"[5] The live acoustic version from the album The Family Values Tour 1999 was picked up by radio stations across the country and became a hit peaking number-one on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks, number 2 on the Modern Rock Tracks, and number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In many ways, the buzz generated by the live version of "Outside" provided the perfect bridge between Staind's major label debut Dysfunction and their breakthrough follow up, Break the Cycle, introducing new fans to the band just a few months before Break the Cycle was released.

The studio version managed to have moderate success due to the popularity of both the acoustic live performance and their breakthrough hit, "It's Been Awhile".

The studio recorded version hit number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

After the young man makes a pile out of rocks and climbs over the wall, he finds himself still on the outside; defeated, he slumps on the ground and lip-syncs to the final lyrics of the song as it ends.