The song peaked at number 48 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top 50 in Australia and New Zealand.

Rob Thomas told Billboard magazine that the song took a more universal tone but was originally about "the wild ride that the band has been on since success hit.

"[1] The song's music video, directed by Phil Harder, shows the band getting off a plane, surrounded by screaming fans trying to grab them.

The police fail to keep things under control, and the fans break the windows of the limousine.

When they get inside, they rip the "Rock Star" passes off the band members, and then leave.