 Due to the backing of Virgin – a major label – the band did not face trouble when clearing samples, as the label's infrastructure helped "clear it up for us and our publishers", according to Roberts.Dreadzone intended "Second Light" to emphasise melody and emotion and to feature a distinctly British quality, drawing influence from the eclectic array of old and new music from different cultures they felt surrounded by in London, which Brand felt was "so much more cosmopolitan than other cities.