References in Pop Culture
- In the Bernardo Bertolucci film Stealing Beauty (1996), Liv Tyler's character dances and sings along to "Rock Star" in her bedroom.
- The album cover is shown inside of Mena Suvari's locker in The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999).
- "Doll Parts" is played by Ellen Page and Jason Bateman in the film Juno (2007).
- The 2009 film Jennifer's Body was named after the song on the album; the film also features "Violet" during its end credits.
- Mariah Carey has stated that she listened to Live Through This often during the recording of her album Daydream (1995).
- Author Debra Gwartney's book, Live Through This: A Mother's Memoir of Runaway Daughters and Reclaimed Love, was named after the album, after Gwartney had bought it for her daughters one Christmas.
- Music biographer Everett True named his book after the album— Live Through This: American Rock Music in the Nineties.
- Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has mentioned that Live Through This is one of his favorite albums from the 1990s.
- "Violet" is played on the radio by Kristen Wiig in a scene from the 2011 blockbuster comedy film Bridesmaids.
- Continuing a trend of naming arcs after popular rock tracks, lines and albums, the first arc of the series Angel and Faith is entitled "Live Through This".
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