On the album, 3Racha worked with songwriters and producers Versachoi, Chae Gang-hae, Restart, Zack Djurich, Millionboy, Trippy, Nickko Young, Kyle Reynolds, Chris LaRocca, and Jun2, as well as member Felix.

Commercially, the album peaked at number one in South Korea, Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, and the United States.

It was certified quintuple million by Korea Music Content Association (KMCA), and gold in France, Poland, and the United States, and became the second global best-selling album in 2023, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

Member Seungmin stated that they would return with an "amazing" album the following year, possibly including new sub-unit combinations and exploring new music genres.

[2] In early March 2023, Hankook Ilbo first reported that Stray Kids had already finished filming a music video for the new album's lead single and that it was scheduled for release in April.

Other contributors include Versachoi, Chae Gang-hae, Restart, Zack Djurich, Millionboy, Trippy, Nickko Young, Kyle Reynolds, Chris LaRocca, and Jun2, as well as member Felix who participated in two tracks, "Super Bowl" and "FNF".

[14] A "strange yet special" release, the album centered on the theme of the group's uniqueness, confidence, aspirations, and achieving their goal, based on their discourse of growth and identity.

[11] Originally titled "God's Menu" as their lead single from the first studio album Go Live (2020) and showed homage to the American football championship game of the same name, "Super Bowl" compares Stray Kids' music as cooking and a food dish,[11] driven by techno sound,[16] and including whispering in a manner similar to ASMR.

[11] A tribute to the bushfire season from 2019 to 2020 in Australia, "FNF", shortened for "flora and fauna",[21] expresses a feeling of regret and longing felt by seeing animals and plants lose their lives due to the wildfire with EDM sound.

[28] The album closes with "Mixtape: Time Out", a punk—pop rock track, reminiscing about Stray Kids' trip to Gangwon-do before beginning the promotion of their EP Oddinary.

[30] Based on Korean game I Am Ground, the trailer sees the members each introducing themselves with their chosen nickname in individual shots before uniting in the same scene.

[33] The album's Solar System-styled track listing, constellation-styled scheduler, and digital cover artwork were posted to social media on April 30.

The first depicts the members wearing colorful outfits and posing in front of 1980s-styled backgrounds combining Korean traditional art and everyday life items.

[59] Stray Kids' space-themed third fan meeting Pilot: For 5-Star supported the album, held at KSPO Dome from July 1 to 2, which they previously specified as a mysterious "What's Next" on the promotional scheduler,[60] and debuted the performance of "Item".

[63] South Korean music critic Kim Do-heon praised the album as "a clever piece of work" and "a well-thought-out K-pop blockbuster", because of "the performance shown by the members who claim to be madmen, the spectacular production, and the mature narrative of growth.

"[64] Jeong Da-yeol from IZM commented the album "although the instrumental source and composition of each section with irregularities in the genre may take on a crude appearance, it took a familiar ride, arranged addictive repetitions, and hit the listeners' brains safely.