This album features work from Todd Clark, Jason Saenz, Gregg Wattenberg, Eric Frederic, Dave Bassett, Johan Carisson, John Shanks, and Gavin DeGraw.

Like some of his previous music, this new album has a happy, cheery sound with many different moods represented that act as a seasonal wrap-up to the summer of 2016.

[4] Per a USA Today interview about the 2016 album release, DeGraw said he looks to music icons including The Beatles, David Bowie and Prince while writing.

When an interviewer from BUILD Series in New York asked Gavin how life was going after jokingly listing track names from the album, DeGraw answered "I know some people, they like to make music that is strictly sexy.

"[7] Aside from DeGraw's own personal inspiration, which seems only to be experimenting with new sounds and bringing positive music to the world, there were many co-writers for Something Worth Saving.

Only two of the ten tracks on the album are solely attributed to DeGraw, and he speaks often about collaborating with the other writers and producers in the video of the BUILD series interview.

In the same video, when asked which track is his baby, he says he can't pick a favorite but the one he probably worked the hardest on to get it just right was "You Make My Heart Sing Louder" with Ricky Reed.

[9] DeGraw told USA Today that he wanted to make something "very modern" where he explored many different genres that haven't been featured on past albums.

[5] In May 2016, Gavin DeGraw announced his upcoming North American tour where he would be performing with Andy Grammer through early November 2016.

The tour kicked off near Gavin DeGraw's hometown in Bethel, New York, on August 28, 2016 and ended November 9, 2016 in Boca Raton, Florida.