"Selling the Drama" is the first single from Live's 1994 album, Throwing Copper.

However, after recording, he realized it also applied to the band's platform to reach audiences through music.

[1] Kowalczyk and drummer Chad Gracey both said the song came out very naturally, in about an hour.

[1] The video is set in a wooded area and filmed in both black and white and in color, showing the band playing the song and lead singer Ed Kowalczyk tearing pages out of a book.

The video is notable for one of the last appearances of Kowalczyk's long hair, which he shaved off around the time that "I Alone" was released as a single.