"Thrash Unreal" is a single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 by punk

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 group Against Me!

Against Me!

Against Me! is an American punk rock band formed in 1997 in Naples, Florida and relocated to Gainesville, Florida in 1999. Their first full-length album, released on No Idea Records in 2002, was Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose. They have released music on Misanthrope Records, Crasshole Records,...

. It is the second single from their album New Wave

New Wave (Against Me! album)

New Wave is Against Me!'s fourth full-length studio album and their debut album on Sire Records. Produced by Butch Vig of Nevermind fame, it was released on July 10, 2007. The album debuted at #57 on the Billboard 200 on the week of its release. The album's first single, "White People for Peace",...

. It was their first single to chart in the United States, hitting #11 on the US Modern Rock Chart

Modern Rock Tracks

Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...

, and is their highest charting single. The title of the song was coined by the album's producer, Butch Vig

Butch Vig

Butch Vig is an American musician and record producer, best known internationally as the drummer of the Madison, Wisconsin-based alternative rock band Garbage and the producer of multi-platinum selling album Nevermind by Nirvana....

. It was also released as a downloadable track for the Rock Band video game series on March 17, 2009.

Vinyl single

The single was made for sale on 7" single on July 10, 2007 as a limited edition bonus for preordering New Wave. It was distributed through Interpunk, Smartpunk and No Idea Records

No Idea Records

For other uses, see No Idea .No Idea Records is an independent record label based in Gainesville, Florida which produces both vinyl records and compact discs...

. It was pressed on black and red vinyl with 6,500 and 500 copies printed for each color, respectively.

CD single

The CD version of the "Thrash Unreal" single was released in October, 2007, on Sire Records

Sire Records

Sire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a...

 and contains a different track 2 from the vinyl release.

Track listing

1. "Thrash Unreal" - 4:14
2. "New Wave
   New Wave (Against Me! song)
   "New Wave" is a single by punk group Against Me!. It is the fourth single from their album, New Wave. The single is only available at Against Me! gigs, and is a limited edition of 4970 on black vinyl.-Personnel:* Tom Gabel - lead vocals, guitar...
   
   " (acoustic) - 3:23

Lyrical connection

The lyric, "She can still hear that rebel yell just as loud as it was in 1983", refers to the Billy Idol

Billy Idol

William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...

 song, "Rebel Yell

Rebel Yell (song)

"Rebel Yell" is the first song on the Billy Idol album of the same name. When first released in 1984, it charted outside the UK Top 40, but a re-issue in 1985 reached #6. It did not fare as well in the US, only reaching #46...

", which was released in 1983.