The first singles from the album were "True Love Will Never Fade" in Europe and "Punish The Monkey" in North America.

[5] The Kill to Get Crimson Tour promoting the album started on 29 March 2008 in Amsterdam, Netherlands and ended on 31 July 2008 in Miami, Florida.

The album track "Secondary Waltz" dates from the early '80s, and was mentioned by Knopfler in an interview in 1985.

The tour lineup included Mark Knopfler (guitars, vocals), Richard Bennett (guitars), Danny Cummings (drums), Guy Fletcher (keyboards), Matt Rollings (keyboards), Glenn Worf (bass) and John McCusker (fiddle, cittern).

The tour included a six-night run at the Royal Albert Hall in London, with Bap Kennedy as the supporting act.