Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol is most-played song on UK radio this century

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Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol is most-played song on UK radio this century

By Ben Beaumont-Thomas

 

‘Beautiful moment’ … Gary Lightbody, frontman of Snow Patrol. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

 

Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol has been named the most-played song on British radio this century.

 

The epic ballad was released in 2006 and only reached a high of No 6 in the UK charts, but went on to spend a total of 166 weeks in the Top 100.

 

Music licensing body PPL calculated that it received the most plays, ahead of I Gotta Feeling by the Black Eyed Peas, and Happy by Pharrell.

 

Gary Lightbody, the band’s frontman, described Chasing Cars as “an emotionally open song, and it’s a simple song. 

 

Full Story: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jul/17/chasing-cars-by-snow-patrol-is-most-played-song-on-uk-radio-this-century