This EP of cover versions was originally released as a free gift with purchases of the Perpetual Motion People album. At that time it comprised just five tracks.
It was rereleased in vinyl for International Record Store Day 2016 and renamed Songs by Others with the addition of two extra tracks, “Ready Teddy” and “Your Love Keeps Lifting Me (Higher and Higher)”, the latter in a live version as the track was already a live favourite.
The album was released on iTunes in a digital format for the first time on 22nd February 2019 to tie in with the use of the track “The Good Book” on the Netflix TV series Sex Education.