Mass Destruction (song)

Mass Destruction is the first single from the fourth album by British electronic music band Faithless, No Roots (2004). It was released on 31 May 2004 and reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. In Australia, the song was ranked number 41 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.^[2]

"Mass Destruction"
Cover
Single by Faithless
from the album No Roots
Released	31 May 2004 (2004-05-31)[1]
Length	3:44
Label	Cheeky, BMG
Songwriter(s)	Rollo Armstrong, Maxwell Fraser, Ayalah Deborah Bentovim, John "P*nut" Harrison
Producer(s)	P*nut, Sister Bliss
Faithless singles chronology
"One Step Too Far" (2002) "Mass Destruction" (2004) "I Want More" (2004)

The song relates to the Iraq War which started the previous year, with the refrain "a weapon of mass destruction".

Track listings

UK CD single

1. "Mass Destruction" (single mix) – 3:32
2. "Mass Destruction" (Paul Jackson's Big Weapon Mix) – 7:29
3. "Mass Destruction" (Tom Middleton Cosmos Mix) – 7:52
4. "Mass Destruction" (Paul Jackson's Destruction Dub) – 6:57
5. "Mass Destruction" (Tom Middleton Cosmos Dub) – 7:52

UK and Dutch low-price CD single

1. "Mass Destruction" (single mix) – 3:32
2. "We Come 1" – 3:43

European and Australian single

1. "Mass Destruction" (single mix) – 3:32
2. "Mass Destruction" (Paul Jackson's Big Weapon Mix) – 7:29
3. "Mass Destruction" (Tom Middleton Cosmos Mix) – 7:52
4. "Mass Destruction" (video) – 3:36

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[3] 43 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 24 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[5] 7 Germany (GfK)[6] 63 Hungary (Editors' Choice Top 40)[7] 33 Hungary (Single Top 40)[8] 5 Ireland (IRMA)[9] 18 Ireland Dance (IRMA)[10] 2 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 40 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 39 Scotland (OCC)[13] 8 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 43 UK Singles (OCC)[15] 7 UK Dance (OCC)[16] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position UK Singles (OCC)[17] 144