"Illegal Attacks" was released as the album's lead single on 8 October 2007 and was a contentious track, dealing head-on with the political issues of the day. Sinéad O'Connor is featured as a guest vocalist on the track. The opening notes of the song are plucked softly in arpeggios, which are juxtaposed with the confrontational opening line, "So what the fuck is this UK?" The song then pulses with an ominous, grinding cello, and culminates with Ian Brown pleading earnestly for the return of British soldiers to their homeland:
"Soldiers, soldiers come home Soldiers come home"
When the song was played on BBC Radio 1 during the Top 40 countdown, the song was preceded by an announcement, claiming that Brown's views did not necessarily reflect those of the BBC. Its peak position on the UK Singles Chart was number 16.
The single was described by NME as another example of Ian Brown's "godlike genius...an unforgettable plea to world leaders to 'Cop the fook on.'"
So what the fuck is this UK Gunnin' with this US of A In Iraq and Iran and in Afghanistan Does not a day go by Without the Israeli Air Force Fail to drop it's bombs from the sky? How many mothers to cry? How many sons have to die? How many missions left to fly over Palestine? ‘Cause as a matter of facts It's a pact, it's an act These are illegal attacks So bring the soldiers back These are illegal attacks It's contracts for contacts I'm singing concrete facts So bring the soldiers back What mean ya that you beat my people What mean ya that you beat my people And grind the faces of the poor So tell me just how come were the Taliban Sat burning incense in Texas Roaming round in a Lexus Sittin' on six billion oil drums Down with the Dow Jones, up on the Nasdaq Pushed into the war zones It's a commercial crusade ‘Cause all the oil men get paid And only so many soldiers come home It's a commando crusade A military charade And only so many soldiers come home What mean ya that you beat my people What mean ya that you beat my people And grind the faces of the poor Soldiers, soldiers come home Soldiers come home Through all the blood and sweat Nobody can forget It ain't the size of the dog in the fight It's the size of the fight in the dog on the day or the night There's no time to reflect On the threat, the situation, the bark nor the bite These are commercial crusades ‘Cos all the oil men get paid These are commando crusades Commando tactical rape And from the streets of New York and Baghdad to Tehran and Tel Aviv Bring forth the prophets of the Lord From dirty bastards fillin' pockets With the profits of greed These are commercial crusades Commando tactical raids Playin' military charades to get paid And who got the devils? And who got the Lords? Build yourself a mountain – Drink up in the fountain Soldiers come home Soldiers come home Soldiers come home Soldiers come home What mean ya that you beat my people What mean ya that you beat my people And grind the faces of the poor What mean ya that you beat my people What mean ya that you beat my people
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