The track gained massive popularity after being featured in the soundtrack for the Leonardo DiCaprio film The Beach . Moby – Porcelain Lyrics - Genius

The signature string melody is a reversed sample from the musical cue "Fight for Survival" by Ernst Gold, originally composed for the 1960 film Exodus .

Moby has stated that "Porcelain" is deeply personal, reflecting on the end of a relationship with a "wonderful woman" he loved. It explores the painful realization that despite that love, the two people have "no business being romantically involved". Music Videos