"If There's a Rocket Tie Me to It" | ||||
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Single by Snow Patrol | ||||
from the album A Hundred Million Suns | ||||
B-side | "In a Dream I Saw Satellites" | |||
Released | 8 March 2009 | |||
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Length | 4:19 (album version) 3:37 (radio edit) | |||
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"If There's a Rocket Tie Me to It" is a song by alternative rock band Snow Patrol. It is the opening track on their fifth album A Hundred Million Suns, and was released as its third single on 8 March 2009.[1] The music was composed by Snow Patrol, with frontman Gary Lightbody writing the lyrics. The song is a departure from Lightbody's frequent attempts at diagnosing his less positive personal issues, which often focus on his romantic breakups, and instead celebrates a newfound love outside human relationships.
The song, though critically lauded upon the album release, was generally not received well as a single. The single was a commercial failure, failing to reach the Top 100 in the United Kingdom, and failing to chart in any other country. The single was later released in the Netherlands but failed to chart as well.