Refugee was the first song unveiled from the album. A short, instrumental edit of the first opening bars could be heard on the first incarnation of the Lostboy! AKA website; the same snippet being used by Sky Sports for the Scotland football game on the 4th March. "Unbelievable. Just been told that Sky Sports used the music of Lostboy! AKA during last night's live broadcast of the Scotland game. Apparently they used the intro to "Refugee" - the same snippet that can currently be heard on the Lostboy! homepage. Hard to believe indeed, equally hard to believe is that the team won their first friendly at home in 14 years. (Ouch!) The omens are good all round." - Jim

The full album track was exclusively premiered on Billy Sloan's show on the 7th March 2010, along with a specially remixed version by Simon Hayward especially created for the occasion. Both tracks were quickly made available through Lostboy's Youtube Channel.

"The remix is by Simon Hayward; he’s very talented, a huge fan, and probably knows more about Simple Minds than me. But a few months ago he got in touch with an idea. He sent it to me and it was an idea that I got around to working on - perhaps it'll be on the follow up. Now the official recordings done, we're getting some remixes; Empires and Dance/Sons And Fascination style, and Simon earned a go and we're very happy with the results." - Jim

As a "thank-you" to fans for their support, the album mix of Refugee was made available as a download to all those who'd registered with the pre-launch website.

The Atmoxic remix was only available as a download with the album from iTunes. It was a stripped down basic version, and sounded more like the original demo than the final studio track.

"It was the first track that was written, probably about three years ago, but never had an arrangement. Jez Coad, who’s worked on the last two Simple Minds albums in the producer role, also worked on this but he played a lot of the music on this as well and it’s a real supercharged song. Lyrically it’s a call out to arguably a lost generation not to give up." - Jim

Four short versions of the song to be used as ringtones were made available by the official site in early June.

With the first bars of the first song Refugee you’re like in a time warp back in time – but it’s not only looking back but looking forward as well?
When I listened to the first few songs as they were coming together apart from liking how it was falling together I was intrigued by a similar time element. With me that intrigue went a bit further because it just started to conjure up an atmosphere, the way you can remember a summer night 20 years ago from your balcony, you can remember it. It conjured up an atmosphere in my head of when [I was] the age of 18 to 22, wanting to make that kind of music, wanting to make it with that kind of tempo, that kind of attack, that kind of lyric. Than it was New Wave or whatever. Now it’s who knows what it is! But when I was hearing the early tracks I was hearing it through the years of, almost magically, of that young character. And I can’t go back to that character. The character in fact, the story it’s an Alter Ego bla-bla-bla, it’s really somehow... I really got attached to that character and started to wonder what would that character do if he had the chance to finish that album than, and what would it sound like. And it gave me a little concept to spring forward because the music was coming fine. The problem I had was this: What was the outlet going to be? I didn’t want to star a new band! I love my band! I think I’m in a great band. Why do I want to start another band? And a Jim Kerr solo album? Well, that’s something really dull and banal, boringly banal. So finally I kind of had the gimmick to kind of enlarge on what was going on in these songs mysteriously.

Did you ever feel like a refugee – and if so when did that happen?
In a romantic sense I think my character has always been restless as me. The way I’ve always moved around, the way I still quite don’t know. If you said to me today what is home, I’m really struggling. I really don’t know where is home. That suites me. So, in a sense I’m a little bit part of me when I do ask: "What are you running from? What is it that you’re running from? Or: What are you running too?" And you could elaborate that and say the refugee in a sense is running, leaving something behind, having to go to another place for whatever reasons. And in a way you can even say that we’re all running from something. And so, in a light sense, was kind of a overall saying that there’s a part of us that’s refugee searching or either forced to be on the run or on the run without knowing why.

Jim, Lostboy! Generic Interview

Simon Hayward produced an electromix of the track for Edel before the ElectroSet Tour. It has yet to be released.

All those flowers in the wasteland, All that time beneath those skies charcoal grey. But, every moment in the shade there, Nourished by a force that flies from far away. And we will say: Come to me, refugee, let me be the one one who frees you. When you're calling, when you're calling, refugee. Yes we will say: Come to me, refugee, let me be the one who bleeds now. When you're falling, where you're crawling, refugee. All those poets in the basement, Still haunted by the ancient crimes of yesterday. Like those flowers in the wasteland, They will rise with open eyes and point the way. 'Cause when your skin starts burning, You can feel the planet turning, There's no transition, nothing sets you right. And when your roof starts falling, There's no place, no place to crawl in, Hope transmitting, returning to your plight. And we will say: Come to me, refugee, let me be the one who heals you. When you're toiling, crawling, refugee. Yes we will say: Come to me, refugee, let me be, I will conceal you. When you're calling, when you're calling refugee. Yes we will say, we will say. When you're falling, when you're falling, And we will say, we will say, When you're falling, When you're calling refugee.

Album Version (4:11) Produced, arranged and mixed by: Jez Coad Backing tracks engineered by: Tom Dalgety
Simon Hayward Remix (5:12) Produced, arranged and mixed by: Jez Coad Backing tracks engineered by: Tom Dalgety Remixed by: Simon Hayward

Album Version (4:11) Produced, arranged and mixed by: Jez Coad Backing tracks engineered by: Tom Dalgety
Atmoxic Remix (4:16) Produced, arranged and mixed by: Jez Coad Backing tracks engineered by: Tom Dalgety Remixed by: -
Ringtone 1: Original Instrumental (1:06) Produced, arranged and mixed by: Jez Coad Backing tracks engineered by: Tom Dalgety Remixed by: Simon Hayward
Ringtone 2: Original Vocal (1:05) Produced, arranged and mixed by: Jez Coad Backing tracks engineered by: Tom Dalgety Remixed by: Simon Hayward
Ringtone 3: Remix Instrumental (0:29) Produced, arranged and mixed by: Jez Coad Backing tracks engineered by: Tom Dalgety Remixed by: Simon Hayward
Ringtone 4: Orchestral Remix (0:34) Produced, arranged and mixed by: Jez Coad Backing tracks engineered by: Tom Dalgety Remixed by: Simon Hayward