not like 'I didn't steal your boyfriend' or anything like that." Simpson said she felt less pressure to make a hit with her third album, as her previous two albums were back-to-back chart-toppers. Simpson told CosmoGirl, This time, I didn't feel like I have to prove myself—that's all behind me. I have a stronger vision for this record...I was able to challenge myself by stepping out of the box I was in and working with new sounds and new people. That ultimately yielded different results than what people might expect from me. This is a fun party album, and I get to be kind of cheeky for the first time...silly and quirky. Concept and artwork Simpson told MTV News in December 2007 the album's title would be Bittersweet World, which is also the name of one of the album's songs. She previously considered the title Color Outside the Lines, a line from the song "Rule Breaker". She described the title Bittersweet World as reflecting how she "feel[s] about the world right now" and later said that the song itself is "about how with the bad comes the good in pretty much every situation and vice versa. There are hard things, but you always have to find the positive." Simpson did the photoshoot for the album with photographer Ben Watts in Los Angeles. The photoshoot took place while Simpson still had blonde hair; she subsequently dyed it red in January 2008. Recording and production For Bittersweet World, Simpson worked with hit producers like Timbaland, King Logan of The Royal Court, Chad Hugo of The Neptunes, Kenna, Jack Joseph Puig, Jim Beanz, and J-Roc. John Shanks returned as producer, in addition to Simpson's collaborative partner and band guitarist Ray Brady, who introduced Simpson to the sounds of 1980s band Missing Persons. Timbaland, who "tapped into Simpson's love of '80s music," worked on six songs, while others were guided by Hugo and Kenna. Two tracks, "Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)" and "Ragdoll", were written with indie artist Santigold. "Murder" originally featured a rap from Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy, but he was replaced by Izza Kizza on the album version. "Little Miss Obsessive", a pop rock power ballad, is a duet with Tom Higgenson of the Plain White T's. Simpson wrote or co-wrote all of the album's songs, saying "This is my art and it's personal. If someone else writes the