The single also included a cover of the Jimi Hendrix song "Fire" as a B-side, which would later appear on The Abbey Road E.P.

At the lowest point in Kiedis' addiction, Flea had kicked him out of the Chili Peppers with no intention of letting him back in unless he was proven sober.

After getting clean through various rehab programs, he called Flea to tell him of his success, and was accepted back in the band.

[2] The song is mostly an attempt to inspire other people like the rehab sessions were motivational for Kiedis to abandon the drugs.

[2] Kiedis described "Fight Like a Brave" as "a metaphor for trying to encourage someone who feels as though they don't have a chance [as though] they're grovelling in the gutter of life."