Question: When was it announced as the most played song of the decade?
About the article "Chasing Cars", section "Critical".

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"How You Remind Me" is a hit song by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released in July 2001 as the lead single from their album "Silver Side Up".
A "Gold Mix" was made for latter editions of the single with the heavier guitars edited out of the chorus.
This single would be the last rock single to be No.
1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 until 2008 when "Viva la Vida" by Coldplay did the same.
Lead vocalist and guitarist Chad Kroeger wrote the song about his old girlfriend Jodi, with whom he had a dysfunctional relationship.
He refers to this song as the song that put Nickelback on the map as referred to their concert in Sturgis.
It is often considered to be their signature song.
"How You Remind Me" was named the No.
1 most played song on U.S. radio of the 2000s decade by Nielsen Soundscan, being spun over 1.2 million times on U.S. airwaves since its release in 2001 to the end of 2009.
The song was named 4th on the "Billboard" Hot 100 Songs of the Decade and 75th in the UK decade Chart.
It was nominated for the Kerrang!
Award for Best Single.
"How You Remind Me" was also rated the No.
1 rock song and No.
4 alternative song of the decade of the 2000s by Billboard. 
The song was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, as well as for a 2007 BRIT Award for Best British Single.
In 2007, "Chasing Cars" was voted number 1 in the Top 500 Songs: The Words Behind the Music, on Bristol's GWR FM (and other stations in The One Network).
Music's Adam Webb, however had mixed feelings for the single, when he awarded it 5 stars out of 10, saying it was a "misguided attempt to recreate its breast-beating slo-motion scarf-waving formula."
Further, he made comparisons of the song to Hollywood soundtracks, which in his words are "about as subtle as a rhino and too overt to be truly affecting.
""Billboard" magazine's Sven Phillip found the song the only one on the album "not to be missed".
He called it a "catchy, colossal ballad that succeeds without any fireworks".UK music licensing body PPL announced in December 2009 that "Chasing Cars" was the most played song of the decade.
"Chasing Cars" was voted the song of the decade on Channel 4's programme 'The Song of the Decade' which was broadcast on 28 December 2009.
On 30 December 2009, the PPL announced "Chasing Cars" was the most widely played song of the decade in the UK.
In June 2010, the band were commemorated with a Heritage Award by PRS for Music.
A plaque was erected on the Duke of York pub in Belfast where the band performed their first gig.
The band were the sixth to receive the award, with all the members turning out.
They later performed a live set to a small crowd of around 30 people. 
"Modern Day Delilah" was announced and released as the lead single from "Sonic Boom" on August 19, 2009 to radio.
The song was Kiss' first single release in 11 years, the song's predecessor being "You Wanted the Best" which was released in 1998 off the band's "Psycho Circus" album.
Due to early previews of the album, the song has gained positive feedback from both critics and fans, and has been compared to the band's '70s work.
The song was played on the Kiss Alive/35 World Tour.
The music video for this song leaked online on the first days of December and was officially released on December 9, 2009 and premiered on Yahoo!
The video is topped and tailed by footage of giant sized members of Kiss walking through Detroit.
The video went on to top UK music video channel Scuzz's "Most Rockin: Viewer Request Show" chart on December 3, 2009.
The single was released as Downloadable Content for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero on 11/19/09 along with the singles: "I Was Made for Lovin' You" and "Lick It Up".
"Modern Day Delilah" peaked at #50 on the Billboard Rock songs chart.
"Classic Rock Magazine" listed the song as the eleventh best rock song of the past decade. 
Another popular song is "Here Comes Carolina".
As its title implies, it is most commonly played when a Tar Heel team enters the field of play.
Traditionally, the band plays a version of the traditional orchestral warmup tune before launching into the song when the first player charges out of the tunnel.
During the warmup tune, fans stand and clap along.
The effect is similar to that of a train coming down the track.
For many years at basketball games, the band played the first seven notes of the song in different keys during player introductions, modulating a half step each time before launching into the song in the normal key after the final player was announced.
The last part of the song's melody come from an old revival song, "Jesus Loves the Little Children".