the song was performed live for the first time during an exclusive listening party for fans and members of the press, at the ricardo montalban theatre in los angeles on july 14, 2009. a photo of layne staley was displayed on a screen at the end of the performance when the band played the song during their 2009 tour. for the encore of alice in chains' concert at the moore theatre in seattle on september 24, 2009, jerry cantrell sat on a stool and played an acoustic version of the song with an empty stool and microphone positioned next to him while the band was offstage.