The Script is the band known for crafting the songs that have framed your life’s most triumphant and saddest moments. With catchy melodies and heartful lyrics, the Dublin four-piece has been churning out hits with ease since their formation in 2001.
Set to return down under in 2025 on their Satellites World Tour, the band will be playing shows in Wollongong, Sydney, Mount Cotton, the Hunter Valley, Geelong, Barossa Valley and Perth. The performances will also feature Calum Scott, Montaigne, X Ambassadors and Lotte Gallagher as special guests.
While there’s still a while to go before then, here’s a look at their top 10 songs from their long, varied career to whet your appetite.
10. Satellites
As the title track from their newest record, Satellites, this one was always going to be the one that packed the most punch. Opening the album with a powerful melody, the song smacks you in the face and ready you for the rest of the record. Featuring a soaring melody and the kind of lyrics you need to have parroted back at you, the song makes you feel alive in the most brilliant way.
Written about finding direction amongst chaos, the track also features cosmic imagery to convey a sense of guidance and hope. It is truly a standout track that exemplifies themes of resilience and introspection.
9. Rain
From their 2019 album, Sunsets & Full Moons, Rain is about where to seek solace when the going gets tough. The lyrical imagery of rain is used as a metaphor for cleansing and coming out the other side, finding a renewed sense of self. The track blends a calming melody with introspective lyrics and creates a sort of soothing balm in a song.
In all honesty, it’s the kind of song I listen to in the shower after a horrid day of work. I find that once I leave the shower, I no longer feel as bad any longer. I would highly recommend you try this yourself.
8. No Good In Goodbye
No Good In Goodbye explores the emotional complexities of a relationship coming to an end. Delving into the intricacies of the brain post-breakup, the poignant song laments how truly bittersweet a farewell is. The song expresses the blatant truth that saying goodbye to someone you used to love will never be easy. This sort of nuance is further highlighted by the song’s powerful instrumental arrangement. It truly distils the essence of heartbreak into audible form.
7. If You Could See Me Now
If You Could See Me Now is, in my opinion, the Script’s most deeply affecting song. Dedicated to lead singer Danny O’Donoghue’s late parents, the track is a lament that his loved ones could not be there to witness his achievements.
The track’s raw lyrics and pungent emotional delivery have caused it to deeply resonate with anyone who has experienced grief. The song contains heavy emotional weight, and for some, it might be difficult to hear it. But really, it just shows the band’s rare ability to connect with fans on multiple emotional layers all at once.
6. Superheroes
Released from their fourth studio album, No Sound Without Silence, Superheroes is one of those tracks that feels sort of omnipresent. From clubs to bars to old mates’ barbeque, it’s one of those tracks that just pumps you up. Written about overcoming adversity and finding strength in oneself where you didn’t know it previously existed.
A source of comfort to many, the song feels a bit like receiving a hand-up from a friend after being thrown to the curb. A true standout from the Script’s catalogue, it stands taller than the rest because it also challenges audiences to face challenges with fearsome determination.
5. Nothing
Nothing, also from Science & Faith (2010), is one of the band’s more sombre songs. Exploring themes of heartbreak and feeling emotionally empty following a relationship’s end, the song takes one on quite the emotional rollercoaster. It so accurately captures what it feels like to be left with nothing but memories and a sense of loss following the end of a relationship.
Featuring a haunting melody over the lyrics “I’m still in love, but all I heard was nothing,” the song makes one get a bit choked up. It deeply resonates with fans, and it is easy to see why.
4. For The First Time
For The First Time is one of my favourite songs from The Script. Written during an economic downturn, it was included on the band’s 2010 album, Science and Faith.
It details a reflective period in one’s life, where you try to find hope in the darkness and search for joy amidst personal struggles. The first time I heard the song I think I burst into tears because the songs just always sounds like it’s always going to be beside you. Trust me when I say the song will be there with you through the hardships and see you all the way through to finding solace in optimism.
3. Hall Of Fame (feat. will.i.am)
Released in 2012 as part of their third studio album, #3, Hall Of Fame is an anthem for the ages. It’s the song that is commonly featured in all aspects of life, from the Olympics to school athletics carnivals and your cardio gym playlist.
Featuring the Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am, the song’s lyrics detail a story about striving for greatness and overcoming obstacles in doing so. With an upbeat tempo and an empowering message, the song quickly became a hit after its release. Since then, the track has managed to create something of a legacy. Both commercially and critically successful, the track solidified The Script’s reputation for creating enduring anthems that continue to inspire generations.
2. The Man Who Can’t Be Moved
Released in 2008 as a single from their debut album, The Script, The Man Who Can’t Be Moved might be one of the band’s most iconic tracks. Showcasing the band’s storytelling prowess, the song centres around a man who waits at the street corner after a past romantic encounter. There, he waits, hoping that his doing so will rekindle a love lost.
One of the band’s most enduring songs, the track feels hopeful yet tragic. Loving, yet sad. It explores the dichotomy that exists in one’s head as you try to convince yourself that the love might come back. The song is both a fan favourite and a staple in all the Script’s live performances, and you can easily see why.
1. Breakeven
I mean, could you get any more classic than Breakeven? It’s the song that’s been the warm blanket over you when the going’s got rough in life. It’s the partner holding your hand and the parent giving you a hug.
Featuring stupidly relatable lyrics like “What am I supposed to be when the best part of me was always you”, it is easy to see why Breakeven exists comfortably in the canon of the greatest breakup songs ever written. Its stark emotional honesty and ear-worm chorus, even to this day, never fails to pull some sort of emotion out of me.
The Script are touring Australia in January and February 2025. You can find the concert dates and tickets below.
THE SCRIPT – SATELLITES WORLD TOUR – AUSTRALIA
JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2025
With special guests Calum Scott, Montaigne, X Ambassadors and Lotte Gallagher
Presented by Frontier Touring and Roundhouse Entertainment
Saturday 25 January – Bimbadgen | Hunter Valley, NSW*
With special guests Calum Scott, Montaigne, X Ambassadors and Lotte Gallagher
Sunday 26 January – Sirromet Wines | Mount Cotton, QLD*
With special guests Calum Scott, Montaigne, X Ambassadors and Lotte Gallagher
Tuesday 28 January – WIN Entertainment Centre | Wollongong, NSW
With special guests X Ambassadors
Thursday 30 January – ICC Sydney Theatre | Sydney, NSW
With special guests X Ambassadors
Saturday 1 February – Mt Duneed Estate | Geelong, VIC*
With special guests Calum Scott, Montaigne, X Ambassadors and Lotte Gallagher
Sunday 2 February – Peter Lehmann Wines | Barossa Valley, SA*
With special guests Calum Scott, Montaigne, X Ambassadors and Lotte Gallagher
Wednesday 5 February – Burswood Park | Perth, WA*
With special guests Calum Scott, Montaigne and X Ambassadors
a day on the green concert tickets: here
Headline tour tickets: Frontier Touring
