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“Spitting Games” by Snow Patrol
From the album Final Straw (2003)
“Spitting Games” by Snow Patrol appears on 14 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2004 and 2014. It was first released in 2003 on the album Final Straw. Its best result is #22 on the 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #96 alternative song of 2004 and #2,274 alternative song of all time.
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"Spitting Games" led the charge for Final Straw, the Northern Irish band Snow Patrol's third album, arriving as a single in September 2003 while they were out on their first UK tour. It's a jittery, chugging alternative rocker: guitars that churn and itch, a rhythm section that won't sit still, and Gary Lightbody, who wrote the words, delivering a sweet-and-sour melody that sounds like he's arguing with himself. Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn share the music credit, Dan Swift engineered, and Chris Lord-Alge gave it a punchy mix. Music Week hailed it as a classic indie song and praised that chugging guitar.
America found it through AOL Music's Breakers program, where it racked up a million downloads, and it got its own US release in March 2004, the week the band played South by Southwest.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 58 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 77 Songs of 2004 | 77 |
| 2004 | 53 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004 | 101 |
| 2004 | 93 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2004 | 99 |
| 2004 | 88 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2004 | 227 |
| 2004 | 22 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2004 | 88 |
| 2004 | 74 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2004 | 103 |
| 2004 | 54 | WHTG Monmouth-Ocean, NJ | G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2004 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 860 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 895 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 878 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 909 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 935 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 960 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1018 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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