Editing Transatlanticism (section)

==Release==
Death Cab for Cutie first announced ''Transatlanticism'' on June 25, 2003, on ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''.<ref name="p4k">{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/03-06/25.shtml|title=Death Cab for Cutie Unveil Release Date, Tracklist for New Full-Length, Embark on Australian Tour|first1=Rod|last1=Waterman|first2=Kevin|last2=Keenan|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=June 25, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030628181335/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/03-06/25.shtml|archive-date=June 28, 2003}}</ref> In the interim between albums, the group had licensed its songs for usage on the popular television drama ''[[The O.C.]]'', which helped introduce them to a wider audience.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|year=2011|chapter=Death Cab for Cutie|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|isbn=978-0857125958|edition=5th}}</ref> "A Lack of Color" was used on the show, and the band appeared as itself in an episode of [[The O.C. (season 2)|the second season]], performing "Title and Registration" and "The Sound of Settling" in the show's fictional music venue.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stern|first=Marlow|date=August 5, 2013|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/bands-made-popular-by-the-oc-the-killers-death-cab-for-cutie-rooney-more|title=Bands Made Popular By 'The O.C.': The Killers, Death Cab for Cutie, Rooney, More|website=[[The Daily Beast]]|access-date=October 5, 2018}}</ref> This publicity, plus the wide success of Gibbard's other project, the Postal Service, led to considerably higher interest in ''Transatlanticism'' from the public. The album [[music leak|leaked]] online before its release; Gibbard called this a "good thing," noting, "if anything I like the idea of normal people getting a chance to hear it before it comes out."<ref name="ign"/>

''Transatlanticism'' was released on October 7, 2003, by Barsuk Records. It was released physically on compact disc, double-LP vinyl, and cassette; additionally, the record saw digital distribution on the [[iTunes Store]], which had debuted that year. In addition to regular formats, Barsuk also issued a limited release for audiophiles on [[Super Audio CD|SACD]],<ref name="mo"/> the initial successor to CDs that purported to have higher audio quality and more storage. Walla extolled the possibilities of the format in a profile for ''CMJ'' at that time: "I think on a really subconscious level, [SACDs make] music more compelling to listen to," he said.<ref name="cmj"/> Initial sales projections from the label were for first-week sales of between 6–8,000 copies. It debuted to over 15,000 copies sold,<ref name="ripped"/> and became their first album to chart on [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] at number 97.<ref name="Billboard200"/> It had sold over 100,000 copies by the following April,<ref name="spin04"/> and by end of 2004, it had moved 225,000 copies.<ref name="htmi">{{cite book|title=How They Made It: True Stories of How Music's Biggest Stars Went from Start to Stardom!|url=https://archive.org/details/howtheymadeittru0000kimp|url-access=registration|first=Dan|last=Kimpel|year=2006|publisher=[[Hal Leonard Corporation]]|pages=[https://archive.org/details/howtheymadeittru0000kimp/page/31 31–35]|isbn=978-0634076428}}</ref>  By 2007, the record had reached 530,000 copies sold, which music journalist [[Greg Kot]] judged was "a massive hit by indie-rock standards".<ref name="ripped"/> On April 29, 2008, it was certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Transatlanticism%22|title=Gold & Platinum Searchable Database: Transatlanticism|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA)|access-date=July 9, 2013}}</ref>

In 2013, to celebrate the album's tenth anniversary, Barsuk reissued the LP on vinyl. The label also released ''Transatlanticism Demos'', a collection of [[demo (music)|demo]] versions of songs from ''Transatlanticism''.