[6] According to Artistdirect, the group, in addition to typical rock music, incorporated elements of pop and country to the album's sound.

[7] In an interview with Billboard, frontman Austin John Winkler said that Welcome to the Freakshow was recorded during "a really, really dark drug binge" for him; immediately after the album was completed he entered a rehabilitation program.

[8] He also said that the band wrote about thirty potential songs for the album before selecting the eleven included in the final release.

The album was produced by Hinder drummer Cody Hanson and Faktion's Marshall Dutton [3] and mixed by James Michael of Sixx:A.M.

[9] Hellhound Music called the track "an in-your-face performance of arena rock at its best"[10] Best Buy exclusive: