In a 90 second clip on Facebook, The Script teased their new song alongside a video that shows the fracture instability of the middle East, America and other parts of the world, with the message "If we don't stand together, we fall... #TheScriptUnite"

The lyrics, which include the lines "Another gun man running on the loose/How many times must I turn a blind eye/And Deny what I'm seeing?", are some of the most overtly political that The Script have ever penned and could suggest a new, socially conscious direction for the Irish band.

Listen to the new song, which as yet does not have a title, here: