"Run" is a song by Scottish-Northern Irish alternative rock band Snow Patrol from their third studio album, Final Straw (2003). It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 February 2004 as the second single from the album. The song was conceived in 2000 by frontman Gary Lightbody after an accident he had during a bender. "Run" is described as a Britpop power ballad and was received with positive reviews by music critics, who compared it with Coldplay's "Yellow".
Run (Snow Patrol song)
Run (Snow Patrol song)
Snow Patrol's performance was compared by music critics to songs by Coldplay (pictured in 2008).
Lewis performing "Run" on The Labyrinth tour in 2010
Snow Patrol are a rock band formed in 1994 in Dundee, Scotland. The band consists of Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, and Johnny McDaid ; Lightbody is the band's sole remaining original member.
Snow Patrol performing in 2019
Snow Patrol originated from a band called Shrug, which formed in 1994 and consisted of Gary Lightbody, Michael Morrison, and Mark McClelland.
Jonny Quinn (pictured in 2018) joined as the band's drummer in 1997.
Nathan Connolly was asked to join the band in 2002.