Snow Patrol is an alternative rock band formed in Dundee, Scotland, in 1994.

The group was founded at the University of Dundee in 1993 by Gary Lightbody, Michael Morrison, and Mark McClelland as Shrug. After briefly using the name Polar Bear and losing Morrison as a member, the band became Snow Patrol in 1997.

In 2003, after their major label debut, Final Straw, the group rose to national fame. The album was certified 5× platinum in the UK and gold in the U.S.

They released their next album, Eyes Open in 2006, and its hit single, “Chasing Cars,” peaked at #5 on Billboards Hot 100. The album topped the UK Albums Chart and was the best-selling British album of the year.