Its music video depicts an anger management seminar where vocalist Pete Loeffler ascends a podium and sings the verse lyrics.

The video then breaks to Chevelle performing the heavy chorus under red lighting.

The agitated seminar participants, which include band members Sam and Joe, begin tossing folding chairs.

[2] Former Major League Baseball player Geoff Blum used "The Red" as his intro song when he came up to bat.

In 2021, the song was used at the 2021 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony for a video package commemorating the career of the class headliner Kane.