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“Hands Open” by Snow Patrol
From the album Eyes Open (2006)
“Hands Open” by Snow Patrol appears on 20 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 2006 and 2025. It was first released in 2006 on the album Eyes Open. Its best result is #6 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #45 alternative song of 2006 and #1,609 alternative song of all time.
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"Hands Open" went out in October 2006 as the third single from Eyes Open, Snow Patrol's fourth album, and after the hush of "Chasing Cars" it's a jolt of jangling pep, the band in full chug. Gary Lightbody wrote the words and shares the music credit with Nathan Connolly, Jonny Quinn, Tom Simpson and Paul Wilson, Jacknife Lee produced, and a gang choir including Iain Archer and Ciaran Gribbin hollers along. One verse name-checks Sufjan Stevens and his song "Chicago".
Modern rock radio took to it, even if it never crossed over the way "Chasing Cars" had. The single's video sent Lightbody wandering through a city, tearing holes in the scenery and stepping through them to find the band playing on the other side.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 64 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
| 2006 | 23 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 6 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
| 2006 | 34 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 88.5 Songs of 2006 | 89 |
| 2006 | 89 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006 | 102 |
| 2006 | 42 | The Bear Ottawa, ON | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 77 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2006 | 97 |
| 2006 | 30 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2006 | 159 |
| 2006 | 15 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2006 | 103 |
| 2006 | 74 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 | 100 |
| 2006 | 78 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
| 2007 | 97 | CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC | CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 228 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 320 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 340 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 351 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 354 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 361 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 368 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2025 | 791 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
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