Release
In various interviews in 2006 and 2007 the band stated they would be releasing a brand new, previously unheard single in early 2007 - after the re-release of "Raoul" that the band's record label had insisted on. This was a studio recording of "Steve McQueen", which would have possibly been accompanied by "Revolution" - both of which were recorded around Christmas 2006 with former band member Alex Pennie - before he quit the band in 2007. this single was never released, for an unknown reason.
The re-recording of "Steve McQueen" with Paul Mullen replacing Pennie premiered on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show on 7 July 2008, with the music video beginning airing the day after, as well as a clip of the track being added to the bands myspace. On 30 July 2008, title track "This Is A Fix" was released for free download via the bands website.
The album itself was originally intended for release in June 2008, however the band's label decided to move the release back to 25 August with the album being released the week after the Reading and Leeds Festival. Single "Steve McQueen" was released the week before the album, on 18 August 2008.
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