Rock/Pop/Alt - Even though Snow Patrol has been banging around the U.K. for almost 15 years, it wasn't until the band's 2003 album Final Straw - their first with producer Jacknife Lee - and first major hit "Run" that they finally began their ascendancy to massive chart and tour success. For U.S. audiences, it began in 2006 with the album five-million-selling Eyes Wide Open and the huge, can't-escape-from-it single "Chasing Cars". A year ago, Snow Patrol released their fifth album A Hundred Million Suns, a tougher-edged version of the band's grandeur rock style that received some solid reviews but failed to meet the commercial expectations raised post-"Chasing Cars."

 New November 10 anthology Up To Now, as the title suggests, collects thirty tracks from the Snow Patrol catalog, including rarities, covers, radio hits and selections from frontman Gary Lightbody's side-project Reindeer Section featuring members of various Scottish bands. Of particular note are three previously unreleased newer recordings including lead single "Just Say Yes", a song Lightbody wrote for Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger's never-released solo album and, according to the band, a more "techno" style that may be an indication of the band's new direction. Up To Now's deluxe version tacks on a third disc -- a DVD featuring two exclusive documentaries, ‘The Lightning Strike’ animated film and previously unseen live footage. Watch the "Just Say Yes" video after the jump...

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Snow Patrol - "Just Say Yes" (from the album Up To Now)