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“Run” is a song by alternative rock band Snow Patrol, released as the second single from their third album Final Straw. It brought the band its first taste of mainstream success, reaching #5 on the UK charts. The song has also been covered by Tre Lux in 2006, by Three Graces in 2008 and Leona Lewis in 2008.

In Australia, the song was ranked #77 on Triple J’s Hottest 100 of 2004.

Written by Lightbody, McClelland (now with Little Doses), Quinn, Archer, Connelly

Lead singer Gary Lightbody said of the song in Q Magazine April 2007: “I’ve never told anyone before and I don’t want to spoil it for people because it has its own meaning for them. But in 2000 I was on a massive bender and one night I was drinking in the bar of the Glasgow School Of Art. I fell down a full flight of stairs. Jonny Quinn (Snow Patrol’s drummer) found me in the stairwell with blood coming out of my head. He said I looked like a police chalk line and he thought I was dead.

I was very lucky. A fall like that could easily finish you off. I split my head open and my eye was closed and I lost a few teeth. I was put on a plane to see my mum and dad and they were terrified when they saw me. I wrote Run soon after…The words ‘Light up, light up’ gave this sense of a beacon. There had to be a light at the end of a tunnel.”
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  • Final Straw
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  • Live at T in the Park 2004
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  • Up To Now
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  • Run
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  • twstdsymphony

    snow patrol pls

    Saturday evening

  • dragonx99

    I hate Leona Lewis for destroying this INCREDIBLE SONG and beeing so succesfull with it... [9]

    Saturday evening

  • DaveDuncan

    The song that convinced me to buy the greatest album i've ever had the pleasure of owning!

    9 days ago

  • crocy2

    fantastic...

    13 days ago

  • nicki-77

    ♥

    21 days ago

  • temporary

    Great song, I hate the chorus though.

    last month

  • christospalmer

    Not really into indie, but this is so calming, brill music :)

    last month

  • Greensleeves323

    Beautiful.

    last month

  • goku_utd

    Though no idea who the fuck this Lewis is.

    last month

  • goku_utd

    To think I might not see those eyes, makes it so hard not to cry, and as we say our long goodbyes, I nearly do. - the line that hooked me to indie and SP years ago. One of the best songs of all time.

    last month

  • rikrijean

    A PLEASURE.....WONDERFUL SONG,-,-,-,-

    last month

  • thebarnowl1996

    I hate Leona Lewis for destroying this INCREDIBLE SONG and beeing so succesfull with it... [8]

    last month

  • ellexoxo

    this song is beautiful

    March 2012

  • steve__

    Leona lewis can fuck off. this song is amazing.

    March 2012

  • smashfest

    I didn't even know until today that another version of this song existed. Just listened to it. I am appalled and offended. It's almost sacrilege.

    March 2012

  • smashfest

    "The most beautiful song <3 Sorry Snow Patrol... Leona took this song, and made it better." A youtube comment. I want to stab that person in the face

    March 2012

  • xtwntraphq

    Nice tune

    March 2012

  • caereni

    awesome

    March 2012

  • malinahamolane

    I hate Leona Lewis for destroying this INCREDIBLE SONG and beeing so succesfull with it... [7]

    March 2012

  • TrY-H0neStY_-

    I hate Leona Lewis for destroying this INCREDIBLE SONG and beeing so succesfull with it... [6]

    March 2012
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