The song was written by Swedish songwriters Sebastian Lundberg, Fredrik Häggstam, Johan Gustafson and Marlene Strand, and produced by Trinity Music.

On 27 June, Jedward announced that the third single from Young Love would be "Luminous", with a music video made by their record label, Universal Music Ireland.

[2] "Luminous" received its first UK radio play during presenter Tina Campbell's show on Meridian Radio after Campbell interviewed them for her blog Craveonmusic - now Craveon Entertainment.

[3] The "Luminous" video was filmed at Ardmore Studios in Ireland on 30 August 2012.

[4] Inspired by Star Wars and Avatar, the video has elements of science fiction and fantasy.