The Ghost Overground EP was released to iTunes on August 5, 2008.
but the date was then tentatively set to June 3
Coldplay performed the song live for the first time at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards on 1 June.
After the first play, it was freely obtainable from Coldplay’s website from 12:15 pm (GMT +0) for one week until it became commercially available on 6 May.
“Violet Hill” was confirmed as the first single, with a radio release date of 29 April 2008.
It was originally set for release on April 22, 2008
Also, in February 2008, videos of live performances of two songs off the record (“Caves” and “Suicide Blonde” ) were uploaded onto YouTube for public viewing.
Released in late 2008, ” Lost! ” became the third single from the album, featuring a new version with Jay-Z called “Lost+”.
McMahon then appeared on the cover of the January 2008 issue of Alternative Press .
In August 2007, McMahon posted the lyrics to the song “Cellular Phone” on his blog, which the band played live at several shows in 2007 and 2008.