Dave Grohl wrote this song after getting the divorce papers from his first wife, Jennifer Youngblood. The couple were married in 1994 a few months after Kurt Cobain died, but they divorced two years later. This was a very difficult time for Grohl, as he was looking for direction in both his personal and professional life. After he got the divorce papers, he wrote this song, which he later described as "an emotional, sappy song about getting dumped." While he allowed himself to wallow on this track, he also wrote another much more hopeful song recalling his initial feelings for Jennifer. That was "Everlong," which became one of their most beloved songs.
On the album version of this song, Grohl is the only performer. The Foo Fighters also recorded a version for the X-Files soundtrack with the full band, which is the only song guitarist Franz Stahl, who was with the band for only a short time, appears on.
In 2006, Foo Fighters recorded an acoustic version for their album Skin And Bones. Pat Smear, who was a guitarist with both Foo Fighters and Nirvana, appears on this version along with Rami Jafee and Petra Haden.
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