Snow Patrol Chasing Cars is UK's Most Played Song of 21st Century - Noise11.com
Snow Patrol

Snow Patrol

Snow Patrol Chasing Cars is UK’s Most Played Song of 21st Century

by Music-News.com on July 18, 2019

in News

Snow Patrol’s ballad Chasing Cars has been named the most played song on U.K. radio and TV of the 21st Century.

Released in June 2006, the track originally only reached number six in Britain’s Official Singles Chart, but had an enduring appeal and was the year’s 14th best-selling single in the U.K. that year.

It was named the most played song of the decade back in 2009, and new figures from music licensing company PPL, show it is now the most played of the last 20 years.

“It’s unbelievable,” Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody told the BBC after hearing the news. “I’m not sure how that happened.”

Asked to explain Chasing Cars’ success, he said: “It’s an emotionally open song and it’s a simple song. But it’s also unabashedly a love song, and we don’t really have any others. The way it unifies an audience is the thing I most cherish about it. It’s a beautiful moment every time you play it.”

As well as becoming a staple on a variety of U.K. radio stations, Chasing Cars has also been used in popular TV dramas, including U.S. hit show Grey’s Anatomy, and holds the distinction of being the last song performed live on a regular edition of iconic BBC chart show Top of the Pops.

Second place in the most played list went to Black Eyed Peas’ I Gotta Feeling, while Pharrell Williams’s Happy came third.

music-news.com

You’ll discover music news first following Noise11 on Twitter

Comment on the news of the day, join Noise11 on Facebook

Noise11.com

Listen to the Noise11 Music News channel now at iHeartRadio

Related Posts

Justin Bieber in Sydney photo by Ros O'Gorman, music news, noise11.com
Justin Bieber Pops Out 21 Song Album ‘Swag’ #LISTEN

Justin Bieber has just slipped out a surprise new album ‘Swag’ with 21 tracks.

3 days ago
Jack White at the Forum Melbourne 9 December 2024 photo by David James Swanson
Jack White Gets His First Mobile Phone

Jack White received his first "cellular telephone" as a 50th birthday present.

4 days ago
Hilltop Hoods by Ashlee Jones
Hilltop Hoods Ninth Album is ‘Fall From The Light’

Hilltop Hoods will release their ninth album ‘Fall From The Light’ 1 August and then hit the road for the Never Coming Home tour in February 2026.

5 days ago
Simple Plan
Simple Plan Doco Hits Prime Video

Prime has premiered the Simple Plan documentary ‘The Kids In The Crowd’.

6 days ago
Grimes
Musk’s Ex Grimes Calls Musk X Poison

Elon Musk's ex Grimes has ripped into the billionaire for his impact on the social media platform X.

7 days ago
Kelly Clarkson photo by Ros O'Gorman
Kelly Clarkson Postpones Las Vegas Residency

Kelly Clarkson has postponed the opening of her Las Vegas residency hours before it was about to begin.

July 7, 2025
Miley Cyrus, Rod Laver Arena photo by Ros OGorman
Miley Cyrus To Receive Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

Miley Cyrus has admitted it "feels like a dream" to be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.

July 4, 2025