 Although McIlrath was happy with the song's reception, he explicitly mentioned that no acoustic songs would appear on the band's fourth album "The Sufferer & the Witness", as he did not want it to become a permanent aspect for Rise Against albums.In 2013, American rapper Machine Gun Kelly released the mixtape "Black Flag", which included a cover of "Swing Life Away".The cover has new verses written by Kelly, and features guest vocals by Kellin Quinn of Sleeping with Sirens.