The recession caused a partial motivation for "Been to Hell"'s lyrics of failure and the darker tone.

[1] The song is specifically about people who come to Hollywood expecting to achieve greatness and fame, but are unable to accomplish this for reasons of drugs, temptation, and apathy.

The full song was released on the band's official website at midnight on February 5 as a free download to add fans to their mailing list and to promote the album.

[5] The track was removed as a free download a few weeks later before it was released as a single and put on iTunes on March 15, 2011.

[2] The music video was co-directed by Jeff Janke and Corey Soria, with a cameo by porn star Peter North.

The band is shown playing in an underground garage with two podiums holding a drum kit on one and some percussion instruments and a keyboard on the other.