The album was made with $25,000 given to the band by Combat Records. Megadeth wanted more money, so they left Combat and joined Capitol Records. Capitol bought the rights to sell the album and hired producer Paul Lani to make the band's recordings sound better. "Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?" was released in late 1986. It had better lyrics and recording quality than "Killing is my Business". The album had lyrics about social issues. People liked the album's music and lyrics. Megadeth became more popular.