[4] Murphy and Goldworthy took a long time to persuade the band to work together because of a concern that making a dance song would alienate their fans.

[citation needed] Multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Andruzzi, who is also Safer's cousin,[7] joined the band full-time after the record was completed to help tour.

In the wake of the success of "House of Jealous Lovers", The Rapture opened for the Sex Pistols in a football stadium in England, and underwent a large major bidding war eventually signing with Vertigo Records out of the UK and Strummer Records (a Gary Gersh Label) both owned by Universal Music.

Later that year, the band toured on the main stage of the Curiosa Festival alongside Interpol, Mogwai, and The Cure.

[21] All tracks are written by Luke Jenner, Vito Roccoforte, and Matt Safer, unless otherwise notedAll personnel adapted from album liner notes.