▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁two ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁Phys ical ▁Singles ▁Chart ▁shortly ▁after ▁release . ▁Over all , ▁the ▁song ▁became ▁their ▁second - low est ▁chart ing ▁single ▁in ▁Ireland ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁chart ing ▁at ▁number ▁eleven ▁and ▁thirty - two ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Background ▁It ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁instantly ▁recogn is able ▁West life ▁classic ▁complete ▁with ▁so aring ▁mel od ies , ▁r ous ing ▁lyr ics . ▁Band ▁members ▁Mark ▁F ee h ily ▁and ▁Nick y ▁By r ne ▁discussed ▁the ▁song ▁during ▁a ▁behind - the - sc enes ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁music ▁video ▁shoot . ▁They ▁explained , ▁" We ▁were ▁excited ▁to ▁be ▁working ▁with ▁' the ▁competition '. ▁It ' s ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁someone ▁like ▁Gary ▁has ▁written ▁a ▁song ▁for ▁a ▁group ▁in ▁competition ▁with ▁his ▁own . ▁Him ▁and ▁John ▁wrote ▁P atience ▁for ▁Take ▁That , ▁so ▁we ▁are ▁confident ▁that ▁we ▁have ▁a ▁great ▁team ▁of ▁writers . ▁Some ▁people ▁think ▁that ▁we ▁regard ▁Gary ▁as ▁an ▁enemy , ▁but ▁we ▁don ' t ▁at ▁all . ▁It ' s ▁cool ▁that ▁he ' s ▁written ▁a ▁song ▁for ▁us ." ▁Sh ane ▁Fil an ▁also ▁stated , ▁" I ▁love ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁Gary ▁writing ▁a ▁song ▁for ▁us . ▁He ' s ▁thrown ▁all ▁the ▁rules ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁window " ." L ighth ouse " ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁record ▁label