Final Straw

Final Straw is the third full-length album by the alternative rock band Snow Patrol. It was released in the United Kingdom in 2003 and in the United States in 2004, under Polydor Records. Gary Lightbody wrote all of the lyrics, and wrote the music with Nathan Connolly, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn. The album was the first by Snow Patrol to become popular outside Northern Ireland and Scotland. Final Straw was re-released in the UK in 2004 with two extra tracks, and then was able to be bought in the U.S. without the bonus tracks. 

Album credits 
Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
Louie Teran - Mastering
Iain Archer - Vocals (Background)
Bruce White - Viola
James Banbury - Piano, String Arrangements, Cello
Fiona McCapra - Violin
Ben Georgiades 	- Engineer
Snow Patrol - Main Performer
Dan Swift - Engineer
Garrett Lee - Producer, Mixing
Gary Lightbody - Guitar, Glockenspiel, Vocals, Group Member, Vocals (Background), Keyboards
Nathan Connolly - Guitar, Group Member, Vocals (Background)
Mark McClelland - Bass, Group Member, Keyboards
Jonny Quinn - Drums, Group Member
Phil Tyreman - Assistant Engineer
Ian Dowling - Assistant Engineer
Mike Nelson - Mixing
Jeff McLaughlin - Assistant
Chris Lord-Alge - Mixing

Track listing
"How to Be Dead" – 3:22
"Wow" – 4:02 (This song is on the PlayStation 2 game Gran Turismo 4)
"Gleaming Auction" – 2:04
"Whatever's Left" – 2:39
"Spitting Games" – 3:46
"Chocolate" – 3:02
"Run" – 5:54  (This song was part of the soundtrack for the movie Chumscrubber)
"Grazed Knees" – 2:55
"Ways & Means" – 4:48
"Tiny Little Fractures" – 2:27
"Somewhere a Clock Is Ticking" – 4:32
"Same" – 3:54
"We Can Run Away Now They're All Dead and Gone" (UK re-release bonus track) – 3:15
"Half the Fun" (UK re-release bonus track) – 2:54

Chart positions
Title  Release date  UK  US*"Spitting Games"  2003 23  39"Run"  2003 5  15"Chocolate"  2004 24  40Final Straw 2003 3  91"How to Be Dead"  2004 39  -

Category:2003 albums
Category:Snow Patrol albums