Carter began work on his second solo album in 2003, but the recordings were aborted when the Backstreet Boys returned to the studio.

One of the tracks from the earlier recording sessions was used as the theme song to the television series House of Carters in 2006.

Carter recorded a duet with pop singer Jennifer Paige called "Beautiful Lie" in 2009.

In 2010, Nick Carter started recording new songs for his second solo album, working with Rami, Carl Falk, Toby Gad, Josh Hoge, Claude Kelly, and others.

The album, titled I'm Taking Off, was released in Japan on February 2, 2011, in Germany on June 3, and in the US iTunes Store on May 24.