The song was originally titled "Shut the Fuck Up", but was retitled " N 2 Gether Now" for marketing purposes.

The band allowed Durst and DJ Lethal to explore their hip hop influences by recording with Method Man.Their lineup consists of Fred Durst (lead vocals), Sam Rivers (bass, backing vocals), John Otto (drums, percussion), DJ Lethal (turntables), and Wes Borland (guitars, vocals). While the band was opposed to solos, they allowed John Otto to perform an extended drum solo in the middle of "Nobody Like You". Bonus disc version (tracks 1-3 recorded live at Family Values Tour 1999 and released on the album " The Family Values Tour 1999") No. The album cover depicts a hooded microphone assassin (supposedly extra-terrestrial) donning Fred Durst's notorious red Yankees cap and striking a mean pose.

The band's distinctive sound and performance, which was thought to be an improvement over the band's debut, received positive reviews from the critics. Describing the album's music, AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that it contains "flourishes of neo-psychedelia on pummeling metal numbers and there are swirls of strings, even crooning, at the most unexpected background.The band also collaborated with Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis and Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots on "Nobody Like You". The second, "The Mind of Les" featured Primus bass player and singer Les Claypool in what begin as an album intro.

Durst also recorded a song with System of a Down's vocalist Serj Tankian named "Don't Go Off Wandering".

In 2014, Revolver magazine said Significant Other was "one of the great guilty-pleasure hard-rock albums of all time", and listed it as one of ten essential nu metal albums "you need to own.

Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. I got stoned and got in front of the mic and started babbling and they ended up not using the intro and using that instead. Dive into the raw energy of “Limp Bizkit - Significant Other” vinyl edition, an explosive album that defines the nu-metal era. He was officially endorsed by Ibanez and owned several rare models to record the album including the RG7 CST. Brace yourself for headbanging anthems like “Nookie,” a rebellious anthem with Fred Durst’s signature grit and irresistible hooks.Robert Christgau gave the album an honorable mention and noted the songs "Just Like This" and "N 2 Gether Now" as highlights of the album, writing, "Give their image credit for having a sound. This sample also highlights the guest vocals of Korn's Jonathan Davis and Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland.