Stylistically, Don't Don encompasses various musical styles such as alternative rock, modern R&B and retro dance-pop,[1] with almost all tracks in the album containing string sections.

Two singles were spawned from the album: the title track "Don't Don" and "Marry U".

When promotions for Super Junior's previous hit single, "U" completed, SM Entertainment announced that the group were processing on the beginning touches for their second full-length album, with an expected November 2006 release.

However, due to Heechul's car accident on August 10, 2006, schedules regarding album recordings had to be postponed.

[6] A few days later, SM Entertainment released the album's first promotional image, which contains a silhouette of the thirteen members.

The remixed version of "A Man In Love" became a semi promo-single for the repackaged album and is one of the group's performance songs.

Yesung, Ryeowook, Kyuhyun were active as background vocalists while Eunhyuk, one of the main rappers of the group, was in charge of most of the rap lyrics in the album.

Leeteuk, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, and Donghae also wrote the lyrics for the dance/pop song, "I am," arranged by Yoon Jongshin.

[11] Some of the members also imprinted large temporary tattoos on their skin, which surrounded the arms, back, and stomach.

With the release of the album's second version, the group quickly transformed to a classical image to complement the second single, "Marry U".

The album's third version revived the group with a modern and fashionable boy band image.

[15] Don't Don became the highest charting Korean album in Taiwan at the time.

Not long after the release of the second single, "Marry U", Super Junior became co-hosts of a new SBS variety program, Explorers of the Human Body along with Shin Dongyup.