| "Take Back the City" | ||||
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| Single by Snow Patrol | ||||
| from the album A Hundred Million Suns | ||||
| B-side | "The Afterlife" | |||
| Released | 5 October 2008 | |||
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| Length | 4:40 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Jacknife Lee | |||
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| "Take Back the City" on YouTube | ||||
"Take Back the City" is a song by Northern Irish–Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol, released in different regions on different dates in October 2008 as the lead single of their fifth album, A Hundred Million Suns (2008). The lyrics were written by Gary Lightbody and the music was composed by Snow Patrol. The song has positive lyrics, and is about Lightbody's love for Belfast. The song has been officially remixed once, by Lillica Libertine, and it appeared as a B-side to the single.
The single received mixed reviews, and was generally not considered Snow Patrol's return to form. Critics were generally displeased with how similar the song sounded to the songs on the band's previous album, Eyes Open (2006) when the band was claiming that the new album was a departure from their earlier work. The lyrics, though, were praised for their depth. The single was quite successful in the charts, charting in the Top 5 in Ireland and Top 10 in the UK. The single also appeared in the Top 40 in a further five countries. Furthermore, it topped the Triple A chart in the US, a feat which would later be achieved by "Crack the Shutters".