- Chocolate (Snow Patrol song)
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"Chocolate" 
Single by Snow Patrol from the album Final Straw Released 12 April, 2004 (UK) Format 7" Vinyl, CD Recorded February 2003 at Britannia Row Genre Alternative rock, power pop Length 3:09 Label Fiction/Interscope Producer Jacknife Lee Snow Patrol singles chronology "Run"
(2003)"Chocolate"
(2004)"Spitting Games (re-release)"
(2004)"Chocolate" is a song by UK alternative rock band Snow Patrol. It was released as the third single from their third studio album, Final Straw. The music for the track was written by all four members of the band, while the lyrics are by lead vocalist Gary Lightbody.
The single version is slightly different from the album version. The most noticeable alteration is the use of a chime solo between the 1st chorus and 2nd verse on the single instead of the continued guitar riff which appears on the album.
An edited version of "Chocolate" is featured on the trailer for The Last Kiss starring Zach Braff. It also features in the Torchwood episode "Cyberwoman". Finally, it was used for the highlights on the last-ever 'Wales On Saturday'.
Contents
Music video
The video was filmed in New York.[1] It shows scenes of panic and despair at what is apparently the "end of the world". The centerpiece or focal point of the action is an hourglass that is quickly running out. The implication here, of course, is that darkness and death will descend when the last grains of sand have fallen through the bottleneck to the bottom. The song's last line "I promise I'll do anything you ask... this time" therefore seems both futile and ironic in that there apparently isn't going to be an opportunity to make amends ever again.
After the lyrics finish, however, lead singer Gary Lightbody walks up and inverts the hourglass. Although this gesture seems to miraculously forestall the impending apocalypse it nevertheless fails to keep everyone from flying into a second panic and scurrying willy-nilly without purpose or direction. The video fades out to the song's signature guitar riff repeating.
Track listings
- CD
- "Chocolate" (video)
- "Run" (Jackknife Lee Remix Edit) – 4:30
- "One Night Is Not Enough" (Live at the Liquid Rooms) – 4:19
- 7"
- "Chocolate" – 3:09
- "Run" (Jackknife Lee Remix Edit) – 4:30
Covers
- Charlotte Martin covers this song on her 2007 album Reproductions.
Reception
Hot Press' reviewer Paul Nolan reviewed the single negatively. He wrote the song was true to its title, as it was "warm" and "anthemic", making comparisons to bands like Coldplay and Starsailor. He did not feel it was strong enough to match up to "Starfighter Pilot", which he called "a prime-time Snow Patrol number". He criticized the record company's approach, writing that the release was an attempt to capitalize on the success on the previous single "Run", Snow Patrol's breakthrough single.[2]
Charts
Chart (2004)[3] Peak
positionUK Singles Chart 24 Dutch Singles Chart 34[4] Ireland Singles Top 50 40 Chart (2005) Peak
positionUS Modern Rock Tracks 40[5] Chart (2006) Peak
positionUK Singles Chart[6] 196 Chart (2009) Peak
positionUK Singles Chart[7] 151 References
- ^ "Chocolate". Snow Patrol. http://www.snowpatrol.com/player/default.aspx?meid=7. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ Nolan, Paul (31 March 2004). "Snow Patrol - Chocolate (Polydor)". Hot Press. http://hot-press.com/Snow%20Patrol/music/reviews/singles/Chocolate/2719911.html. Retrieved 2009-10-01.[dead link] Note: Archived page, can be found here.
- ^ http://acharts.us/song/1528
- ^ http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Snow+Patrol&titel=Chocolate&cat=s
- ^ US charting
- ^ "Chart Log UK". Zobbel. http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK2006.HTM. Retrieved 2009-07-02. Note: Snow Patrol must be manually searched.
- ^ "Chart Log UK". Zobbel. http://zobbel.de/cluk/091121cluk.txt. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
External links
Snow Patrol Nathan Connolly · Gary Lightbody · Jonny Quinn · Tom Simpson · Paul Wilson
Mark McClelland · Michael MorrisonStudio albums Songs for Polarbears · When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up · Final Straw · Eyes Open · A Hundred Million Suns · Fallen EmpiresCompilation albums The Trip: Created by Snow Patrol · Late Night Tales: Snow Patrol · Up to NowExtended plays PhysicalDigitalsessions@AOL · sessions@AOL · iTunes Live from London · iTunes Live: London Festival '09Singles "Little Hide" · "One Hundred Things You Should Have Done in Bed" · "Velocity Girl / Absolute Gravity" · "Starfighter Pilot" · "Ask Me How I Am" · "One Night Is Not Enough" · "Spitting Games" · "Run" · "Chocolate" · "Spitting Games" (re-release) · "How to Be Dead" · "You're All I Have" · "Chasing Cars" · "Hands Open" · "Set the Fire to the Third Bar" · "Open Your Eyes" · "Shut Your Eyes" · "Signal Fire" · "Take Back the City" · "Crack the Shutters" · "If There's a Rocket Tie Me to It" · "The Planets Bend Between Us" · "Just Say Yes" · "An Olive Grove Facing the Sea" (2009 Version) · "Run" (2010 Version) · "Called Out in the Dark" · "This Isn't Everything You Are"Video albums Tours Final Straw Tour · Eyes Open Tour · Taking Back the Cities TourSide projects Related PeopleLabelsArticlesDiscography · Awards · Shrug · File Under Easy Listening · Terra Diablo · Oh Yeah · Polar Music · "The Lightning Strike"Categories Members · Albums · Videos · Songs · Tours · Images · Audio samplesCategories:- 2000 singles
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