Final Straw (re-release)

~ Release by Snow Patrol (see all versions of this release, 14 available)

Annotation

Tracks 13 and 14 are bonus tracks.

Annotation last modified on 2022-01-15 17:17 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1How 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 in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
How to Be Dead
lyricist:
Gary Lightbody
composer:
Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn
publisher:
Big Life Music
3.753:22
2Wow
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 in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Wow
lyricist:
Gary Lightbody
composer:
Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn
publisher:
Big Life Music
3.64:02
3Gleaming 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 in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Gleaming Auction
lyricist:
Gary Lightbody
composer:
Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn
publisher:
Big Life Music
42:04
4Whatever’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 in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Whatever’s Left
lyricist:
Gary Lightbody
composer:
Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn
publisher:
Big Life Music
3.82:40
5Spitting Games
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
3.953:46
6Chocolate
recording engineer:
Ben Georgiades (piano)
assistant engineer:
Jeff McLaughlin
engineer:
Dan Swift
producer:
Garret Lee
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
piano:
James Banbury
recorded at:
Sphere Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (piano)
mixed at:
The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom
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
4.353:03
7Run
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
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) and Universal Music Publishing BL Limited
3.75:55
8Grazed 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:
Britannia Row Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Sphere Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (piano)
mixed at:
The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Grazed Knees
lyricist:
Gary Lightbody
composer:
Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn
publisher:
Big Life Music
3.752:55
9Ways & 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:
Britannia Row Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Sphere Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (piano)
mixed at:
The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Ways & Means
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)
4.254:48
10Tiny 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 in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Tiny Little Fractures
lyricist:
Gary Lightbody
composer:
Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn
publisher:
Big Life Music
42:29
11Somewhere 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:
Britannia Row Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Sphere Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (piano)
mixed at:
The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Somewhere a Clock Is Ticking
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)
44:33
12Same
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 in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Same
lyricist:
Gary Lightbody
composer:
Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn
publisher:
Big Life Music
3.956:54
13We Can Run Away Now They’re All Dead and Gone
producer:
Snow Patrol
mixer:
Garret Lee
mixed at:
The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
We Can Run Away Now They’re All Dead and Gone
lyricist:
Gary Lightbody
composer:
Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn
publisher:
Big Life Music
53:16
14Half the Fun
producer and mixer:
Garret Lee
mixed for and produced for:
Big Life Management
recorded at:
Britannia Row Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Garage in Kent, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Half the Fun
lyricist:
Gary Lightbody
composer:
Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn
publisher:
Big Life Music
52:55

Credits

Release

art direction:Milk (visuals)
photography:Drew Jarrett
mastering:Louis Teran
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 2004)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/375608 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0001BH15K [info]

Release Group

associated singles/EPs:Chocolate
How to Be Dead
Run
Spitting Games
part of:40 Best Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2005-01) (number: 23) (order: 23)
Mercury Prize Shortlist Nominees (number: 2004) (order: 136)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/120071 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000330239 [info]
Wikidata:Q2629221 [info]