Kylie collaboration was 'always destined', says Gary Lightbody

Kylie collaboration was 'always destined', says Gary Lightbody Image source, Getty Images & EPAImage caption, Snow Patrol and Kylie Minogue's single, These Alarms, was released on 1 JulyByAbigail TaylorBBC News NIPublished32 minutes agoSnow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody has said the band's latest single with Kylie Minogue was "always destined" to become a collaboration after he originally wrote it with the Australian singer in mind.Lightbody said he had written several songs in the hope of getting one to Minogue after hearing she was looking for new material."I'm a long-term fan, who isn't, of Kylie?" he said. "When I heard that Kylie was looking for a song, I wrote her a bunch, but then I couldn't get them to her."The band instead decided to record one of the songs themselves, although Lightbody said it remained known internally as "Kylie" throughout the recording process.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Lightbody describes Kylie's vocals as "extraordinary""I wrote the songs and they were all just called Kylie 1, Kylie 2, Kylie 3," he said. However, after completing the track, he felt something was missing, "and that was obviously Kylie".The band eventually succeeded in sending the song to Minogue, who agreed to record vocals for it.Speaking to BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme, Lightbody said: "It turns out she loved it and then she sang on it.""The song felt finished for the first time because her vocal is absolutely extraordinary."I guess it was always destined to be a song, maybe not for Kylie, but with Kylie."This YouTube post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on YouTubeThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. YouTube content may contain adverts.Skip youtube video by Snow PatrolAllow YouTube content...