In 2005, it was nominated for two categories at the 47th Grammy Awards: Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

Upon playing the opening riff of "The Reason", guitarist Dan Estrin began to flesh out the song and sent a completed instrumental demo to lead singer Douglas Robb.

Robb noted how "Out of Control" was chosen as the album's first single due to its more heavy sound, despite their record label's insistence that "The Reason" be released.

[21] Across the rest of Europe, the track entered the top 10 in Austria,[22] the Czech Republic,[23] Greece,[24] the Netherlands,[25] Norway,[26] Sweden,[27] Switzerland,[28] and Wallonia.

[32] In it, the band members stage a diversion so they can carry out the elaborate theft of "The Chiara Ruby #2" gem from a pawnshop, but those facts are only clear after enough of the action unfolds: nothing is as it seems.

At the beginning of the video, a woman (played by Serbian model Nevena Milicevic)[33] gets hit by a car driven by vocalist Doug Robb.

The presumed owner of the pawnshop displays a look of realization, and the song ends with the band admiring their new acquisition, holding it up to the light and projecting red light-rays onto the ceiling.

[36] As a result of the trend, Hoobastank created a TikTok account, with lead singer Doug Robb partaking in the challenge by making fun of the band's nonsensical name.