Around the time of the song's release, Beck had been approached about including "Loser" on the soundtrack of the comedy film "Dumb and Dumber", but he refused. He recalled the process, "I remember getting a phone call one day. My manager said, 'There's a film. They want to use 'Loser' as the theme song.' There was a long pause, and he said, 'The name of the film is "Dumb And Dumber".' And I just remember: That sums up what the world thinks of me at this point. I tried to have fun with it, tried to not take it too serious. But at the same time, it was a little disheartening sometimes."