Release History
The song initially appeared on the album versions of A Hundred Million Suns. On various online music stores including the iTunes Store, the song is labeled "album-only", making it inaccessible for individual purchase.
A live MP3, recorded during the UK & Ireland Arena Tour of February–March 2009 was gifted to fans as a free download on every ticket purchase for the Reworked Tour of November–December 2009. Each ticket came with a special code that enabled the download.
In light of its usage in the Epic trailer, on 25 February 2013, "The Lightning Strike (What If This Storm Ends?)" was released as a stand-alone single. Furthermore, on 9 March 2013, the band announced on social media websites such as Facebook that they had released the accompanying music video on their YouTube channel. The stand-alone "What If This Storm Ends" is to be released on the 2013 Snow Patrol compilation, entitled Greatest Hits.
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