Billy Corgan has said that he didn't want the old man in the video, but director Jake Scott insisted.
In 1994, the video was nominated for Best Alternative Video and Best Editing in a Video at the MTV Video Music Awards, the Smashing Pumpkins' first MTV Video Music Awards nominations.
The BBC banned the song from appearing on Top of the Pops, because of the lyric "cut that little child", and it received little radio airplay in the United Kingdom. That lyric along with lyrics like "what I choose is my choice" and "the killer in me is the killer in you" has also led to some controversy, as some read it as a reference to abortion. Corgan has stated that the song reflects the shaky relationship he had with his parents while growing up. However, even with the ban and the limited radio time, it still peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart.