▁third ▁studio ▁album , ▁H ands ▁All ▁Over , ▁after ▁completion ▁of ▁a ▁world ▁tour ▁that ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁their ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁studio ▁album ▁It ▁W on ' t ▁Be ▁So on ▁Before ▁Long . ▁Month s ▁later , ▁the ▁band ▁received ▁a ▁phone ▁call ▁from ▁Robert ▁John ▁" M utt " ▁L ange , ▁who ▁had ▁heard ▁that ▁the ▁band ▁were ▁beginning ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁new ▁album , ▁and ▁expressed ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁producing ▁it . ▁In ▁a ▁press ▁release ▁on ▁their ▁official ▁website , ▁the ▁album ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁k iller ▁hy brid ▁of ▁rock , ▁pop , ▁fun k ▁and ▁R & B ." ▁The ▁band ' s ▁front man ▁Adam ▁Lev ine ▁described ▁M utt ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁produ cers ▁who ▁have ▁ever ▁lived . ▁J esse ▁Car m ich ael , ▁the ▁band ' s ▁keyboard ist , ▁said , ▁" M utt ▁really ▁helped ▁us ▁play ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁our ▁ability . ▁And ▁it ▁drove ▁us ▁to ▁be ▁bigger ▁and ▁better ▁than ▁ever ." ▁H ands ▁All ▁Over ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁received ▁generally ▁favor able ▁reviews ▁from ▁music ▁critics ▁and ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁two ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁album ' s ▁title ▁track ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Lev ine , ▁J esse ▁Car m ich ael ▁and ▁Sam ▁F arr ar , ▁while