Ask Me How I Am

"Ask Me How I Am"
Single by Snow Patrol
from the album When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up
Released	20 November 2000
Studio	Substation, CaVa, The Stables, Rage
Length	2:36
Label	Jeepster
Songwriter(s)	Gary Lightbody Mark McClelland Jonny Quinn
Producer(s)	Michael Brennan Jr. Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol singles chronology
"Starfighter Pilot" (1998) "Ask Me How I Am" (2000) "One Night Is Not Enough" (2001)

"Ask Me How I Am" is a song by Northern Irish–Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol,^[1] released through Jeepster Records^[2] on 20 November 2000 as the lead single of their second album, When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up (2001). The song reached number 96 on the UK Singles Chart and the News Letter described the song's beat as funky.^[3]

Music video

The music video for the song was warmly received by Hot Press, who called it "top-class". Reviewer Rory Cobbe wrote that the video was "clever" and the twist at the end "lovely". It further wrote that it was proof that a good idea can beat a "million pounds' worth of effects".^[4]

Track listing

• Maxi CD^[5]

1. "Ask Me How I Am" – 2:36
2. "In Command of Cars" – 4:01
3. "Talk to the Trees" – 1:57

Charts

Chart performance for "Ask Me How I Am"

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)[6]	74
UK Singles (OCC)[7]	96
UK Indie (OCC)[8]	25

References

1. "Snow Patrol". Channel 4. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
2. "Snow Patrol releases: Ask Me How I Am". Interscope Records. Retrieved 2008-10-14.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. "Play List - Snow Patrol". AccessMyLibrary. The News Letter. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 2009-11-05. Appears as: "Practically every music fan in Northern Ireland has lived the highs and lows of the Bangor fourpiece's career with them, mystified by the lack of success in the early days despite the pop-rock of tunes such as Starfighter Pilot and funky beats of Ask Me How I Am."
4. Cobbe, Rory. "Snow Patrol - Ask Me How I Am (Jeepster)". Hot Press. Archived from the original on February 22, 2010. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
5. "Snow Patrol - Ask Me How I Am (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2000-11-06. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
8. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

External links

• Music video for "Ask Me How I Am" on YouTube