The writer of Send Them Off also had a song that reached as high as number 5 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in 2013.
Daniel Campbell "Dan" Smith (born 14 July 1986) is a British singer-songwriter and record producer. 
 He is the lead singer, primary songwriter. 
 The band formed in 2010 and gained mass popularity in 2013 when the song "Pompeii" was released. 
 The song was released as the album's fourth single on 12 January 2013. 
 It reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart, number 4 in Australian ARIA Chart, and number 5 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and number one on the Alternative Songs chart. 
 The song was written by Dan Smith, who handled the production along with Mark Crew. 
