Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke wrote the song about a narcissistic friend of his, which on closer inspection is showcased by the imagery in the lyrics - a parallel to earlier My Iron Lung EP track "Lewis Mistreated".
In the video, viewers never get a good look at guitarist Jonny Greenwood's face, which is mostly hidden by his artsy hairstyle. At the end he's the only band member who doesn't come up to the window to see what happened outside.
In the UK, this single was available as two CDs: the first one featured different tracks, and the color of the album art on the second single was inverted.
In 2007, NME placed "Just" at number 34 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever.
In 2008 it entered the Radiohead: The Best Of collection.