[citation needed] In one verse, Malkmus sarcastically recites a fictitious ad looking for a musician to join a band: "advertising looks and chops a must/ no big hair".

The unlisted B-side track on the 12" version of the single is an instrumental recording of "Rain Ammunition," and has never been reissued.

The video, released in 1994, is relatively simple, showing the band sitting on a bench at a barber shop, waiting to get their hair cut.

In an alternate version of the video, a black-and-white TV in the barber shop played a loop of the band acting silly in Malkmus' apartment.

"Cut Your Hair" was featured on the soundtrack to Jackass: Number Two, A Very Brady Sequel, The Ultimate Playlist of Noise, The To Do List, and You, Me and Dupree.