ðə sˈɔŋ wʌz kənsˈiːvd æz ɐn ɛkstˈɛnsɪv sˈɪɹiz ʌv hˈaɪspˈiːd dˈʌbəl bˈeɪs dɹˈʌm ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzᵻz baɪ vˈɪni pˈɔːl, ænd ðˈɛn ɡɪtˈɑːɹɹɪst dˈaɪmbæɡ dˈæɹəl ˈædᵻd ɹˈɪfs ænd ɐ sˈoʊloʊ bˈeɪst ˌɔn hɪz fˈɜːst wˈæmi pˈɛdəl, ðə dˈɪdʒaɪtˌɛk wˈæmi.
The song was conceived as an extensive series of high-speed double bass drum exercises by Vinnie Paul, and then guitarist Dimebag Darrell added riffs and a solo based on his first whammy pedal, the Digitech Whammy.