Release
Auf der Maur was released worldwide on February 2, 2004, May 4 in the United States and June 1 in Canada. Although the album was distributed internationally on Capitol, EMI managed distribution of the album in Canada. For initial promotion upon its American release, Auf der Maur appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on June 17 and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on July 6.
Three singles from the album were lifted. The lead single, "Followed the Waves," was released on February 16, 2004 to accompany the worldwide release. It charted in both the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks in the United States and the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 32 and number 35, respectively. "Real a Lie" was released on May 3 to accompany the American release of the album, however, the song only charted in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 33. The album's final single, "Taste You", was released on September 27 and peaked at number 51 in the United Kingdom. All three singles had accompanying music videos which were made available for download on Auf der Maur's official web site in Windows Media Video, QuickTime and RealVideo formats.
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