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==Promotion==
[[File:Gerard-drouot-U2-stade-de-france.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|U2, their manager [[Paul McGuinness]], and concert promoters Gérard Drouot and [[Michael Deeny]] pose with copies of the album before a 2005 concert in France]]
For the album release, U2 partnered with [[Apple Inc.]] for several cross-promotions. "Vertigo" was featured on a widely aired television advertisement for the company's [[iPod]] music player. Additionally, a special edition U2-branded iPod was released bearing the black and red color scheme of the album, as well as laser-engraved autographs of each member on the back. ''[[The Complete U2]]'', an [[iTunes Store]]-exclusive box set featuring 448 tracks, including previously unreleased content was also released. Proceeds from the iPod and iTunes partnerships were donated to charity.<ref>[http://www.u2station.com/news/archives/2005/03/transcript_bruc.php Transcript: Bruce Springsteen Inducts U2 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame] u2station.com. Retrieved 31 January 2007.</ref> A live version of "Original of the Species" from the concert film ''[[Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago]]'' was later featured in commercials for the video iPod. Several CD copies of the album have the message "Miss You Sugar" on the bottom of the CD near the matrix number.

The compilation ''[[Medium, Rare & Remastered]]'' and the EP ''Unreleased and Rare'', included in ''The Complete U2'' box set, contains previously unreleased tracks, six of which were from the recording sessions for ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'':

# "Xanax and Wine" (alternate early version of "Fast Cars")
# "Native Son" (alternate early version of "Vertigo")
# "Smile" (outtake from the ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'' Sessions)
# "[[Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own]]" (early version)
# "[[All Because of You (U2 song)|All Because of You]]" (alternate version)
# "[[Yahweh (song)|Yahweh]]" (alternate mix by Chris Thomas)

U2 made various promotional appearances on television. On 20 November 2004, U2 appeared as the musical guests on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', performing "Vertigo", "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own", and "[[I Will Follow]]". Two days later, on the day of the album's release, U2 performed on a flat-bed truck, which drove through much of downtown [[New York City]]. Footage of the flat-bed performance was used for the music video of "All Because of You". The drive ended at the [[Brooklyn Bridge]], under which the band performed a "secret gig" in [[Brooklyn Bridge Park|Empire Fulton Ferry State Park]]. Part of the concert was broadcast in an [[MTV]] television programme and released in the EP ''[[Live from Under the Brooklyn Bridge]]''.

===Formats===
''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'' was released in four different formats:
*Standard Edition&nbsp;– with album [[Compact Disc|CD]]
*Double CD/DVD Edition&nbsp;– with album CD and bonus [[DVD]], featuring making of the album footage and bonus performances
*Special Limited Edition&nbsp;– with album CD, bonus DVD, and a hardcover book, featuring extracts from band members, song lyrics, original paintings, illustrations and photography
*Vinyl LP

===Singles===
The album was preceded by the lead single "Vertigo", which was released on 24 September 2004. The song topped the charts in several countries, including the UK, reached number 31 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], and topped the [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart. It also topped the digital downloads chart in both the US and the UK, becoming U2's best-selling digital single ever in the US, with 2× Platinum status (note that for downloads, Platinum status was obtained at 200,000 copies sold). Upon release the song received extensive airplay and was an international hit, being featured in a popular [[iPod]] [[television commercial]]. The song lent its namesake to the band's [[Vertigo Tour]].

The second single in the UK was "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own", released on 7 February 2005. The song is about [[Bono]]'s relationship with his dying father. The song debuted at number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]], becoming U2's first-ever follow-up single to top the charts. On US [[adult contemporary]] radio, it reached number 15 on the [[Adult Top 40]] and also appeared on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, the Pop 100, and the Hot 100.

"City of Blinding Lights" was the third UK release. It peaked at number 2 and spent nine weeks on the chart. It also placed on the US [[Adult Top 40]].

The second single in the US was "All Because of You". Although it received some airplay on rock radio, reaching number 6 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 20 on the [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart, the song had little mainstream exposure. When released in the UK, it peaked at number 4 but only spent four weeks on the chart.

"[[Original of the Species]]" was released as a promotional single in the US. It peaked at number 6 on the Triple A Chart according to mediaguide.com and the video has reached number 12 on VH1's top 20 video countdown. The track has also made brief appearances on the Hot AC charts according to Radio and Records and MediaGuide.