[8] Originally, "Spit It Out" was recorded as the leading track in the 1998 demo of the band's self-titled album.

[11][12] A music video was made for "Spit It Out" the video was directed by Thomas Mignone and consists of cuts between a live performance of the song and a band homage of the 1980 horror film The Shining, with Joey Jordison as Danny Torrance; Shawn Crahan and Chris Fehn as the Grady twins; Corey Taylor as Jack Torrance; Mick Thomson as Lloyd the Bartender; Paul Gray as Harry Derwent; Anthony Stevens as Roger; Craig Jones as Dick Hallorann; James Root as Wendy Torrance; and Sid Wilson as Lorraine Massey.

The Shining sequences for the video were shot at the Villa Carlotta, in Hollywood, California, and were art directed by Chris Jordan and Robert Piser.

This music video was banned from MTV, for various violent depictions, including Corey Taylor's smashing through a door with an axe (a spoof of the "Here's Johnny!"

At one point during Slipknot's live performance, a fan can be seen wearing a Soulfly shirt - Taylor would later collaborate with the band for their track "Jumpdafuckup" on their 2000 album Primitive.