By the Way radio stations participated in broadcasting the band's new daily material, along with MTV, VH1, and digital music retailers like iTunes, as well as Cell phone companies. AOL featured the Chili Peppers as their "Artist of the Month" in June, streaming interviews and live performances of the band free of charge; they also sold an MP3 of "By the Way", the record's first single, for ninety-nine cents and raffled off tickets that gave fans a chance to see the band in Japan in November. "By the Way" was released on CD and LP on July 9, 2002, under the Warner Bros.
A Weapon Called the Word shortly after release. A Weapon Called the Word A Weapon Called the Word was the debut full-length album by the Levellers, released in April 1990. The album contains re-recorded tracks from the band's first two E.P. recordings: "Carry Me E.P." (upon which the tracks "Carry Me" and "England My Home" were originally released) and "Outside/Inside E.P." (which contained "Outside/Inside", "Barrel of the Gun" and "I Have No Answers"). The band did not re-record the track "The Last Days Of Winter" from the "Carry Me E.P." despite the fact the album's title "A Weapon Called The Word" is taken from that