▁release ▁following ▁the ▁del ays ▁to ▁Love ▁IV ▁MM X II ; ▁the ▁recording ▁was ▁done ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁two ▁weeks . ▁ ▁Music ▁and ▁lyr ics ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Inter view ▁magazine , ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁still ▁features ▁the ▁" cat ast roph ically ▁l ush ▁produ ctions " ▁of ▁The - D ream ' s ▁previous ▁three ▁albums ▁but ▁dep arts ▁from ▁their ▁" ep ic ▁love - g ushing ▁Prince ▁suite ▁or ▁sparse ▁snap - and - b op ". ▁Instead , ▁" account s ▁of ▁love ▁lost " ▁are ▁conce ived ▁as ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁" som ber ▁shr ink ▁visit ", ▁while ▁the ▁singer ' s ▁" wig g ling ▁ten or ▁sounds ▁more ▁liqu ored - up ▁and ▁angry ▁than ▁ever ", ▁with ▁the ▁magazine ▁cit ing ▁the ▁song ▁" U sed ▁to ▁Be " ▁as ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁" how ▁his ▁life ' s ▁changed ▁— ▁at ▁one ▁point , ▁he ▁even ▁j okes ▁about ▁ending ▁it ." ▁ ▁Release ▁▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁download ▁through ▁The - D ream ' s ▁Radio ▁K illa ▁website ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁despite ▁Def ▁Jam ' s ▁ob jections ▁to ▁the ▁decision . ▁The ▁release ▁was ▁cred ited ▁under ▁the ▁singer ' s ▁legal ▁name , ▁Ter ius ▁Nash . ▁After ▁Love ▁IV ▁MM X II ▁failed ▁to ▁see ▁a ▁release ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced