Studio Album · No. 7
Wildness Songwriting Credits by Snow Patrol
Produced by Jacknife Lee
Polydor
Alternative RockIndie Rock
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 10 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Snow Patrol carries a lyricist or composer credit.
10 trackswritten by Snow Patrol
0 tracksoutside writers
Snow Patrol's roles on this album
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer0%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
10
Tracks
1
Lyricists
1
Producers
2018
Released
Data Insight
The band credit is down to four: Lightbody, Connolly, Quinn and McDaid, with Jacknife Lee on all ten again. Tom Simpson and Paul Wilson are out of the writing entirely.
The 2018 sixth album, seven years after Fallen Empires and made after Gary Lightbody stopped drinking.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 5 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions Wildness
Who wrote the songs on Wildness?
Gary Lightbody wrote all ten sets of lyrics and the music goes to Snow Patrol and Jacknife Lee, the band at that point being Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, Jonny Quinn and Johnny McDaid.
Did it have a charting single?
No single from the album reached the UK Singles Chart or the Hot 100. "Don't Give In" reached number 5 in Belgium.
How high did the album chart?
After an extremely close chart race, the album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart on sales of 39,118.
How did it sell?
The article gives the first-week figure but no total copy count.
Who produced it?
Jacknife Lee.
Why the seven-year gap?
Gary Lightbody has said the break followed a period of writer's block and drinking, which the album is largely about.
How long is the album?
44:39 across ten tracks.