By June 2002, the band had completed A Rush of Blood to the Head, but thought their output sounded "rubbish" and reached an agreement with the label to postpone the release of the album until they were completely satisfied.
I juni 2002 var bandet færdige med A Rush of Blood to the Head, men de syntes resultatet lød "forfærdeligt" og indgik en aftale med pladeselskabet om at udsætte udgivelsen indtil de var helt tilfredse.