Chocolate (Snow Patrol song)

"Chocolate"
Single by Snow Patrol from the album Final Straw
Released	12th of April, 2004 (UK)
Format	E-CD; 7"
Recorded	February, 2003 at Britannia Row
Genre	Alternative Rock
Length	3:11
Label	Fiction/Polydor
Producer	Jacknife Lee
Snow Patrol singles chronology
"Run" (2003) "Chocolate" (2004) "Spitting Games (re-release)" (2004)

"Chocolate" is the third single from Snow Patrol's third album, Final Straw. The single version is slightly different from the album version. The most noticeable difference is the chime solo between the 1st chorus and 2nd verse on the single, instead of the continued guitar riff. Despite the song's comparatively upbeat tone and guitar riff, its lyrics are of desperation and solemn self-reflection. An edited version of "Chocolate" is featured on the trailer for The Last Kiss, starring Zach Braff. It also features in the Torchwood episode "Cyberwoman".

Music video

The video shows scenes of panic at what is apparently "the end of the world." At the center of the scene is an hourglass that is quickly running out. With the two linked, the song's last line "I promise I'll do anything you ask... this time" can be seen to be ironic, in that even though the speaker is seeking forgiveness from a friend by offering a flexible future, it is indeed the end of the world, and there will be no "this time." However, after the song ends lead singer Gary Lightbody enters the shot, inverting the hourglass, effectively throwing everyone into a second panic. The video fades out to the song's signature guitar riff repeating.

Track listings

• CD

1. "Chocolate" (video)
2. "Run (Jackknife Lee Remix)"
3. "One Night Is Not Enough (Live)"

• 7"

1. "Chocolate"
2. "Run (Jackknife Lee Remix)"