"These Alarms" is a song by the Northern Irish rock band Snow Patrol and Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released on 1 July 2026, through BMG Records.^[1]

Background and release

The song, written by the band members Roy Kerr, Fraser T. Smith, Nathan Connolly, Johnny McDaid and Gary Lightbody, had been planned to be included on Snow Patrol's album The Forest Is the Path (2024).^[2]^[1] Once the song was finished, the band realized that Kylie's vocals were the missing element and invited her to participate in the recording.^[3] Later, they decided not to include it on the album, preferring that the song have its own identity and follow its own path.^[4]

Music Video

The official music video of the song was published through the band's YouTube channel on July 16, 2026. It was directed by Robbie Kilgour and recorded during Snow Patrol and Minogue's performance of the single during the band concert at Crystal Palace Park in London on 3 July 2026.^[5]^[6]

Release history

Release dates and formats
Region	Date	Format(s)	Version(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	1 July 2026	Digital download streaming	Original	BMG	^[7]
Italy	1 July 2026	Radio airplay	Original	BMG	^[8]

References

1 2 Persad, Max (25 June 2026). "Snow Patrol and Kylie Minogue announce new single These Alarms". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 14 July 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
↑ s.r.l, Rockol com. "√ Gli Snow Patrol hanno pubblicato un nuovo brano con Kylie Minogue". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
↑ Griffiths, Neil (1 July 2026). "Kylie Minogue Features on New Snow Patrol Track 'These Alarms'". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
↑ "Snow Patrol And Kylie Collaborate On New Single These Alarms". BMG Records. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
↑ Brandle, Lars (22 July 2026). "Kylie Minogue Teams Up With Snow Patrol For 'These Alarms' Concert Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
↑ Griffiths, Neil (21 July 2026). "Snow Patrol and Kylie Minogue Release Video for "These Alarms"". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
↑ These Alarms - Single by Snow Patrol & Kylie Minogue on Apple Music, 1 July 2026, retrieved 7 August 2026
↑ Carpio, Eileen (30 June 2026). "These Alarms - Snow Patrol, Kylie Minogue (Radio Date: 01/07/2026)" (Press release) (in Italian). Earone. Retrieved 7 August 2026.

v t e Snow Patrol
Nathan Connolly Gary Lightbody Johnny McDaid Tom Simpson Mark McClelland Michael Morrison Jonny Quinn Paul Wilson
Studio albums	Songs for Polarbears When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up Final Straw Eyes Open A Hundred Million Suns Fallen Empires Wildness The Forest Is the Path
Compilation albums	The Trip: Created by Snow Patrol Late Night Tales: Snow Patrol Up to Now Greatest Hits
Extended plays	Starfighter Pilot
Singles	"Little Hide" "One Hundred Things You Should Have Done in Bed" "Velocity Girl" / "Absolute Gravity" "Starfighter Pilot" "Ask Me How I Am" "One Night Is Not Enough" "Spitting Games" "Run" "Chocolate" "How to Be Dead" "You're All I Have" "Chasing Cars" "Hands Open" "Set the Fire to the Third Bar" "Open Your Eyes" "Shut Your Eyes" "Signal Fire" "Take Back the City" "Crack the Shutters" "If There's a Rocket Tie Me to It" "The Planets Bend Between Us" "Just Say Yes" "An Olive Grove Facing the Sea" "Called Out in the Dark" "This Isn't Everything You Are" "New York" "In the End" "Lifening" "The Lightning Strike (What If This Storm Ends?)" "These Alarms"
Video albums	Live at Somerset House
Tours	Final Straw Tour Eyes Open Tour Taking Back the Cities Tour Fallen Empires Tour
Related	Discography Awards Terra Diablo Oh Yeah The Reindeer Section Listen... Tanks! Tired Pony Iain Archer Bradley Quinn Richard Colburn
Category

v t e Kylie Minogue songs
Singles discography Songs recorded
1980s singles	"The Loco-Motion" "I Should Be So Lucky" "Got to Be Certain" "Je ne sais pas pourquoi" "Especially for You" "It's No Secret" "Turn It into Love" "Hand on Your Heart" "Wouldn't Change a Thing" "Never Too Late"
1990s singles	"Tears on My Pillow" "Better the Devil You Know" "Step Back in Time" "What Do I Have to Do" "Shocked" "Word Is Out" "If You Were with Me Now" "Give Me Just a Little More Time" "Finer Feelings" "What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)" "Celebration" "Confide in Me" "Put Yourself in My Place" "Where Is the Feeling?" "Where the Wild Roses Grow" "Some Kind of Bliss" "Did It Again" "Breathe" "Cowboy Style"
2000s singles	"Spinning Around" "On a Night Like This" "Kids" "Please Stay" "Your Disco Needs You" "Can't Get You Out of My Head" "In Your Eyes" "Love at First Sight" "Come into My World" "Slow" "Red Blooded Woman" "Chocolate" "I Believe in You" "Giving You Up" "2 Hearts" "Wow" "In My Arms" "All I See" "The One"
2010s singles	"All the Lovers" "Get Outta My Way" "Better than Today" "Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)" "Timebomb" "Flower" "Limpido" "Into the Blue" "I Was Gonna Cancel" "Crystallize" "Only You" "100 Degrees" "Every Day's Like Christmas" "At Christmas" "Wonderful Christmastime" "Dancing" "Stop Me from Falling" "Golden" "A Lifetime to Repair" "Music's Too Sad Without You" "Sincerely Yours" "New York City"
2020s singles	"Say Something" "Magic" "Real Groove" "A Second to Midnight" "Kiss of Life" "Padam Padam" "Tension" "Hold on to Now" "Dance Alone" "Midnight Ride" "My Oh My" "Edge of Saturday Night" "Lights Camera Action" "Someone for Me" "XMAS" "Love Sensation (Afterhours mix)"
Featured singles	"GBI (German Bold Italic)" "Higher" "Right Here, Right Now" "The Other Boys" "Really Don't Like U" "On oublie le reste" "Starstruck" "These Alarms"
Promotional singles	"I Guess I Like It Like That" "Too Far" "Butterfly" "Sometime Samurai" "Whistle" "Skirt" "Sexercize" "Beautiful" "This Wheel's on Fire" "I Love It" "10 Out of 10"
Other songs	"Love Is on the Line" "Santa Baby" "Speakerphone" "Any Which Way" "Aphrodite" "Boys & Girls" "Love Made Me Do It" "Miss a Thing" "Supernova" "Marry the Night" "Visiting Hours" "Things We Do for Love" "Stateside"

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These Alarms

Background and release

Music Video

Release history

References