Final Straw

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Annotation

Recorded at Britannia Row Studios, Feb 2003.

Annotation last modified on 2023-05-08 18:40 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	How to Be Dead assistant engineer: Jeff McLaughlin engineer: Dan Swift producer: Garret Lee mixer: Garret Lee mixed for and produced for: Big Life Management recorded at: Britannia Row Studios (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2003-02) mixed at: The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom recording of: How to Be Dead (in 2003-02) lyricist: Gary Lightbody composer: Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn publisher: Big Life Music	3.75	3:22
2	Wow assistant engineer: Jeff McLaughlin engineer: Dan Swift producer and mixer: Garret Lee mixed for and produced for: Big Life Management recorded at: Britannia Row Studios (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2003-02) mixed at: The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom recording of: Wow (in 2003-02) lyricist: Gary Lightbody composer: Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn publisher: Big Life Music	3.6	4:02
3	Gleaming Auction assistant engineer: Jeff McLaughlin engineer: Dan Swift producer and mixer: Garret Lee mixed for and produced for: Big Life Management recorded at: Britannia Row Studios (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2003-02) mixed at: The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom recording of: Gleaming Auction (in 2003-02) lyricist: Gary Lightbody composer: Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn publisher: Big Life Music	4	2:04
4	Whatever’s Left assistant engineer: Jeff McLaughlin engineer: Dan Swift producer and mixer: Garret Lee mixed for and produced for: Big Life Management recorded at: Britannia Row Studios (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2003-02) mixed at: The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom recording of: Whatever’s Left (in 2003-02) lyricist: Gary Lightbody composer: Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn publisher: Big Life Music	3.8	2:40
5	Spitting Games (revised edit) assistant engineer: Jeff McLaughlin engineer: Dan Swift producer: Garret Lee mixer: Chris Lord‐Alge mixed at: The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom recording of: Spitting Games lyricist: Gary Lightbody composer: Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn publisher: Big Life Music and Universal Music Publishing BL Limited	3.95	3:46
6	Chocolate (revised album version) recording of: Chocolate lyricist: Gary Lightbody composer: Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn publisher: Big Life Music and Universal Music Publishing BL Limited		3:02
7	Run (revised album version) assistant engineer: Jeff McLaughlin engineer: Dan Swift producer: Garret Lee mixer: Chris Lord‐Alge cello: James Banbury viola: Bruce White (violist) violin: Alison Dods (violinist) and Fiona McCapra strings arranger: James Banbury mixed at: The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom recording of: Run lyricist: Gary Lightbody writer: Iain Archer, Nathan Connolly, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn composer: Iain Archer, Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn publisher: Big Life Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Universal Music Publishing BL Limited and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)	3.7	5:55
8	Grazed Knees recording engineer: Ben Georgiades (piano) assistant engineer: Jeff McLaughlin engineer: Dan Swift producer and mixer: Garret Lee cello and piano: James Banbury viola: Bruce White (violist) violin: Alison Dods (violinist) and Fiona McCapra strings arranger: James Banbury mixed for and produced for: Big Life Management recorded at: Sphere Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (piano) and Britannia Row Studios (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2003-02) mixed at: The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom recording of: Grazed Knees (in 2003-02) lyricist: Gary Lightbody composer: Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn publisher: Big Life Music	3.75	2:55
9	Ways & Means recording engineer: Ben Georgiades (piano) assistant engineer: Jeff McLaughlin engineer: Dan Swift producer and mixer: Garret Lee cello and piano: James Banbury viola: Bruce White (violist) violin: Alison Dods (violinist) and Fiona McCapra strings arranger: James Banbury mixed for and produced for: Big Life Management recorded at: Sphere Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (piano) and Britannia Row Studios (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2003-02) mixed at: The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom recording of: Ways & Means (in 2003-02) lyricist: Gary Lightbody composer: Iain Archer, Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn publisher: Big Life Music and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)	4.25	4:48
10	Tiny Little Fractures assistant engineer: Jeff McLaughlin engineer: Dan Swift producer and mixer: Garret Lee mixed for and produced for: Big Life Management recorded at: Britannia Row Studios (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2003-02) mixed at: The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom recording of: Tiny Little Fractures (in 2003-02) lyricist: Gary Lightbody composer: Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn publisher: Big Life Music	4	2:26
11	Somewhere a Clock Is Ticking recording engineer: Ben Georgiades (piano) assistant engineer: Jeff McLaughlin engineer: Dan Swift producer and mixer: Garret Lee cello and piano: James Banbury viola: Bruce White (violist) violin: Alison Dods (violinist) and Fiona McCapra strings arranger: James Banbury mixed for and produced for: Big Life Management recorded at: Sphere Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (piano) and Britannia Row Studios (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2003-02) mixed at: The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom recording of: Somewhere a Clock Is Ticking (in 2003-02) lyricist: Gary Lightbody composer: Iain Archer, Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn publisher: Big Life Music and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)	4	4:32
12	Same (UK Bonus Track) recording engineer: Ben Georgiades (piano) assistant engineer: Jeff McLaughlin engineer: Dan Swift producer and mixer: Garret Lee piano: James Banbury additional background vocals: Iain Archer mixed for and produced for: Big Life Management recorded at: Britannia Row Studios (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2003-02) mixed at: The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom recording of: Same (in 2003-02) lyricist: Gary Lightbody composer: Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn publisher: Big Life Music	3.95	3:56

Credits

Release

purchase for download:	https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/final-straw-snow-patrol/0060249817182 [info]
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/album/6rnHGj9PUHcEQCp4xdjbeJ [info] https://www.deezer.com/album/122010 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Chocolate How to Be Dead Run Spitting Games
included in:	Final Straw + Eyes Open

part of:	40 Best Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2005-01) (number: 23) (order: 23) Mercury Prize Shortlist Nominees (number: 2004) (order: 137)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/120071 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/snow-patrol/final-straw/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000330239 [info]
Wikidata:	Q2629221 [info]
discography entry:	https://www.last.fm/music/Snow+Patrol/Final+Straw [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 00602498171820
Format:: Digital Media
Length:: 43:26

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Polydor
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[Worldwide]

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