It was released digitally on 25 November 2013, as the third single to promote the band's fourth studio album, The Weight of Your Love.

[1] "Honesty" was written by Edward Lay, Russell Leetch, Justin Lockey, Tom Smith and Elliott Williams.

[2] The song is a "string-driven midtempo ballad,"[3] and "a soaring, vulnerable number complete with Tom Smith's signature baritone vocals- and a touch of falsetto.

The atmospheric track continues to build in momentum as it proceeds, telling the familiar tale of a broken heart atop an anthemic chorus, dramatic drums and spectacular strings.

"It's all shot from my point of view, and I kind of encounter all these 'undesirables' along the way," said Editors' frontman Tom Smith in an interview with XFM.