US]])</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interscope.com/artist/releases/detail.aspx?pid=6&aid=410|title=Snow Patrol - Songs for Polarbears (US Version)|publisher=Interscope|accessdate=2009-10-18}}</ref>
* [[Jeepster Records|Jeepster]] (UK)
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* Never (US)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interscope.com/artist/releases/detail.aspx?pid=6&aid=410|title=Snow Patrol - Songs for Polarbears (US Version)|website=Interscope.com|access-date=2009-10-18}}</ref>
| producer = Jamie Watson
| producer = Jamie Watson
| prev_title =
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{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r379055|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r379055|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref>
|rev2 = [[NME]]
|rev2 = ''[[NME]]''
|rev2score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980801095450reviews.html|title=Snow Patrol - Songs For Polarbears|last=Beaumont|first=Mark|authorlink=Mark Beaumont (journalist)|date=1 September 1998|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817174420/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980801095450reviews.html|archivedate=17 August 2000|accessdate=13 November 2019}}</ref>
|rev2score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980801095450reviews.html|title=Snow Patrol - Songs For Polarbears|last=Beaumont|first=Mark|website=[[NME]] |author-link=Mark Beaumont (journalist)|date=1 September 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817174420/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980801095450reviews.html|archive-date=17 August 2000|access-date=13 November 2019}}</ref>
|rev3 = [[PopMatters]]
|rev4 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
|rev3score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>[https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/snow-patrol-songs-for-polarbears PopMatters review]</ref>
|rev4score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bergstrom |first1=John |title=Snow Patrol: Songs for Polarbears |url=https://www.popmatters.com/snow-patrol-songs-for-polarbears-2495681983.html |website=PopMatters.com |access-date=24 May 2024 |date=23 June 2006}}</ref>
|rev4 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
|rev3 = ''[[Pitchfork Media]]''
|rev4score = (8.1/10)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080216193050/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/21850-songs-for-polarbears Pitchfork Media review]</ref>
|rev3score = 8.1/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/21850-songs-for-polarbears|title=Snow Patrol: Songs for Polarbears: Pitchfork Record Review|date=16 February 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216193050/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/21850-songs-for-polarbears |archive-date=16 February 2008 }}</ref>
|rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/snowpatrol/albums/album/174134/review/5940313/songs_for_polar_bears Rolling Stone review]</ref>
|rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/snowpatrol/albums/album/174134/review/5940313/songs_for_polar_bears|title=Snow Patrol: Songs for Polar Bears : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=1 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001044643/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/snowpatrol/albums/album/174134/review/5940313/songs_for_polar_bears |archive-date=1 October 2007 }}</ref>
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'''''Songs for Polarbears''''' is the debut album by the [[indie rock]] group [[Snow Patrol]], released on 31 August 1998 in the UK and 12 October in the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snowpatrol.com/discography/default.aspx?pid=5|title=Songs for Polarbears|publisher=Snow Patrol|accessdate=30 June 2009}}</ref>
'''''Songs for Polarbears''''' is the debut studio album by Northern Irish–Scottish [[alternative rock]] band [[Snow Patrol]], released on 31 August 1998 in the United Kingdom and 12 October in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snowpatrol.com/discography/default.aspx?pid=5|title=Songs for Polarbears|publisher=Snow Patrol|access-date=30 June 2009|archive-date=1 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301152849/http://www.snowpatrol.com/discography/default.aspx?pid=5|url-status=dead}}</ref>


The album charted at #143 in the UK and did not sell well upon its initial release. However, its re-release eventually went Gold in the UK.
The album charted at #143 in the UK and did not sell well upon its initial release. However, its re-release eventually went Gold in the UK.


