"Eclipse", "Shake", "Photograph", "Monsters & Astronauts", "Naked", and "Hollow" were going to be on the album,[5] but ended up not being included.

The band originally recorded the cover version of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" in 1999, then released it in 2002.

The album was produced with a more mainstream nu-metal crossover sound and features more guitars, the inclusion of turntables and pseudo-rapped vocals on some tracks.

The video for the song was in shot in Seattle, San Francisco and Chicago with live footage of the band performing on the Superstarved Tour.

On August 18, 2011, Scheel uploaded his piano cover of "Beg and Borrow" on SoundCloud as a free download.