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This rock track by Foo Fighters served as the lead single from their third studio album, released in October 1999 through Roswell and RCA Records. It marked the band's first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching number nineteen. The song maintained the distinction of being their highest-charting entry until another track surpassed it in 2005. The accompanying music video earned recognition at a major Grammy Awards ceremony in 2001.

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The song explores the narrator's desire to become a pilot, reflecting an aspiration the band's frontman held at that particular time.