==Background==
==Background==
The band was listening to a diverse range of music at the time, with majority of it being American rock like [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]], [[Soundgarden]] and [[Dinosaur Jr.]]. Other acts included [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]] and [[Super Furry Animals]]' first album ''[[Fuzzy Logic (Super Furry Animals album)|Fuzzy Logic]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234372 |title=Snow Patrol |last=Zimmerman |first=Kevin |date=9 March 2005 |publisher=[[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] |access-date=2009-10-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102114704/http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234372 |archive-date=November 2, 2010 |df= }}</ref> All these influences resulted in a musically diverse album that incorporated styles like [[hip hop]], [[Drone music|drone]] and [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]]-style indie rock.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21595843_ITM|title=Join this Snow patrol|last=Syairi Ramly|first=Adly|date=9 July 2004|work=AccessMyLibrary|publisher=[[The Malay Mail]]|access-date=2009-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020172414/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21595843_ITM|archive-date=2012-10-20|url-status=dead|df=}} '''Appears as''': "The musical diversity that ranges from hip hop beats to guitar drone to Pavement-esque indie rock that can be heard on the album is strong enough of a reason to make them a cult favourite."</ref> The album title is a reference to the band's previous name Polarbear.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hotpress.com/archive/415858.html|title=Licensed to chill|last=Bailie|first=Stuart|date=3 February 1999|magazine=Hot Press|accessdate=4 January 2010}} '''Appears as:''' "Once they were called Shrug, and more recently, Polarbear, which was changed when another, similarly titled act started getting a bit frosty. Hence the title of the album."</ref>
The band was listening to a diverse range of music at the time, with majority of it being American rock like [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]], [[Soundgarden]] and [[Dinosaur Jr.]] Other acts included [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]] and [[Super Furry Animals]]' first album ''[[Fuzzy Logic (Super Furry Animals album)|Fuzzy Logic]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234372 |title=Snow Patrol |last=Zimmerman |first=Kevin |date=9 March 2005 |publisher=[[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] |access-date=2009-10-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102114704/http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234372 |archive-date=November 2, 2010 }}</ref> All these influences resulted in a musically diverse album that incorporated styles like [[hip hop]], [[Drone music|drone]] and [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]]-style indie rock.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21595843_ITM|title=Join this Snow patrol|last=Syairi Ramly|first=Adly|date=9 July 2004|work=AccessMyLibrary|publisher=[[The Malay Mail]]|access-date=2009-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020172414/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21595843_ITM|archive-date=2012-10-20|url-status=dead}} '''Appears as''': "The musical diversity that ranges from hip hop beats to guitar drone to Pavement-esque indie rock that can be heard on the album is strong enough of a reason to make them a cult favourite."</ref> The album title is a reference to the band's previous name Polarbear.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hotpress.com/archive/415858.html|title=Licensed to chill|last=Bailie|first=Stuart|date=3 February 1999|magazine=Hot Press|access-date=4 January 2010}} '''Appears as:''' "Once they were called Shrug, and more recently, Polarbear, which was changed when another, similarly titled act started getting a bit frosty. Hence the title of the album."</ref>

Gary Lightbody said once in an interview with RTÉ's No Disco: "A Newcastle fanzine wrote the album as, buy ''Songs For Polarbears'' and get [[Sebadoh]]'s ''[[Sebadoh III|III]]'', [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]]'s ''[[Isn't Anything]]'' and [[The Breeders]]' ''[[Safari (EP)|Safari]]'' for free. And I was like, 'Ouch, that hurts. They're making us out like we were copying some American bands.{{'"}}

Gary went on to say later in an interview with BBC sound in Belfast, "That we were still young and felt like a unsigned band around 96 & 7. When the first recordings we made are first record and playing to small crowds.We were in a mist of the Post [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] like world that later becoming more a Brit Pop like time with [[Blur (band)|Blur]] and [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] storming the charts. We got a small following on the indie scene when Star Fighter Pilot came out and the video. But we were not getting much play from the major radio station or MTV. And it still felt like demo on a low budget label. We were trying hard too sound like the [[Foo Fighters]] and [[The Pixies]] and [[Hüsker Dü]] along with [[The Dandy Warhols]] and others then basically. We were trying to find a Style like and The album is a collectors item if someone first bought it in 1998".


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{tracklist
| all_lyrics = [[Gary Lightbody]]
| all_lyrics = [[Gary Lightbody]]
| all_music = Gary Lightbody and [[Mark McClelland]]
| all_music = Gary Lightbody and [[Mark McClelland]]
| headline = UK Version
| headline = UK version
| title1 = Downhill from Here
| title1 = Downhill from Here
| length1 = 3:23
| length1 = 3:23
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}}
}}


{{Track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = US Version (Additional tracks)
| headline = US version (Additional tracks)
| title15 = I Could Stay Away Forever
| title15 = I Could Stay Away Forever
| length15 = 4:28
| length15 = 4:28
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| title17 = Holy Cow
| title17 = Holy Cow
| length17 = 1:54
| length17 = 1:54
| title18 = When You're Right, You're Right (Darth Vader Bringing In His Washing Mix)
| title18 = When You're Right, You're Right
| note18 = Darth Vader Bringing in His Washing Mix
| length18 = 3:31
| length18 = 3:31
}}
}}
*"Marketplace" (3:48) is included as a hidden track after "One Hundred Things You Should Have Done in Bed" on both versions.
*"Marketplace" (3:48) is included as a hidden track after "One Hundred Things You Should Have Done in Bed" on both versions.


