The album was produced by Andy Johns, and released on Cleopatra Records.

[1][2] The album was released as a CD, vinyl record and digital download.

[1] Early work, including pre-production and songwriting, on the album began in late 2011, with recording beginning in early 2012 in Los Angeles.

[3] The album title was chosen by Phil Lewis to express the band's connection to the Los Angeles area in general and Hollywood in particular.

The track listing for Hollywood Forever is as follows; the iTunes version of the album will also include unidentified bonus tracks:[1][needs update] The band recorded music videos for the songs "You Better Not Love Me," "Requiem (Hollywood Forever)" and "Araña Negra.