In addition, vocalist Gary Cherone and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt had begun writing new material for Extreme's first post-reunion album.

[9][10] On November 26, 2007, while it was reported that Extreme were officially reformed, the band would eventually begin work on their new album for a spring 2008 release as well as a world tour to follow.

He claimed the band "had a great time jamming and creating" and also "ended up with about 24 tunes", which they "dwindled down to the 14 that will be on the record".

[15] On July 22, 2008, the song "Comfortably Dumb" premiered on the band's profile at Ultimate Guitar.

[17] Additional videos were shot for the songs "Interface", "Run", and "Ghost", which were released in 2010 on the Extreme DVD Take Us Alive.