In 2002, the then-WWF released the “Forceable Entry” soundtrack which featured “all new WWF superstar themes that rock.” The compilation included songs by Kid Rock, Drowning Pool, Creed, Disturbed, Limp Bizkit, Marilyn Manson and Our Lady Peace, among others.
The Our Lady Peace track, “Whatever,” was used as the theme for controversial wrestler Chris Benoit, who shockingly killed his wife, son and then himself in 2007. Our Lady Peace recently kicked off their 30th anniversary tour, and the band included “Whatever” in their setlist for the first time. Singer Raine Maida explained to The Edmonton Journal that the band was “taking it back.”
“We’re playing ‘Whatever’, which we did for WWE and it’s kind of got a terrible (Chris Benoit) story attached,” he said. “But we’re taking it back as there’s a good mental health message.”
Maida also explained that the band was taking back “ownership of the song” just prior to performing it at their recent show in Calgary. “This next song, it’s a song we never played actually,” he explained to the audience. “We recorded it and it ended up on this big kind of soundtrack. It has this troubled past tied to it, so we didn’t play for a long time until tonight actually. But we decided to take back ownership of the song, cause it is our song, and it has to do with mental health. That’s how we’re kind of taking control. This is about, again, not being scared to reach out. For anyone that is struggling, there is hope, there is help.”
Fan-filmed footage of Our Lady Peace performing “Whatever” can be viewed below along with the original recording.
