[1] It was released in the USA on 7" vinyl on March 19, 2003, on the Sympathy for the Record Industry label, and on compact disc on December 16.

The lyric "Say hello to my little friend" on the chorus of the title track "Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole" is a line from the film Scarface.

Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole (the song) has two different versions and the one released on this single has a one word change.

The CD features an additional track, a cover of Radiohead's "Creep".

On March 12, 2006,[citation needed] an episode of the medical drama Grey's Anatomy titled "Band-Aid Covers the Bullet Hole" was aired.