Three new tracks were recorded specially for Recurring Dream by Finn, Seymour, Hart and Hester. "Everything Is Good for You", "Instinct" and "Not the Girl You Think You Are" were recorded at York Street Studios in Auckland, New Zealand and were produced by Finn, Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake. In a 2006 interview, Neil Finn said of "Everything Is Good for You", "The philosophy of the song is slightly obscure in the verses, but really it's about not allowing regrets to rule your life.
Three new tracks were specifically created for Recurring Dream by Finn, Seymour, Hart, and Hester. "Everything Is Good for You", "Instinct", and "Not the Girl You Think You Are" were recorded at York Street Studios in Auckland, New Zealand, and produced by Finn, Mitchell Froom, and Tchad Blake. In a 2006 interview, Neil Finn stated about "Everything Is Good for You", "The philosophy of the song is somewhat ambiguous in the verses, but it's really about not letting regrets control your life.