Refugees is the debut single by The Tears, released on April 25, 2005 on Independiente Records. It charted at number 9 on the UK singles chart, which was relatively good considering the lack of success done by the previous Suede album, as well as the fact that it was the band's first single. The title track's lyrical content is said by Anderson to have political meaning, regarding his disgust towards the treatment of refugees.