[3] A music video was directed by Ross Harris, and features Smith walking around in a white suit, being followed by a policeman.

[4][5] The video was shot in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles; it opens in front of the Smog Cutter dive bar,[6] then follows Smith down both Virgil Avenue and Hoover Street.

On March 5, 1998, Smith performed "Miss Misery" solo on acoustic guitar on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

[7] On March 23, 1998, Smith played an abridged version of the song at the 70th Academy Awards, accompanied by the house orchestra.

I walked out and Jack Nicholson was sitting about six feet away, so I avoided that area and I looked up at the balcony in the back and sang the song.