With Didier, Bohlen and Gnewikow being fans of the Smiths and Blur, the band chose Stephen Street to produce their fourth album, as he had produced for both of those groups. The band ran into budget issues after Street went on vacation and were unable to contact him, so they instead decided to split the recording between Street in the London and Mario Caldato Jr. in Los Angeles. "Say Goodbye Good" was produced by Caldato during this period, but the majority of the record ended up being produced by Street at Jacobs Studios in Farnham. Schoenbeck was unhappy with the stylistic change during the Los Angeles sessions, and left before working with Street. He was replaced by Ryan Weber of Camden for the remainder of the albums recording. The sessions resulted in an alternative country, indie rock, and pop album, with elements of roots rock, alternative pop, and psychedelic pop.