On May 1, 2006, “Fiction” label released “Eyes Open”, the fourth Snow Patrol studio album. It was recorded October – December 2005, at “Grouse Lodge Studios” in Ireland; “The Garage” in Kent; “The Garden” and  “Angel Studios” in London. The single “Chasing Cars” went on to sell over 5 million copies worldwide and has spent a total of 166 weeks on the UK “Singles Chart”, more than any other song in history. The album has been certified 7 x Platinum in the UK, by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

• Gary Lightbody– vocals, guitar, backing vocals
• Nathan Connolly– guitar, backing vocals
• Paul Wilson– bass guitar, backing vocals
• Jonny Quinn– drums, percussion
• Tom Simpson– keyboards, sample
• Jacknife Lee – keyboards, programming, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
• Leon Bosch – double bass
• Ben Russell – double bass
• Martha Wainwright – vocals
• Richard George – violin
• Ursula Gough – violin
• Janice Graham – violin
• Karin Leishman – violin
• Beatrix Lovejoy – violin
• Pauline Lowbury – violin
• Maya Magub – violin
• Richard Milone – violin
• Steve Morris – violin
• Everton Nelson – violin
• Charles Sewart – violin
• Paul Willey – violin
• Lucy Williams – violin
• Warren Zielinski – violin
• Maxine Moore – viola
• William Hawkes – viola
• Rebecca Hirsch – viola
• Matthew Souter – viola
• Timothy Grant – viola
• Adrian Bradbury – cello
• Charlie Clark – choir, chorus
• Caroline Dale – cello
• Zoe Martlew – cello
• Caroline Dearney – cello
• James Banbury – cello, arranger
• Iain Archer – backing vocals, choir, chorus
• Paul Archer – backing vocals, choir, chorus
• Ciaran Gribbin – choir, chorus
• Hrafnhildur Halldorsdottir – choir, chorus
• Eugene Kelly – choir, chorus
• Alastair King – choir, arranger, backing vocals
• Sam Bell – engineer
• David McGinty – choir, chorus
• Richael Reader – choir, chorus
• Jenny Reeve – choir, chorus
• Claire Scott – choir, chorus
• Stacey Seivewright – choir, chorus
• Sara Wilson – choir, chorus
• Hilary Skewes – string contractor
• Peter Hoffman, Tom McFall, Steve Pryce – engineer
• Simon Wakeling, Stefano Soffia, Fergus Peterkin – engineer assistant
• Cenzo Townshend – mixing
• Owen Skinner – mixing assistant
• John Davies – mastering
• Richard Andrews – art direction
• Mat Maitland – art direction, images
• Dan Tobin Smith – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Gary Lightbody, all music by Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, Tom Simpson, Paul Wilson and Jonny Quinn except where noted.

1. You’re All I Have
2. Hands Open
3. Chasing Cars – Gary Lightbody
4. Shut Your Eyes
5. It’s Beginning to Get to Me
6. You Could Be Happy
7. Make This Go On Forever
8. Set the Fire to the Third bar
9. Headlights on Dark Roads
10. Open Your Eyes
11. The Finish Line