• According to Chris, 'The 'be yourself' part really just came from a lot of things that I've gone through in my life and a lot of different changes and all the different tragedies and all the horrendously stupid mistakes I've made in my personal life, and wanting to be able to make up for those things and wanting to be able to not be ashamed, all that stuff,'
• The music video was directed by Francis Lawrence (director of 2005 film Constantine) and filmed in an old hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
• Chris Cornell & Audioslave share writing credits on the song. Rick Rubin produced the track
• The single was released on June 2nd, 2005, peaked at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock and Billboard Modern Rock charts.