Frontman John Rzeznik, who was honored with the Songwriters Hall of Fame Hal David Starlight Award, called on a few of his songwriters and producers, including Gregg Wattenberg (with whom Rzeznik wrote four songs on the Goos' 2013 album Magnetic), Wattenberg's production partner Derek Fuhrmann, and Drew Pearson (who has worked with Phillip Phillips and OneRepublic).