Robyn asked her manager to enlist a house producer for the project after "falling in love" with New York culture in 1997. The following year, she began working with Little Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez of Masters at Work. Althugh Robyn initially found it difficult to sing at a house tempo, she called it "liberating" when she became accustomed to it. After two weeks in the studio, "Main Thing" and "Good Thang" were completed. The former was chosen for the album, and the latter would be released as the B-side of a single. She joined Swedish rapper Petter for "Det gör ont ibland", a Swedish-language duet, after they visited a friend's country home. According to Petter, the song came together quickly despite their different musical styles. It was produced by rapper Thomas Rusiak, with additional production by Robyn and Lindström & Ekhé. She recorded "Healthy Love", another duet, with Cindy Heinold for the album. Photographer Eric Broms provided the artwork for "My Truth", which sees Robyn wearing a feather headpiece designed by Sebastian Wahl.