Innocent was released by American rock band Fuel on their second album Something Like Human in 2000, written by guitarist Carl Bell. Coming after the success of Shimmer and alongside Hemorrhage (In My Hands), it helped define the band's post-grunge period in the early 2000s. The track later found a second life in short online clips, where its reflective mood and distinctive vocal are reused for edits, tributes and nostalgic posts rather than as a joke sound.