Billy Corgan mentioned during a concert of June 5 in Berlin that "Tarantula" was titled in honor of the German rock band Scorpions, with whom Corgan had recently collaborated on the Scorpions song "The Cross".
Under en konsert i Berlin den 5 juni nämnde Billy Corgan att låttiteln "Tarantula" är en hyllning till det tyska rockbandet Scorpions, med vilka Corgan nyligen hade samarbetat med på Scorpions-låten "The Cross".