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“Chocolate” by Snow Patrol
From the album Final Straw (2003)
“Chocolate” by Snow Patrol appears on 21 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 2004 and 2024. It was first released in 2003 on the album Final Straw. Its best result is #11 on the Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #90 alternative song of 2005 and #2,450 alternative song of all time.
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"Chocolate" was the third single Snow Patrol lifted off Final Straw, their third album, and it reached the shops in April 2004 sounding like a band in a hurry: a guitar riff that keeps circling back, drums shoving from behind, and Gary Lightbody spilling words over a tune all four members pieced together. Jacknife Lee produced it, James Banbury added the piano, and Chris Lord-Alge buffed the mix to a radio shine.
It went to 24 in the UK and 2 on the US Triple-A chart. Marc Webb shot the video in New York City as a small apocalypse, people panicking while an hourglass drains toward darkness, until Lightbody strolls in and flips it over. Not everyone was sold: Paul Nolan of Hot Press heard something warm and anthemic, filed it next to Coldplay and Starsailor, and did not mean it as praise.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 97 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2004 | 100 |
| 2004 | 123 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2004 | 227 |
| 2005 | 76 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005 | 106 |
| 2005 | 64 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2005 | 107 |
| 2005 | 115 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005 | 150 |
| 2005 | 11 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2005 | 105 |
| 2005 | 37 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2005 | 230 |
| 2005 | 73 | CRNC 90.1 Niagara / Toronto, ON | CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of 2005 | 91 |
| 2005 | 140 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 41 | 96.5 The Buzz | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the New Millennium | 96 |
| 2006 | 97 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006) | 107 |
| 2006 | 362 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
| 2007 | 847 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1092 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1116 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1153 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1190 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1215 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1265 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2022 | 826 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 584 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
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