"What If" was written by singer Scott Stapp and guitarist Mark Tremonti.

Lead singer Scott Stapp moved there after reading that Jim Morrison had lived in Tallahassee.

[1] According to guitarist Mark Tremonti, the intro was inspired by the 1966 song "Paint It, Black" by The Rolling Stones.

Each member of the band gets "killed" by the killer while their respective girlfriends run away, only to reveal to them and Dewey towards the end of the video that the guys created the prank.

The real killer calls Dewey again, saying they're not finished yet before he starts attacking him from above which then cuts to black.