Following the September 11 attacks , the band decided to change their name due to the similarity between the band 's name Shihad and the Arabic word '' jihad '' . At the 2002 Big Day Out music festival in Auckland , New Zealand they released T-shirts with ' Shihad ' on them , and ' Remote ' printed below , indicating that ' Remote ' was to be the new name . However , due to this name being taken already , they settled on " Pacifier " , which was a successful single from their album '' The General Electric '' . They released an album , Pacifier , under this name in 2002 . The American release of the album featured a different track listing to the Australian and New Zealand release , and included the song My Mind 's Sedate from '' The General Electric ''
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Shihad