▁birth ed ▁from ▁a ▁last - min ute ▁writing ▁session ▁after ▁the ▁band ▁can ce led ▁their ▁European ▁tour ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁song ▁origin ated ▁from ▁an ▁idea ▁by ▁drum mer ▁Tra vis ▁B ark er , ▁and ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁initially ▁titled ▁" Tra vis ▁Beat ". ▁When ▁the ▁tri o ▁first ▁listened ▁to ▁the ▁beat , ▁De L on ge ▁and ▁Ho pp us ▁both ▁had ▁ideas ▁immediately . ▁" It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁moments ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁where ▁everybody ▁just ▁had ▁a ▁bunch ▁of ▁ideas ▁all ▁at ▁once , ▁and ▁it ▁came ▁together ▁pretty ▁quickly ," ▁said ▁Ho pp us . ▁Within ▁" two ▁or ▁three ▁hours ," ▁the ▁song ' s ▁structure ▁was ▁near ▁completion . ▁ ▁De L on ge ▁and ▁Ho pp us ▁split ▁lyr ical ▁duties ▁and ▁worked ▁separately , ▁and ▁both ▁wrote ▁about ▁rom ance . ▁De L on ge ▁re called ▁B ark er ▁mention ing ▁that ▁Ne igh bor hood s ▁should ▁contain ▁a ▁song ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁ve in ▁to ▁" I ▁Miss ▁You ", ▁the ▁band ' s ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁single . ▁With ▁this ▁in ▁mind , ▁De L on ge ▁included ▁references ▁to ▁" I ▁Miss ▁You ", ▁" Al ways " ▁and ▁" All ▁of ▁This ", ▁all ▁tracks ▁from ▁the ▁band ' s ▁previous ▁effort : ▁" I ▁can ' t ▁find ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁this ▁/ ▁but ▁I ' m ▁always ▁looking ▁out ▁for ▁you