Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol
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We'll do it all Everything On our own We don't need Anything Or anyone If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world? I don't quite know How to say How I feel Those three words Are said too much They're not enough If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world? Forget what we're told Before we get too old Show me a garden that's bursting into life Let's waste time Chasing cars Around our heads I need your grace To remind me To find my own If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world? Forget what we're told Before we get too old Show me a garden that's bursting into life All that I am All that I ever was Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see I don't know where Confused about how as well Just know that these things will never change for us at all If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
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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.
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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.
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Award NominationsThe song was nominated for "Best Rock Song" at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007.
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Songwriting Credits"Chasing Cars" was composed by all five band members, namely Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, Jonny Quinn, Paul Wilson, and Tom Simpson.
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Sales SuccessIt was the first Snow Patrol song to sell over two million copies – a feat it achieved in 2009.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cover VersionsMany artists from various genres have covered "Chasing Cars," including Ed Sheeran and Boyce Avenue.
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Acoustic VersionA stripped-down, acoustic version of the song was featured on the re-release of Snow Patrol's album, "Up to Now."
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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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