It was released to radio airplay on March 7, 2006.

On March 6, 2006, 'World Wide Suicide' was made available via the band's official website to download for free. It was first played on US radio on Maon KNDD ( Seattle). The snippet revealed a hard-rocking sound with a noted return to the dominant vocal styles of Vedder's earlier work. In late February 2006, the band made a 15-second clip of 'World Wide Suicide' available on the Internet, which was then played on numerous North American radio stations. His family is being blocked by our government from finding out what happened.Where are the leaders that are going to represent a galvanized view on what to do next?.Democracy might have a chance at working if people educate themselves on these issues and make their opinions known.

It's about him and a bunch of the guys who didn't get as much coverage-the guys who barely got a paragraph instead of ten pages.The thing about Tillman was, he got ten pages but they were all lies. Vedder has said that 'World Wide Suicide' was written largely about Pat Tillman. The lyrics for 'World Wide Suicide' depict anger against the war in Iraq, and criticize the US government in a subtle manner. On the song's intensity, Vedder said, 'The times.the times kind of demand a little bit of intensity.' The song features a raw sound closer to the band's earlier material. 'World Wide Suicide' was written by vocalist Eddie Vedder.

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