ðə sˈɔŋ, ɐn ˈæntaɪwˈɔːɹ pɹˈoʊtɛst, wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɜːli stˈeɪdʒᵻz ʌvðɪ ɪɹˈæk wˈɔːɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː ænd wʌz kəmpˈoʊzd ˌɔn bˈeɪs ɡɪtˈɑːɹ baɪ pˈælɑːt.
The song, an anti-war protest, was written during the early stages of the Iraq War in 2003 and was composed on bass guitar by Pallot.