Editing Iron Flag (section)

==Background==
A gap of four years separated both the [[Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)|first]] and [[Wu-Tang Forever|second]] albums; and three years between the second and [[The W|third]] albums; with those gaps being filled by a myriad of solo projects. It was consequently surprising to many when the Clan reformed for a new LP only a year after their well-received 2000 album ''[[The W]]'', with only [[RZA]]'s ''[[Digital Bullet]]'' and [[Ghostface Killah]]'s ''[[Bulletproof Wallets]]'' released in between.  The album's promotion was also quite low-key, particularly in comparison to the fanfare, hype and expensive [[music videos|videos]] that had preceded the release of the group's two previous albums. Unusual for hip hop albums of the time, ''Iron Flag'' only consists of twelve tracks (which contain thirteen songs plus a short introduction) with no interludes or skits between songs. This is similar to ''The W'', which only consisted of thirteen tracks (though unlike ''Iron Flag'' it did feature interludes and skits).