{{Track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = 2006 re-release (Bonus tracks)
| headline = 2006 re-release (Bonus tracks)
| collapsed = yes
| title15 = Sticky Teenage Twin
| title15 = Sticky Teenage Twin
| length15 = 2:08
| length15 = 2:08
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| title20 = I Could Stay Away Forever
| title20 = I Could Stay Away Forever
| length20 = 4:28
| length20 = 4:28
| title21 = When You're Right, You're Right (Darth Vader Bringing In His Washing Mix)
| title21 = When You're Right, You're Right
| note21 = Darth Vader Bringing in His Washing Mix
| length21 = 3:31
| length21 = 3:31
| title22 = Raze the City
| title22 = Raze the City
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| length23 = 2:52
| length23 = 2:52
}}
}}
*All bonus tracks originally appeared as [[B side|B-sides]] to the singles released from "Songs for Polarbears".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jeepster.co.uk/site/jeeep.php?pg=http://www.jeepster.co.uk/site/newsarchive.php?id=125&currentsection=snowpatrol|title=Snow Patrol album reissues|publisher=Jeepster|accessdate=15 June 2009}}</ref>
*All bonus tracks originally appeared as [[B side|B-sides]] to the singles released from ''Songs for Polarbears''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jeepster.co.uk/site/jeeep.php?pg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeepster.co.uk%2Fsite%2Fnewsarchive.php%3Fid%3D125&currentsection=snowpatrol|title=Snow Patrol album reissues|publisher=Jeepster|access-date=15 June 2009|archive-date=6 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606084600/http://www.jeepster.co.uk/site/jeeep.php?pg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeepster.co.uk%2Fsite%2Fnewsarchive.php%3Fid%3D125&currentsection=snowpatrol|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;Snow Patrol
'''Snow Patrol'''
*[[Gary Lightbody]] - vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums on "Riot, Please"
*[[Gary Lightbody]] – vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums on "Riot, Please"
*[[Mark McClelland]] - bass guitar, keyboards
*[[Mark McClelland]] – bass guitar, keyboards
*[[Jonny Quinn]] - drums
*[[Jonny Quinn]] – drums


;Other personnel
'''Other personnel'''
*[[Richard Colburn]] - drums, keyboards on track 2
*[[Richard Colburn]] – drums, keyboards on track 2
*[[Isobel Campbell]] - vocals on track 7
*[[Isobel Campbell]] – vocals on track 7
*Fraser Simpson - guitar on track 11<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Snow-Patrol-Songs-For-Polarbears/release/610806 Personnel details]</ref>
*Fraser Simpson – guitar on track 11<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Snow-Patrol-Songs-For-Polarbears/release/610806|title=Snow Patrol : Songs for Polarbears|website=Discogs.com}}</ref>


==Charts==
==Peak positions and certifications==
{| class="sortable wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Chart performance for ''Songs for Polarbears''
!align="center"|Chart
!scope="col"|Chart (1998–2006)
!align="center"|Provider(s)
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
!align="center"|Sales
!align="center"|Certification
|-
|-
|align="left"|[[Irish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Snow+Patrol|title=Snow Patrol - Albums|publisher=Irish Charts|accessdate=3 August 2009}}</ref>
!scope="row"|[[Irish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Snow+Patrol|title=Snow Patrol - Albums|publisher=Irish-charts.com|access-date=3 August 2009}}</ref>
|align="center"|[[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]]
|align="center"|90
|align="center"|90
|align="center"|
|align="center"|&mdash;
|-
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref>[http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM Chart Log UK]</ref>
!scope="row"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM|title=Chart Log UK: DJ S - The System Of Life|website=Zobbel.de}}</ref>
|align="center"|[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]
|align="center"|143
|align="center"|143
|align="center"|100,000
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|align="center"|Gold<ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx|title=Certified Awards Search|publisher=BPI|accessdate=26 August 2009}} Note: Need to manually search for 'Snow Patrol'</ref>
|}
|}


==Certifications==
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="2"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+ Certifications for ''Songs for Polarbears''
!align="left"|Organization
!align="left"|Organization
!align="left"|Level
!align="left"|Level
⚫
!align="left"|Date<ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx|title=Certified Awards Search|publisher=BPI|access-date=26 August 2009|archive-date=6 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006162141/https://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx|url-status=dead}} Note: Need to manually search for 'Snow Patrol'</ref>
!align="left"|Date<ref name="UK"/>
|-
|-
|align="left"|BPI - UK
|align="left"|BPI (UK)
|align="left"|Silver
|align="left"|Silver
|align="left"|3 February 2006
|align="left"|3 February 2006
|-
|-
|align="left"|BPI - UK
|align="left"|BPI (UK)
|align="left"|Gold
|align="left"|Gold
|align="left"|15 June 2007
|align="left"|15 June 2007
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Latest revision as of 02:54, 26 December 2024

Songs for Polarbears
Studio album by
Snow Patrol
Released31 August 1998
Recorded1996–1997
StudioChamber Studios, Edinburgh
Genre
Length49:49
Label
ProducerJamie Watson
Snow Patrol chronology
Songs for Polarbears
(1998) 		When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up
(2001)
Singles from Songs for Polarbears
  1. "Little Hide"
    Released: 16 February 1998
  2. "One Hundred Things You Should Have Done in Bed"
    Released: 11 May 1998
  3. "Velocity Girl / Absolute Gravity"
    Released: 9 November 1998
  4. "Starfighter Pilot"
    Released: 28 June 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
NME8/10[3]
Pitchfork Media8.1/10[5]
PopMatters7/10[4]
Rolling Stone[6]

Songs for Polarbears is the debut studio album by Northern Irish–Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol, released on 31 August 1998 in the United Kingdom and 12 October in the United States.[7]

The album charted at #143 in the UK and did not sell well upon its initial release. However, its re-release eventually went Gold in the UK.

