[6] "I Stand Alone" was written by Sully Erna and produced by Mudrock for the film The Scorpion King, with the band receiving a script and a trailer, deciding to then write about the main character, Mathayus.

"[8] Erna elaborated on how the song was created: In terms of production, Robbie Merrill stated that Mudrock managed to bring Sully to another level with his vocal range and trying different ideas that the band wouldn't have tried in the past.

[10] "The song was written about the character, the Scorpion King, in the movie," Erna explained on the set of the accompanying video.

"[11] "I Stand Alone" features a chugging main riff enhanced by textural, single-note guitar lines and powerful, melodic vocals.

The song starts with a lunging beat and a guitar riff that shifts between a low, rumbling buzz and an eerie series of notes much higher up the fretboard.

During the midsection of the song, the music turns creepy and atmospheric, and the singer moans, "It's my time to dream/ Dream of the skies/ Make me believe that this place isn't made by the poison in me/ Help me decide if my fire will burn out before you can breathe.

The main theme of the game revolves around The Prince trying to change his fate all by himself, while the Time Guardian known as the Dahaka tries to end his life.

On January 20, 2009, the song became available for download in the Rock Band series, marking the first time Godsmack is represented in a music video game.

[17] In an interview with him, Sully Erna said that the group's two Grammy Award nominations took the band by surprise, because they didn't release an album in 2002.