Newton recruited Vancouver musicians Don Binns on bass (Sons of Freedom, Trailerhawk, Econoline Crush, Art Bergmann), Sean Stubbs on drums (Numb, SNFU, Jakalope, Bif Naked), Finn Manniche (Jazzmanian Devils, Van Django) on guitar, and Dave "Oz" Osbourne (54-40) on keyboards.

A fourth member, Erkan Gencol was added to the new line-up providing samples, loops, noises to augment the band's predominantly "guitar-driven" sound.

It was one of a group of songs recorded and mixed earlier that year by Dave "Rave" Ogilvie and Anthony "Fu" Valcic at Vancouver's Hipposonic Studios.

The song's release was accompanied with a live-performance video recorded at the "Rat’s Nest rehearsal space" by Vancouver photographer, author, and filmmaker Adam P.W.

The nine tracks from Id were recorded at Vancouver's Hipposonic Studios by Dave "Rave" Ogilvie and Liam Moes, and mixed by Anthony "Fu" Valcic.