Chocolate (Snow Patrol song)

2004 single by Snow Patrol

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"Chocolate"

Single by Snow Patrol
from the album  Final Straw
Released| 12 April 2004 (2004-04-12)[1]
Recorded| February 2003
Studio| Britannia Row
Genre| Power pop
Length| 3:02
Label|

* Fiction
* Interscope

Songwriter(s)|

* Gary Lightbody
* Nathan Connolly
* Mark McClelland
* Jonny Quinn

Producer(s)| Jacknife Lee
Snow Patrol singles chronology
| "Run"
(2003)  | "Chocolate"
(2004)  | "Spitting Games (re-release)"
(2004)

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"Chocolate" is a song by Northern Irish–Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol, released on 12 April 2004 as the third single of their third album, Final Straw (2003). The music for the track was written by all four members of the band while the lyrics were written by lead vocalist Gary Lightbody.

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" and it was used for the highlights on the last 'Wales On Saturday'.

## Music video

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The video was directed by Marc Webb and was filmed in New York City.[2] 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 is that darkness and death will descend when the last grains of sand have fallen through the bottleneck to the bottom.

After the lyrics finish lead singer Gary Lightbody walks up and inverts the hourglass. The video fades out to the song's guitar riff repeating.

## Reception

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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 criticised 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.[3]

## Track listings

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* CD

1. "Chocolate" (video)
2. "Run" (Jackknife Lee Remix) – 7:28
3. "One Night Is Not Enough" (Live at the Liquid Rooms) – 4:19

* 7"

1. "Chocolate" – 3:09
2. "Run" (Jackknife Lee Remix) – 7:28

## Covers

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* Charlotte Martin covered this song on her 2007 album, Reproductions.
* Brian McFadden covered this song on his 2013 album, The Irish Connection.

## Charts

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Chart performance for "Chocolate"  Chart (2004)[4] | Peak
position

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UK Singles Chart | 24
Dutch Singles Chart[5] | 34
Irish Singles Chart  | 40
Chart (2005)  | Peak
position
US Modern Rock Tracks[6] | 40
US Adult Alternative Airplay[7] | 2
Chart (2006)  | Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[8] | 196
Chart (2009)  | Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[9] | 151

## Certifications

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Certifications for "Chocolate"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Silver  | 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 10 April 2004. p. 27.
2. ^ "Chocolate". Snow Patrol. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
3. ^ Nolan, Paul (31 March 2004). "Snow Patrol - Chocolate (Polydor)". Hot Press. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2009.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Note: Archived page, can be found here .
4. ^ "Snow Patrol - Chocolate - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
5. ^ "Snow Patrol - Chocolate". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
6. ^ US charting
7. ^ US charting
8. ^ "Chart Log UK". Zobbel. Retrieved 2 July 2009. Note: Snow Patrol must be manually searched.
9. ^ "Chart Log UK". Zobbel. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
10. ^ "British single certifications – Snow Patrol – Chocolate". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

## External links

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* Music video for "Chocolate" on YouTube

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Snow Patrol

* Nathan Connolly
* Gary Lightbody
* Johnny McDaid

* Tom Simpson
* Mark McClelland
* Michael Morrison
* Jonny Quinn
* Paul Wilson

Studio albums|

* Songs for Polarbears
* When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up
* Final Straw
* Eyes Open
* A Hundred Million Suns
* Fallen Empires
* Wildness
* The Forest Is the Path

Compilation albums|

* The Trip: Created by Snow Patrol
* Late Night Tales: Snow Patrol
* Up to Now
* Greatest Hits

Extended plays|

* Starfighter Pilot

Singles|

* "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"
* "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"
* "Called Out in the Dark"
* "This Isn't Everything You Are"
* "New York"
* "In the End"
* "Lifening"
* "The Lightning Strike (What If This Storm Ends?)"

Video albums|

* Live at Somerset House

Tours|

* Final Straw Tour
* Eyes Open Tour
* Taking Back the Cities Tour
* Fallen Empires Tour

Related|

* Discography
* Awards
* Shrug
* Terra Diablo
* Oh Yeah
* The Reindeer Section
* Listen... Tanks!
* Tired Pony
* Iain Archer
* Bradley Quinn
* Richard Colburn

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