ðə sˈɔŋɹaɪɾɪŋ pɹˈɑːsɛs wʌz ˈɪnfluːənst ɪn pˈɑːɹt baɪ ðə dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ðæt ɡɪtˈɑːɹɹɪsts mˈɑːɹk ænd bɹˈɛnt bˈɛlk hæd tˈeɪkən ɪn ðɛɹ nˈuː mɛlˈɑːdɪk ɹˈɑːk bˈænd ðə wˈiːt tʃˈiːfs.
The songwriting process was influenced in part by the direction that guitarists Marc and Brent Belke had taken in their new melodic rock band the Wheat Chiefs.