SNOW PATROL & KYLIE Announce New Single ‘These Alarms’
By SNOW PATROL & KYLIE
Announce Collaboration on New Single
‘THESE ALARMS’
Released July 1st
Snow Patrol and Kylie have officially announced a new collaboration, with upcoming single ‘These Alarms’ released on July 1st via BMG.
Written by Snow Patrol with Kylie specifically in mind, the track is a yearning, bittersweet anthem driven by urgent, pulsating synths. At its core is the striking contrast of frontman Gary Lightbody and Kylie’s entwined voices, building toward an epic, sweeping chorus.
The track is available for digital pre-save HERE, alongside a limited-edition 7” vinyl physical release: pre-order HERE. The cover art features an original painting by Gary Lightbody.
The band initially recorded the track for their 2024 UK Number 1 album The Forest is the Path under the working title ‘KYLIE’. However, upon completion, the band decided to hold the track back until they could record it with Kylie.
Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody explains, “As a huge Kylie fan I originally wrote These Alarms with her in mind. I played it to Johnny and Nathan and they loved it and we decided to record it for our (most recent) album The Forest Is The Path. All the way through the recording process the song was simply called ‘KYLIE’.
But when we finished the song we quickly realised something huge was missing from it. We all knew it was Kylie’s voice that was the missing piece. Nate suggested we send it to her to see if she would join us on it. So, in hope (and with many fingers and toes crossed) we sent it off, it reached Kylie and we heard back that she liked it.
Kylie recorded her wonderful voice on it and finally the song felt complete. From the minute she recorded her vocals we knew, to properly honour Kylie and the song, it needed to have a life on its own and not be buried somewhere on an album, but live in its own universe, because the song had its own very unique genesis, journey and destination. We could not be more delighted to be releasing a song with Kylie, the queen of pop herself, out into the world.”
Kylie says, “The story behind this song was irresistible… Hearing there was a demo called Kylie that had been living in the Snow Patrol archives was a complete surprise and, naturally, I was curious to hear it. Gary is such a brilliant songwriter, so to be invited into the band’s world is a total honour.”
The collaboration brings together two artists who have spent decades shaping the musical landscape.
Snow Patrol remain one of the definitive and most enduring forces in modern music. Over a three-decade career, they have amassed over 17 million global album sales and more than 4.5 billion streams, alongside a legacy of generation-defining hits. Testament to their evolving appeal, the band secured their second UK No. 1 album with The Forest is the Path in 2024, driven by an audience that continues to grow. The announcement comes during a landmark year for the band as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of their groundbreaking album Eyes Open, which was the best-selling UK album of 2006 and remains the 15th best-selling album of the 2000s. Certified 8x Platinum in both the UK and Ireland, the record spawned the Grammy and Brit-nominated ‘Chasing Cars’ – the most played song of the 21st century on UK radio.
Kylie’s glittering career has seen her amass sales of over 80 million records worldwide, five billion streams and ten UK Number 1 albums. Her multiple awards include four BRIT awards, two GRAMMYs and two MTV awards. Kylie is the only female artist to score a Number 1 album and Top 10 singles in five consecutive decades in the UK.
‘These Alarms’ will be available on all streaming platforms on July 1st. The limited-edition 7” physical vinyl is available to pre-order from today, for shipping on August 21st.
Snow Patrol play a string of UK dates this summer, including a London show at Crystal Palace Park on July 3rd.