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Chen, Viola (8 September 2009). "The secret to Snow Patrol's success". You Think. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009 . Retrieved 7 January 2010. In 2007, "Open Your Eyes" was used as the "Best Bits" song for Celebrity Big Brother 5 during the final watched by over 7 million viewers, the year of the race row. Radio 1 to reveal best-selling singles and albums of the Noughties". Press Office. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 December 2009 . Retrieved 24 November 2011. Balls, David (11 September 2009). "Snow Patrol to release greatest hits". Digital Spy . Retrieved 11 September 2009. Snow Patrol's debut album, Songs for Polarbears, was released in 1998 after the band had started living in Glasgow. [14] Lightbody was then working at the Nice n Sleazy's Bar in Sauchiehall Street. [15] The album was a critical success but did not make any impact commercially. [13] The same year, the band came close to getting featured in a worldwide advertisement for Philips. Gomez was ultimately signed. [16] [17] In 1999, Snow Patrol won the "Phil Lynott Award for Best New Band" by Irish music magazine Hot Press. [18] In 2001, still living in Glasgow, the trio followed up with When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up. [19] Like its predecessor, the album was praised by critics but did not sell. [13]In 2013, the song was featured in the second to last episode, A.A.R.M. of the final season of The Office.