Drummer Ashley Soan had joined the band soon after the release of Twisted (1995), and following their 1995 US tour the group parted company with guitarist David Cummings, who left to become a television scriptwriter.

Jon McLoughlin was drafted in to replace him, and would co-write Some Other Sucker's Parade's title track with singer/bassist Justin Currie.

Intended to communicate the band's live sound, the album deliberately used few studio effects in favour of a "raw" feel.

"Medicine" was slated for a release as the album's second single in September 1997, but was canceled following the death of Princess Diana, due to the lyrics' fleeting mention of a "wreckage".

Australian and Japanese bonus tracks Credits adapted from the album liner notes.