The Xcerts were originally formed by 13-year-olds Murray Macleod and Jordan Smith after meeting in the headmasters room at Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen.

With the newly formed trio created, the band began writing the songs that would start to spread the word of The Xcerts nationally.

Fly frontman, Sam Duckworth, via MySpace who subsequently released two further singles – Just Go Home and Do You Feel Safe?

On 22 January 2009, The Xcerts confirmed that their album, In The Cold Wind We Smile would be released on 23 March 2009 through Xtra Mile (Reuben, Million Dead, Frank Turner) and King Tuts Recordings (The Dykeenies, Twin Atlantic).

They also confirmed that they would release the single "Crisis In The Slow Lane" on 9 March at the end of their tour with Copy Haho.

The second single from Scatterbrain was "Young (Belane)" starring actor Jamie Campbell Bower as an obsessed fan who kidnaps the band.

Jamie has acted in such films as The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and The Twilight Saga: New Moon.

They were also due to open for Guns N' Roses at the Glasgow, Birmingham and London dates of The Up Close and Personal Tour.

[3] However, due to "logistical reasons" all the opening support bands, including The Xcerts, were forced to drop off of the tour.

[6] To support the release of Hold On To Your Heart, a short run of intimate instore shows were announced across Scotland and in Kington, London for January 2018.

"Kick It" taken from the album There Is Only You is played at halftime during home matches for the band's hometown football team, Aberdeen FC.