Songs for Polarbears

Songs for Polarbears
Studio album by
Snow Patrol
Released31 August 1998
Recorded1996–1997
StudioChamber Studios, Edinburgh
Genre
Length49:49
Label
ProducerJamie Watson
Snow Patrol chronology
Songs for Polarbears
(1998) 		When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up
(2001)
Singles from Songs for Polarbears
  1. "Little Hide"
    Released: 16 February 1998
  2. "One Hundred Things You Should Have Done in Bed"
    Released: 11 May 1998
  3. "Velocity Girl / Absolute Gravity"
    Released: 9 November 1998
  4. "Starfighter Pilot"
    Released: 28 June 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
NME8/10[3]
Pitchfork Media8.1/10[5]
PopMatters7/10[4]
Rolling Stone[6]

Songs for Polarbears is the debut album by Northern Irish–Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol, released on 31 August 1998 in the United Kingdom and 12 October in the United States.[7]

The album charted at #143 in the UK and did not sell well upon its initial release. However, its re-release eventually went Gold in the UK.

  1. ^ "Snow Patrol - Songs for Polarbears (US Version)". Interscope.com. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Beaumont, Mark (1 September 1998). "Snow Patrol - Songs For Polarbears". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. ^ Bergstrom, John (23 June 2006). "Snow Patrol: Songs for Polarbears". PopMatters.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Snow Patrol: Songs for Polarbears: Pitchfork Record Review". 16 February 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2008.
  6. ^ "Snow Patrol: Songs for Polar Bears : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 1 October 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007.
  7. ^ "Songs for Polarbears". Snow Patrol. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2009.