Origin Dundee, Scotland Genres Alternative rock,power pop,post-Britpop, indie rock Years active 1994–present Snow Patrol are a rock band formed in 1994 in Dundee, Scotland.[5] The band consists of Gary Lightbody (vocals, guitar), Nathan Connolly (guitar, backing vocals), and Johnny McDaid (guitar, piano, keyboards, backing vocals); Lightbody is the band's sole remaining original member.[6] After briefly using the name Polarbear, releasing the EP Starfighter Pilot (1997) and losing Morrison as a member, the band became Snow Patrol in 1997 and added Jonny Quinn to the lineup as drummer. Their first two studio albums, Songs for Polarbears (1998) and When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up (2001), released by the independent record label Jeepster Records, were commercially unsuccessful. The band then signed to the major record label Polydor Records in 2002, with Connolly joining as lead guitarist shortly thereafter. Their major-label debut album, Final Straw, was released the following year. "Run", the record's biggest hit, saw the band rise to national fame as part of the post-Britpop movement. The album was certified 5× platinum in the UK. In 2005, McClelland left the band and was replaced by Paul Wilson. Their next studio album, Eyes Open (2006), and its hit single "Chasing Cars"—reported in 2019 to be the most-played song of the 21st century on UK radio—propelled the band to greater international fame. Snow Patrol（雪地巡游者）是一支苏格兰另类摇滚乐队，1994年成立于邓迪大学，是格林美奖被提名的另类摇滚乐队。他们成员大半来自北爱尔兰当县（County Down)的班戈镇。最初他们是一支独立乐队，头两张专辑都由独立厂牌发行，却并未获得商业上的成功。2002年，乐队与主流唱片公司宝丽多唱片（Polydor Records）签约。次年，乐队发行了签约后的第一张唱片《Final Straw》取得了空前的成功，仅在英国就达到了五白金的销量，最终在全球售出三百多万张。2006年，发行专辑《Eyes Open》，其中热门单曲Chasing Cars使乐队风靡全球。这张专辑以全球销量六百多万张的好成绩问鼎英国专辑排行榜，并成为当年英国销量第一的唱片。