 The song features a lot of vocal interplay by Tucker and Brownstein.Chris Nelson of "Addicted to Noise" noted that "one can almost hear Tucker crying in the studio as she wails, 'I needed it', while behind her Brownstein offers her attempts at consolation".In her 2015 memoir "Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl", Brownstein also states that almost all the songs on "Dig Me Out" are about either her or Tucker's future husband, Lance Bangs.