Final Straw

Final Straw is the third studio album and major-label debut by Northern Ireland rock band Snow Patrol, released on 4 August 2003 in the United Kingdom and Ireland and in 2004 in the United States. The album is notable for bringing the band their first mainstream success outside of their native countries of Northern Ireland and Scotland. In the 14 months following its release, a total of 5 singles were drawn from it. It is the first album to feature lead guitarist Nathan Connolly and the last to feature bassist Mark McClelland.

For other uses, see Final straw.

Final Straw
Studio album by
Snow Patrol
Released4 August 2003
RecordedFebruary 2003
StudioBritannia Row
Genre
Length44:00
Label
ProducerJacknife Lee
Snow Patrol chronology
When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up
(2001)		 Final Straw
(2003)		 Eyes Open
(2006)
Singles from Final Straw
  1. "Spitting Games"
    Released: 15 September 2003
  2. "Run"
    Released: 26 February 2004
  3. "Chocolate"
    Released: 12 April 2004
  4. "Spitting Games (re-release)"
    Released: 12 July 2004
  5. "How to Be Dead"
    Released: 25 October 2004

The album was re-released in the UK in 2004 with two extra tracks, before being exported to the US (without the bonus tracks). The album was also released on SACD and DualDisc with 5.1 Surround mixes.

A 20th Anniversary Edition was released on 4 August 2023, twenty years after the original album release.

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