Released without advertising and promotion, The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) sold 37,000 copies during its first week in the United States, peaking at No.

After the release of the full-length album Gold Cobra in 2011, Limp Bizkit signed with Cash Money Records in early 2012.

[4][5] The EP marked a departure from Limp Bizkit's previous releases, featuring a heavier, more experimental sound and focusing on much more serious and ominous lyrical subject matters, including propaganda, Catholic sex abuse cases, terrorism and fame.

[1][4] "The Surrender" features Fred Durst singing against Sam Rivers' minimalist bass lines and ambiance provided by DJ Lethal.

[3][4][5][6] In a 2005 interview with MTV News, Durst said: "Emotionally, I was affected a lot by [Rage] ... Not specifically the literal intention of the words or what it was about, but the feel, the sound, those phrases that got me.

[10][11] In February 2005, Durst, Borland and Robinson travelled to Prague to record the EP's vocal tracks, in an apartment located near Charles Bridge.

[19][20] Upon release, The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) sold 37,000 copies during its first week in the United States, peaking at number 24 on the Billboard 200.

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that the EP's music, which he described as "neo-prog alt-metal", is "a step in the right direction – it's more ambitious, dramatic, and aggressive, built on pummeling verses and stop-start choruses."