Concurrently with Object 47, the band also recorded the Read & Burn 03 EP, which was released in November 2007.

Bassist Graham Lewis: "We grouped together anything Bruce had had a hand in, or just waved at, and that was Read & Burn 03; then everything else went onto Object 47.

"[4] The track "All Fours" features Page Hamilton of American alternative metal band Helmet on guest guitar.

Many reviewers noted the album's melodic sensibility,[7][10][16] with AllMusic writing, "Object 47 highlights Wire's pop credentials, but the band hasn't lost its edge.

"[16] Guardian Unlimited wasn't impressed, writing, "Wire have consistently proclaimed a dedication to looking forward, yet many of the dance-rock collisions here seem rooted in the late 1980s/early 90s.