[1] The band broke up due to the members no longer living in the same city[2] and their college courses coming to an end.

[3] Kinsella wanted to form a new group where he had full creative control, eventually creating the project Owen.

[9] American Football is an emo[10] and indie rock[11] album; the majority of the group's songs are created from Kinsella and Holmes' intertwining guitar parts.

[12] Kinsella described "Give Me the Gun" as "just me checking in on a distressed loved one done in my best Bernard Sumner impersonation".

On the same day, "I've Been So Lost for So Long" was made available for streaming, and the album's cover art and track listing was revealed.

[14] The group performed a series of release shows in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and London.