Didier, Bohlen, and Gnewikow being fans of the Smiths and Blur, the band chose Stephen Street to produce their fourth album, as he had produced for both of those groups. The band ran into budget issues after Street went on vacation and were unable to contact him, so they instead decided to split the recording between Street in the London and Mario Caldato Jr. in Los Angeles. "Say Goodbye Good" was produced by Caldato during this period, but the majority of the record ended up being produced by Street at Jacobs Studios in Farnham. Schoenbeck was unhappy with the stylistic change during the Los Angeles sessions and left before working with Street. He was replaced by Ryan Weber of Camden for the remainder of the albums recording. The title, Wood/Water, was announced in December 2001; it would be released on April 23, 2002. It was preceded by an online release of "Get on the Floor" in March, as well as an appearance at South by Southwest later that month. During this performance, Bohlen fainted; he had additional surgery over the next few weeks involving a plate being implanted in his head. Wood/Water was made available for streaming in its entirety on March 26, 2002, via a microsite before its April 23 release. The album spawned a single and music video for "Stop Playing Guitar". The video was posted online on May 3, and it was directed by former GusGus members Arni + Kinski. The song was also released as a single on July 9 on 7" vinyl and CD. To promote the album, the Promise Ring began by delivering two acoustic in-store performances, and then headlined a US tour in April and May 2002, being supported by the Weakerthans. On May 24, 2002, the band performed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, then moved on to a supporting slot on Jimmy Eat World's tour of the UK. Wood/Water was released in the UK during this stint on May 27, 2002. The Promise Ring's supporting slot for Jimmy Eat World continued into some US dates in late July and early August 2002. In September and October, the band made what would be their final appearances as part of the 2002 Plea for Peace tour. Although the Promise Ring planned to film a video for "Suffer Never" after Plea for Peace, Epitaph and Anti- announced on October 14, 2002, that they had