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Chasing Cars Spotify streams & play count

Snow PatrolEyes Open20064:27

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Spotify streams

1,915,848,461

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 1 Nov 2026, 16:40 UTC.

Popularity
87 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score
Charting today
1 market

History

Play count history

One reading so far: 1,915,848,461 plays on 1 Nov 2026. A reading is added each day the store refreshes, and the change per day is drawn from the second one on.

Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
1,915,848,461First reading

Spotify Charts

On the charts today

1 position across 1 market, from each market's latest chart in the store. Streams are the chart's own count for its day.

ChartRankStreams that day
United Kingdom Top 200#14491,300

Track details

Released
Track number
3
Duration
4:27
Explicit
No
Tempo
104 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • Pop Rock
  • Soft Rock
  • Alternative Rock
  • Easy Listening
  • Britpop
  • Emo
  • Modern Rock

Moods

  • Sad
  • Melancholy
  • Slow
  • Emotional
  • Relaxing
  • Moody
  • Nostalgia
  • Tranquil
  • Mellow
  • Love

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Main Artist
Snow Patrol
Producer
Garrett Lee
Composer
Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, Paul Wilson, Tom Simpson, Jonny Quinn
Lyricist
Gary Lightbody

For developers

Get Chasing Cars's play count from the API

One request returns the play count above as JSON: GET /tracks?ids=5hnyJvgoWiQUYZttV4wXy6&include=playcount. Read its reference.

For many tracks, GET /tracks takes up to 50 ids in one call.

No code: Spotify Play Count Scraper on Apify (opens in a new tab) exports play counts for a list of links to CSV or JSON. How play counts work.

Frequently asked questions

How many streams does Chasing Cars have on Spotify?

Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol had 1,915,848,461 streams on Spotify as of 1 Nov 2026 (UTC). The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was Chasing Cars released?

1 Jan 2006, on the album Eyes Open.

Who wrote and produced Chasing Cars?

Producer: Garrett Lee. Composers: Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, Paul Wilson, Tom Simpson and Jonny Quinn. Lyricist: Gary Lightbody.

What genre is Chasing Cars?

The API's track insights tag it Pop Rock, Soft Rock and Alternative Rock, strongest first.

What is the tempo of Chasing Cars?

104 BPM, from the API's track insights.