the compact disc single contains three songs: the original version and a "quiet" remix of "the day the world went away" and "starfuckers, inc.", another song from "the fragile". the 12" vinyl single replaced "starfuckers, inc." with another version of "the day the world went away", this one remixed by the electronic music duo porter ricks. the main version of the title track featured on the single is approximately 30 seconds shorter than the version found on "the fragile" and features slightly different vocals.