▁sw ast ik as ." ▁Johnny ▁dis lik ed ▁the ▁song ▁and ▁refused ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁song ▁live , ▁saying ▁that ▁Re agan ▁was ▁his ▁favorite ▁president ▁of ▁his ▁lifetime . ▁ ▁" M ental ▁Hell ," ▁the ▁next ▁track ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁written ▁by ▁Jo ey , ▁de alt ▁with ▁his ▁recent ▁stress ▁with ▁the ▁band ▁and ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁girl friend , ▁Ang ela , ▁ending . ▁Author ▁Dave ▁Thompson ▁described ▁" E at ▁That ▁Rat " ▁as ▁" re aching ▁back ▁to ▁their ▁pure ▁punk ▁past ." ▁While ▁" E at ▁That ▁Rat " ▁is ▁one ▁minute ▁and ▁thirty - se ven ▁seconds ▁long , ▁the ▁short est ▁track ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁is ▁the ▁next ▁song , ▁" Fre ak ▁of ▁Nature ," ▁which ▁clock s ▁in ▁at ▁one ▁minute ▁and ▁thirty - two ▁seconds . ▁Johnny ▁explained ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁him ▁and ▁De e ▁De e ▁while ▁changing ▁re els ▁in ▁an ▁open - re el ▁audio ▁t ape ▁recording ▁at ▁the ▁studio . ▁" H air ▁of ▁the ▁Dog ," ▁a ▁piece ▁about ▁the ▁gu ilt ▁of ▁alco hol ism , ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁final ▁song ▁written ▁by ▁Jo ey . ▁The ▁album ' s ▁last ▁track , ▁" Something ▁to ▁Bel ieve ▁In ," ▁was ▁influenced ▁heavily ▁by ▁British ▁pop , ▁and ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁Susan ▁C umm ings ▁of ▁Sp in ▁as ▁a ▁" pse udo - A OR ▁attempted ▁te en ▁anth em " ▁and ▁by ▁author ▁Scott ▁Sch n ider