Release
Rings Around the World was released on CD, vinyl, MiniDisc and DVD on 23 July 2001 in the United Kingdom on Sony's Epic imprint and was the world's first simultaneous album/DVD release. The record reached number 3 in the UK Albums Chart. In America Rings Around the World was released on 19 March 2002 by XL Recordings with a bonus CD featuring seven tracks which appear on the DVD version of the album. Rings Around the World was released on 25 September 2001 in Japan with two additional tracks, "Tradewinds" and "Happiness Is a Worn Pun", added after "Fragile Happiness" at the end of the album. "Juxtapozed with U" was released as the first single from the album, reaching number 14 in the UK Singles Chart, followed by "(Drawing) Rings Around the World" in October 2001 which peaked at number 28. The third and final single to be taken from the album, "It's Not the End of the World?", was released in January 2002 and reached number 30 in the UK Singles Chart. The album has been certified gold in the United Kingdom, denoting sales of more than 100,000 copies.
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 25 September 2001 | Epic Japan | Compact disc | ESCA-8341 |
| United Kingdom | 23 July 2001 | Epic | Compact disc | 5024132 |
| Minidisc | 5024130 | |||
| DVD | 201457 9 | |||
| Vinyl record | 5024139 | |||
| United States | 19 March 2002 | XL Recordings/Beggars Banquet US | Compact disc | BXL 026 CD |
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