Written by vocalist/guitarist Pepper Keenan and drummer Reed Mullin, "Albatross" was a hit on rock radio, peaking at No.

[1] The song is the band's highest charting single along with "Clean My Wounds", which also peaked at No. 19.

In a departure from previous COC songs, "Albatross" has a strong classic rock influence, especially the Lynyrd Skynyrd-style guitar outro.

[3] Of the style change, vocalist Pepper Keenan said, "The way we were thinking back then, the hardcore thing was getting so stale.

It seemed that everyone was doin' the same fuckin' thing, and for us to write the song 'The Albatross' felt more punk rock than anything anyone was doing at the time.