In this ballad, lead singer Brad Arnold duets with the legendary Bob Seger, who happened to be recording at the same studio as 3 Doors Down in 2004, working on his album Face the Promise.
Asked by the band's manager if Bob would like to sing on the song, Seger surprisingly agreed, which had happened only on very rare occasions throughout his musical career. Previously he had only collaborated four times with other singers and stated that he had hated it every single time.
According to bass player Todd Harrell, Bob Seger felt different about this song, because it seemed like something he could have written himself.
The song is reminiscent of one of Seger's own classic compositions, 1973's "Turn the Page".
On August 2, 2005, Seger made an unexpected guest appearance at the 3 Doors Down concert at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan and performed "Landing in London" live with the band.