The recordings were mixed at Sol Seven Recording in Sherman Oaks, California, with assistant mix engineer Jeff Thomas. Gene Grimaldi mastered the recordings at Oasis Mastering in Studio City, California. Composition Musically, the sound of Land of the Free? has been described as punk rock, drawing comparison to the work of Bad Religion. All of the songs were written by Pennywise, except for "Who's on Your Side", which was written between the band and Epitaph Records founder Brett Gurewitz. Vocalist Jim Lindberg called the album a "soundtrack for political activists all over the world". Dragge's lead parts evoked the sound of Ignite guitarist Joe D. Foster. The opening track "Time Marches On" starts with the ringing of sirens in the distant and helicopter blades. The title-track "Land of the Free?" harkened back to the band's earlier material, and was the first song written for the album. Discussing the song, Dragge said: "It was land of the free, yeah right, how free are we? How free are we when you can’t even vote for a President and have that work out like it should?" The band wrote "Fuck Authority" in protest of government corruption. The verses of "My God" are about people blindly following whatever their religion tells them, while the chorus tackles self-belief and being unable to handle sin. "Divine Intervention" is a mid-tempo song that criticizes organized religion. "WTO" refers to the WTO protests at occurred in Seattle, Washington. Release On April 30, 2001, "Time Marches On", alongside an EPK, was made available for download through Pennywise's website. "Fuck Authority" was released to radio stations on May 10. "The World" was posted on the band's website on May 22. In May and June 2001, the band toured Europe as part of the Deconstruction Tour. Land of the Free? was released on June 19, 2001, through Epitaph Records; its cover artwork shows several police officers dressed in riot gear. Following this, the band played the first two and last two weeks of Warped Tour. Partway through this, the music video for "Fuck Authority" was posted online. The track was banned from airplay after the September 11 attacks. In addition to this, the band's midwestern tour was canceled. On November 18, the music video for "My God" was posted on the band's website. The midwest tour was rescheduled for January 2002, with support from BoySetsFire and the Deviates. In March and