The title of "Wrapped in Plastic" is a reference to David Lynch's television series "Twin Peaks", specifically the scene in the pilot episode where Laura Palmer's dead body is discovered wrapped in sheets of plastic. "Dogma" contains a sample of dialogue from John Waters' 1972 film "Pink Flamingos". Although the clips from "Desperate Living" on "Cake and Sodomy" and "Misery Machine" are credited in the liner notes, this clip is not; Waters is additionally thanked in the album credits. "Sweet Tooth" is the only song on the record for which former bassist Gidget Gein wrote both guitar and bass parts.