Speaking about the song's "New Abuse mix", Slipknot bassist Paul Gray explained that "On the album version there were some kind of weird vocal effects on some of the parts, and we took them out and just had Corey [Taylor] sing", adding that a section of the song had to be removed in order to make it suitable for radio airplay.
Slipknot's bassist Paul Gray discussed the "New Abuse mix" of their song, stating that the album version included unusual vocal effects on certain parts, which were subsequently removed and replaced with Corey [Taylor]'s vocals. A portion of the song was also edited to comply with radio broadcast standards.