Editing Version 2.0 (section)

==Release and promotion==
{{Quote box|quote =I think the general consensus was that people feel our second record didn't do as well as the first one, but our second record did better. But I think in terms of our profile, I think our profile was probably quieter than on our first record.|width=33%|source=—[[Shirley Manson]]<ref name="time">{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Alex |url=http://www.time.com/time/musicgoesglobal/europe/mmanson.html |title=Q & A with Shirley Manson, lead singer of Garbage |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=September 24, 2001 |access-date=May 20, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206220131/http://www.time.com/time/musicgoesglobal/europe/mmanson.html |archive-date=February 6, 2009}}</ref>}}

The entire visual campaign for ''Version 2.0'' was tailored to play off the album [[cover artwork]], the [[Computer icon|icons]] designed to represent each single release, provided [[Promotional merchandise|point-of-sale]] and the band's [[music video|videogenic sensibility]].<ref name="CyberSpin"/> Garbage spent three weeks in Europe providing interviews with music journalists from a multitude of territories, while Manson continued on her own to Australia and Asia.<ref name="CyberSpin"/>

''Version 2.0'' was released in Japan on May 4, 1998, a week ahead of the international street date, to counteract [[parallel import]]s. The album was released in two editions, a standard album with a bonus remix of "Push It" by [[Boom Boom Satellites]] and a limited run of 20,000 copies featuring two international [[B-side]]s, "Lick the Pavement" and a cover version of [[Big Star]]'s "[[Thirteen (song)|Thirteen]]".<ref name="CyberSpin"/> ''Version 2.0'' debuted at number four in the Japanese international album chart.<ref name="fastfacts">{{cite web |url=http://garbage.com/ |title=Garbage Fast Facts |publisher=Garbage.com |access-date=May 21, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000408170127/http://garbage.com/ |archive-date=April 8, 2000}} ''Click "Visit non-flashed site" link below and then "Enter garbage.com without Flash".''</ref>

On May 11, ''Version 2.0'' was released worldwide, with the North American street date a day later.<ref name="CyberSpin"/> Mushroom Records released the album in the United Kingdom on CD, LP and cassette. In North America, ''Version 2.0'' was released on CD and cassette by [[Almo Sounds]] in partnership with [[Interscope Records]], who [[Distribution (business)|shipped]] 500,000 copies to stores in the first week.<ref name="fastfacts"/>