Annie Lennox 2007
 Lennox's fourth solo album, Songs of Mass Destruction, was greatly anticipated by her fans between 2006 and 2007. Wide speculation, especially on the internet, reported various titles throughout that period, including Venus, I, Annie, and Dark Road. Lennox finally announced the actual title on her website on June 27, 2007.
Songs of Mass Destruction was recorded in Los Angeles, California, with veteran producer Glen Ballard, well known for the production of Alanis Morissette's first album, Jagged Little Pill. This marked a change from Lennox's long association with Steve Lipson. The album was mixed in Miami, Florida, by Grammy Award-winner Tom Lord-Alge.
Lennox stated that she believed the album consisted of twelve strong, powerful, really emotive songs that people can connect to. If she achieves that, she says, I can feel proud of [it], no matter if it sells ten copies or 50 million.
The album was released on October 1, 2007, and is the last album of Lennox's contract with BMG. The album's first single was Dark Road, released on 24 September. The album seeks to address various political issues, including AIDS, religious intolerance, global poverty, climate change, and the Iraq War. Lennox described it as a dark album, but the world is a dark place. It's fraught, it's turbulent. Most people's lives are underscored with dramas of all kinds: there's ups, there's downs - the flickering candle. She added, Half the people are drinking or drugging themselves to numb it. A lot of people are in pain.
One song on the album, Sing, is a collaboration between Lennox and 23 prominent female artists and acts: Anastacia, Isobel Campbell, Dido, C?line Dion, Melissa Etheridge, Fergie, Beth Gibbons, Faith Hill, Angelique Kidjo, Beverley Knight, Gladys Knight, k.d. lang, Madonna, Sarah McLachlan, Beth Orton, Pink, Kelis, Bonnie Raitt, Shakira, Shingai Shoniwa, Joss Stone, Sugababes, KT Tunstall, and Martha Wainwright. The song is born out of Lennox's involvement with Nelson Mandela's 46664 campaign and Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), both of which are human rights groups which seek education and health care for those affected by the HIV AIDS virus. Included among the group are TAC activist members own vocal group known as The Generics, whose CD of music inspired Lennox to make Sing.
Retailer Barnes & Noble has an exclusive version of the album which contains two bonus tracks: an acoustic version of Dark Road and a new song, Don't Take Me Down. Barnes & Noble's version also contains a second disc with the music video of Dark Road and audio commentary by Lennox about each song on the album.
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