Background

[edit]

The band was listening to a diverse range of music at the time, with majority of it being American rock like Pixies, Soundgarden and Dinosaur Jr. Other acts included My Bloody Valentine and Super Furry Animals' first album Fuzzy Logic.[8] All these influences resulted in a musically diverse album that incorporated styles like hip hop, drone and Pavement-style indie rock.[9] The album title is a reference to the band's previous name Polarbear.[10]

Track listing

[edit]

All lyrics are written by Gary Lightbody; all music is composed by Gary Lightbody and Mark McClelland

UK version
No.TitleLength
1."Downhill from Here"3:23
2."Starfighter Pilot"3:19
3."The Last Shot Ringing in My Ears"4:26
4."Absolute Gravity"2:45
5."Get Balsamic Vinegar...Quick You Fool"3:27
6."Mahogany"2:46
7."NYC"4:27
8."Little Hide"2:41
9."Make Up"2:12
10."Velocity Girl"4:37
11."Days Without Paracetamol"3:32
12."Fifteen Minutes Old"3:08
13."Favourite Friend"2:46
14."One Hundred Things You Should Have Done in Bed"2:11
US version (Additional tracks)
No.TitleLength
15."I Could Stay Away Forever"4:28
16."Sticky Teenage Twin"2:08
17."Holy Cow"1:54
18."When You're Right, You're Right" (Darth Vader Bringing in His Washing Mix)3:31
  • "Marketplace" (3:48) is included as a hidden track after "One Hundred Things You Should Have Done in Bed" on both versions.
2006 re-release (Bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
15."Sticky Teenage Twin"2:08
16."Limited Edition"2:33
17."Jj"1:47
18."My Last Girlfriend"2:59
19."T.M.T."2:51
20."I Could Stay Away Forever"4:28
21."When You're Right, You're Right" (Darth Vader Bringing in His Washing Mix)3:31
22."Raze the City"4:20
23."Riot, Please"2:52
  • All bonus tracks originally appeared as B-sides to the singles released from Songs for Polarbears.[11]

Personnel

[edit]

Snow Patrol

Other personnel

Charts

[edit]
Chart performance for Songs for Polarbears
Chart (1998–2006) Peak
position
Irish Albums Chart[13] 90
UK Albums Chart[14] 143

Certifications

[edit]
Certifications for Songs for Polarbears
Organization Level Date[15]
BPI (UK) Silver 3 February 2006
BPI (UK) Gold 15 June 2007

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Snow Patrol - Songs for Polarbears (US Version)". Interscope.com. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Beaumont, Mark (1 September 1998). "Snow Patrol - Songs For Polarbears". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. ^ Bergstrom, John (23 June 2006). "Snow Patrol: Songs for Polarbears". PopMatters.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Snow Patrol: Songs for Polarbears: Pitchfork Record Review". 16 February 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2008.
  6. ^ "Snow Patrol: Songs for Polar Bears : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 1 October 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007.
  7. ^ "Songs for Polarbears". Snow Patrol. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  8. ^ Zimmerman, Kevin (9 March 2005). "Snow Patrol". BMI. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  9. ^ Syairi Ramly, Adly (9 July 2004). "Join this Snow patrol". AccessMyLibrary. The Malay Mail. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2009. Appears as: "The musical diversity that ranges from hip hop beats to guitar drone to Pavement-esque indie rock that can be heard on the album is strong enough of a reason to make them a cult favourite."
  10. ^ Bailie, Stuart (3 February 1999). "Licensed to chill". Hot Press. Retrieved 4 January 2010. Appears as: "Once they were called Shrug, and more recently, Polarbear, which was changed when another, similarly titled act started getting a bit frosty. Hence the title of the album."
  11. ^ "Snow Patrol album reissues". Jeepster. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  12. ^ "Snow Patrol : Songs for Polarbears". Discogs.com.
  13. ^ "Snow Patrol - Albums". Irish-charts.com. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
  14. ^ "Chart Log UK: DJ S - The System Of Life". Zobbel.de.
  15. ^ "Certified Awards Search". BPI. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2009. Note: Need to manually search for 'Snow Patrol'
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