"Love Will Come Through" is the third single released from Indie band Travis'

Travis (band)

Travis are a post-Britpop band from Glasgow, Scotland, comprising Fran Healy , Dougie Payne , Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose...

 fourth studio album, 12 Memories

12 Memories

12 Memories is the fourth studio album from Scottish indie rock band Travis. The album was released on October 11, 2003. In comparison, the album is a much more mature and lyrically darker album, focusing on issues such as the 2003 Iraq invasion, politicians, psychological crisis and domestic abuse...

. The single peaked at #28 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

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Background

The song was originally composed for the Moonlight Mile soundtrack. It appeared in the movie trailer for Garden State

Garden State (film)

Garden State is a 2004 comedy-drama film written by, directed by, and starring Zach Braff, with Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, and Sir Ian Holm. The film centers on Andrew Largeman , a 26-year-old actor/waiter who returns to his hometown in New Jersey after his mother dies...

in 2004, as well as the final, unaired episode of Wonderfalls

Wonderfalls

Wonderfalls is a comedy-drama television series that was broadcast on the Fox television network in 2004.The show centres on Jaye Tyler , a recent Brown University graduate with a philosophy degree, who holds a dead-end job as a sales clerk at a Niagara Falls gift shop...

. The song later appeared in Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...

. The song is considered a return to the more recognizable Travis sound, since the last two singles represented a darker, experimental side.

Lyrics

Fran Healy described the song as "a song about love, not in the classic context of that sort of hollywood love, you know the one that you see in the pictures "I love you, I love you too", it's not like that. It's love that you have with your mum and your dad and your friends and stuff, love that equals hope in the face of everything, the love that conquers all, and its dedicated to that love."

Music videos

Two videos were made for the song. The official video was directed by Arni & Kinski, and was filmed in the Warsaw district of Praga

Praga

Praga is a historical borough of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. It is located on the east bank of the river Vistula. First mentioned in 1432, until 1791 it formed a separate town with its own city charter.- History :...

. It features the band performing the song in a social club to a group of family and friends. The alternate version, referred to as the "Haar Schnitt" video, was directed by Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijn is a Dutch photographer, music video and film director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both for more than a decade...

, and features footage of Fran Healy and other members of the band during their home life.

Track listing

• UK CD1

1. "Love Will Come Through" - 3:40
2. "Know Nothing" - 3:04
3. "Good For Nothing" - 4:32
4. "Love Will Come Through" ("Haar Schnitt" Video)

• UK CD2

1. "Love Will Come Through" - 3:40
2. "Walking Down The Hill" (Live) - 4:56

• 7" Vinyl

1. "Love Will Come Through" - 3:40
2. "Good For Nothing" - 4:32