Track listing

1. Grave Ride
2. Dog
3. Psychopath
4. Sun
5. Another Way
6. Dis-Ho
7. Take Me
8. A No and a Yes
9. Stump
10. Armies
11. Open Up (Chemical Brothers Mix Edit)
12. Grave Ride (Moby Mix)
13. Sun (Leftfield Mix)
14. Psychopath (Leftfield Mix)
15. Stump (Danny Saber Mix)

Album info

• "Dog" is named after God spelled backwards. Lydon sang a similar statement in the Public Image Limited song "Religion", "Where they hide and pray to the God, of a bitch spelled backwards is dog!"

• "Psychopath" is loosely based on murderer John Wayne Gacy
  John Wayne Gacy
  John Wayne Gacy, Jr. was an American serial killer, rapist and clown who sexually assaulted and murdered at least 33 teenage boys and young men between 1972 and 1978. Gacy buried 26 of his victims in the crawlspace of his home, buried three others elsewhere on his property, and discarded the...
  
  . "Psychopath, dressed as a clown. In my psyche, pulling me down."

• Lydon created the rhythm track for "Sun" by sampling himself smacking and drumming on cardboard boxes.

• The artwork was created by Lydon. He took a picture of himself, painted a similar portrait over it, and loaded it into the Adobe Photoshop
  Adobe Photoshop
  Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems Incorporated.Adobe's 2003 "Creative Suite" rebranding led to Adobe Photoshop 8's renaming to Adobe Photoshop CS. Thus, Adobe Photoshop CS5 is the 12th major release of Adobe Photoshop...
  
   computer program. All of the lyrics for the album are included in the liner-notes, hand-written, from Lydon's original writings with added doodles and scribbles.

• The album includes remixes from The Chemical Brothers
  The Chemical Brothers
  The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background...
  
  , Moby
  Moby
  Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...
  
  , Leftfield
  Leftfield
  Leftfield are a British duo of electronica artists and record producers, namely Paul Daley and Neil Barnes, who formed in 1990 in London, England...
  
   and Danny Saber
  Danny Saber
  Danny Saber is a Los Angeles, California musician, audio engineer, record producer, and remixer. A former member of Black Grape and Agent Provocateur, Saber plays guitar, bass, organ, and keyboards, and is also a prominent Los Angeles DJ....
  
  . Lydon was forced by Virgin Records
  Virgin Records
  Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
  
   to add the remixes to lengthen the album and attract the listeners of the enormously popular dance-club hit "Open Up
  Open Up (song)
  "Open Up" is a song recorded by Leftfield featuring John Lydon of Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd.. It was released as a single on 1 November 1993. The single reached #13 in the UK Singles Chart...
  
  " by Leftfield
  Leftfield
  Leftfield are a British duo of electronica artists and record producers, namely Paul Daley and Neil Barnes, who formed in 1990 in London, England...
  
   which was remixed by The Chemical Brothers
  The Chemical Brothers
  The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background...
  
   for the album.

Release

• Virgin Records
  Virgin Records
  Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
  
   released the album and gave little, if any, commercial support for its release. A tour supporting the album was started and ended after only a few dates because of Lydon's anger for the lack of support.

• The strangest event surrounding the album was when Lydon appeared on the television show Judge Judy
  Judge Judy
  Judge Judy is an American court show featuring former family court judge Judith Sheindlin arbitrating over small claims cases in small claims court...
  
   after he was sued by drummer Robert Williams, who was the first choice to drum on the "Psycho's Path" tour and later replaced by Otis Hayes. Williams claimed John fired him without paying him for his services as well as physically assaulting him with a "headbutt". Lydon explained the incident by saying that when he was trying to squeeze back into his seat after a restroom visit, Williams got out of his chair and accidentally hit his head on Lydon's chin. The verdict fell in John Lydon's favor.

Music video

• A music video for "Sun" was created with Lydon dancing and lip-synching in front of a blue screen. The video centers around the premise of postcards that show various vacation activities. The postcards proceed to tell the story of a man who poisons his adulterous wife and ends up dancing on her grave. Oddly enough, the Leftfield
  Leftfield
  Leftfield are a British duo of electronica artists and record producers, namely Paul Daley and Neil Barnes, who formed in 1990 in London, England...
  
  mix of the song, not Lydon's, was used for the music video. The video can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAXfET_zalg.