Inertia Creeps

Del Naja said the lyrics were mostly written already and concerned a relationship he had been going through, about being in a situation you know you should leave but are too weak to leave. The rhythm has a strong ciftetelli influence, from nights out in Istanbul and tapes Del Naja acquired there. The song is in D-sharp minor at 84 beats per minute and samples Ultravox's Rockwrok. Pitchfork's Nate Patrin pointed to the line about two undernourished egos and four rotating hips.

Released on 19 October 1998, it charted only in New Zealand, at number 16. The single carried remixes by Manic Street Preachers, State of Bengal, Alpha and Mad Professor, who called his Back She Comes. In the video Del Naja watches on a sofa as a clip made by Daddy G shows his partner with who appears to be Mushroom. AllMusic's John Bush said it could well be the highlight of Mezzanine.