"Illegal Attacks" was released as the album's first single, on 8 October 2007, and was a contentious track, dealing head-on with the political issues of the day. The opening notes of the song are plucked softly in arpeggios, which are juxtaposed with the confrontational opening line, "What the fuck is this UK?" The song then pulses with an ominous, grinding cello, and culminates with Ian Brown pleading earnestly for the return of British soldiers from Afghanistan and Iraq:
"Soldiers, soldiers come home, Soldiers come home", (lyrics which had previously been used in "So Many Soldiers" on Golden Greats.)
The single was described by NME as another example of Ian Brown's "godlike genius...an unforgettable plea to world leaders to 'Cop the fook on.'"[citation needed]
The song "On Track" made its debut seven months prior to the release of the album on the soundtrack for the Russian 2-part sci-fi movie Paragraph 78 as an exclusive track. It was used in the closing titles for the first part of the movie. This version was 20 seconds longer as compared to the album version and was a bit lighter as to the orchestral arrangement.
The album was also released in a 2CD deluxe edition, along with a bonus disc containing orchestral arrangements of all twelve tracks.
