The original demo recorded by Rzeznik had a different to standard guitar tuning on the acoustic guitar to make the basic sound, and a declining catch line. In rehearsal, Rob Cavallo and the band refined the tuning so that all of the strings are tuned to D (they used heavier gauge strings on all four lower strings), with the exception of the lowest string which is a B, lending the guitar a chorus-like effect. They also created the intro in rehearsal, and knew that they wanted an orchestral input within the recording