Vig wanted the ability to control some of the recording from the studio control booth, so Matt Walker was approached to play drums on a number of tracks, including "Why Do You Love Me". After the recording and mixing process, "Why Do You Love Me" was mastered by Emily Lazar and Sarah Register at The Lodge in New York. The heavy guitar riff, while always throughout, was only added to the opening of the song during the mastering stages. Both of Garbage's record labels were keen to release "Why Do You Love Me" as the lead single for Bleed Like Me, delighting Manson, as she felt that labels often err on the side of caution with singles and pick "the obvious hit". Manson: "We chose "Why Do You Love Me" as the first single because it has a lot of mood shifts and embodies the whole record." "Why Do You Love Me" was the first Garbage single to be released under both the band's major record deals: in North America under Almo/Geffen Records after transferring from Interscope, and outside of North America, on A&E Records, which was the imprint created to house Mushroom Records artists after the 2003 purchase of that label by Warner Music UK from NewsCorp. In 2007, "Why Do You Love Me" was remastered and included on Garbage's greatest hits album Absolute Garbage. During the week of February 19, 2008, instrumental stems for "Why Do You Love Me" were made available as a downloadable master track for use in the video game Rock Band. Single release "Why Do You Love Me" premiered on North American radio the week ending February 12. Ahead of the official radio-date, fifty-four modern rock stations added it to their playlists (making it the number-one most-added track for the week) and six triple-A stations added the song. After one week on air, "Why Do You Love Me" debuted at number 39 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. "Why Do You Love Me" was officially serviced the week of February 22 and from there the song gained 535 spins (certified the track with the Most Increased Plays) and another eleven rock station playlists. On March 8, "Why Do You Love Me" was made commercially available as a digital download in the United States and Canada and debuted at number 94 on the Hot 100. The same week, "Why Do You Love Me" reached