 2 is the fifteenth compilation album in the "Punk Goes..." series and the second installment in the "Punk Goes '90s" series, the first being released in 2006.Each artist that appeared on the album was approached by Fearless Records to cover a song from the 1990s.The album was announced by Fearless Records through a video teaser, posted on January 1, 2014, which also revealed that the first single from the album, to be released on January 7, would be Get Scared's cover of "My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit.