"There's no knife-in-the-back twist. When I read these lyrics back, I was like, 'Oh, that's weird.' All the other love songs I've written have a dark edge”: How Snow Patrol constructed one of the most enduring hits of the 21st century

Snow Patrol.

As many songwriters and composers will tell you, happiness is often not the best state to be in when creativity is needed. Broadly speaking, that little bit of friction and tension in the real world can serve as the perfect raw fuel for a masterpiece or two.

Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody would beg to differ however, having rustled up the band’s biggest hit - Chasing Cars - in a particularly blissful state, having just begun a new relationship.