The B-sides, "Get the Message" and "Make You Mine", were both recorded in the album sessions with Stephen Street.

It was also used for the video highlights of the 2008 Chinese Grand Prix on the Official Formula One website.

This track was also used for the BBC series, Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands, as the theme song for the first season.

"This Is an Emergency" is to date The Pigeon Detectives' second biggest UK chart hit.

It debuted in the UK Singles Chart at #24 on 11 May 2008, via download sales alone.