It was released by Starwatch Music on 8 December 2006 in German-speaking Europe, following the band's formation on Popstars – Neue Engel braucht das Land, the television talent show's fifth season.
[2] Thus, the vocals of runner-ups Romina Reinhardt, Katarzyna "Kati" Zinkiewicz and Arjeta "Ari" Zuta were left unused after the election of Senna Gammour, Bahar Kızıl and Mandy Capristo.
[2] Popstars jury member Dieter Falk and co-producing partner Derek von Krogh as well as British duo Jiant contributed most to the album.
[3] The contestants also worked with German producers Marcus Brosch, Toni Cottura, and Marc Mozart and his Mozart & Friends team, Danish songwriter and music producer Jonas Jeberg as well as Jeremy "JRemy" Skaller and Robert "Bobbybass" Larow from American production team Orange Factory Music.
[3] Songwriters on Temptation include Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano, Gary Barlow, Eliot Kennedy, Niara Scarlett, Lauren Evans, Alex James, Thara Prashad, Robbie Nevil, and Eritza Laues.
Games, fun and sex squirt out of every reel, because R&B music is exactly their sound" and further complimented the vocal performances on Temptation: "Senna and Bahar torch the clubs sometimes aggressively, sometimes frivolously" while Mandy's "monster of a voice gets goosebumps vibrating in the best X-Tina or Mariah manner.
He found that the album was an "unnecessary disparagement of the authenticity of the trio [...] mainly due to heavy copying of American R&B artists such as Christina Milian, Jennifer Lopez or the work of a younger Mariah Carey.