• The single was released on June 20th, 2000, certified gold by the RIAA, and topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks & Billboard Modern Rock Tracks charts.
• The song is about the decline in Western civilization (pornography, plastic surgery, etc). Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith, & John Frusciante share writing credits on the song. Rick Rubin produced the track for the album 'Californication'.
• There are many references in this song including a Star Wars 'and Alderaan's not far away', Star Trek 'Space may be the Final Frontier but it's made in a Hollywood Basement', & Dorothy Stratten 'First born Unicorn/hard core-soft porn'.
• Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris directed the video-game format music video. The video won a 2000 MTV Music Video Award for Best Direction.