 "Rolling Stone" identified "My Plague" as an example of the "opposition" of "emotional negativity" and "perversely hook-heavy writing" on the album.In January 2002, it was announced that a reworked version of "My Plague" dubbed the "New Abuse mix" would be featured on the "Resident Evil" soundtrack and released as a single in February.The track was remixed by Terry Date and features "cleaner vocals and some minor arrangement shifts", according to Blabbermouth.net.