On August 23, 2007, the Color Fred announced they had signed to Equal Vision Records; alongside this, "If I Surrender" was posted on their Myspace profile.

[4] On September 26, 2007, Bend to Break was announced for release the following month; alongside this, the track listing and artwork were posted online.

[6] Bend to Break was made available for streaming through Myspace, before being released through Equal Vision three days later.

"The guys at Equal Vision had to search far and wide to make my packaging goal a reality.

[19] An acoustic version of "Complaintor" was posted on the group's Myspace profile on March 16, 2009.