It was originally intended to be released as the second single, however this was changed to "We Apologise For Nothing" due to the recent floods in the UK at that time.

Charlie Simpson has stated the song deals more with environmental issues, such as global warming and climate change, and about how people have influenced their own downfall within it.

In a question and answer session in September 2007, both Charlie and Alex confirmed that the third single from the album would most likely be Floods.

However, during another Q and A session on the band's official forums on 28 November 2007, Alex confirmed they were worked,on new tracks to be possibly used as part of an EP for the "Floods" release.

As the song comes to a climax the sound of rain fall increases as bass player Dan Haigh looks at the window.