Trigger Warning:Due to the allegations of Jim Carrey being an abuser, seeing him acting as a stalker in the film could be a bit much.
Jerry Cantrell talked about the song to Guitar School magazine in August 1996:
"I met with the director, Ben Stiller, at a video shoot in Los Angeles, and he asked me if I wanted to do something. I already had some material I had worked on prior to doing the Alice in Chains record, and when Ben heard it he said, 'That's great.' After that I went back and he listened to it, I realized that the lyrics kind of fit the vibe of the movie, which I hadn't planned on when I wrote them. The whole thing was just a good opportunity for me to do something else. We're not on tour right now, so why not?"
Cantrell's "#Leave Me Alone" served as the soundtrack's promotional vehicle and was released as a single, peaking at No. 14 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It had a music video that featured various footage from Cable Guy in a dark manner typical of Cantrell's style. It also had Jim Carrey's haunting face reaching out of a television screen observing Cantrell.
[Verse 1:] Blame me Save a prayer For those who haunt you There now I don't mind if you still love me
[Chorus:] Don't come over Hear what I say Don't come over Hear what I say
Don't come over Hear what I say Just leave me alone Leave me alone
[Verse 2:] Shame me Hide your heart From those who haunt you Way down Would you care if I still need her?
[Repeat Chorus:]
[Bridge:] Save me Taken far From those who flaunt you Calm down Drag your heart and you behind her
