The musicians had previously collaborated on soundtrack music for a film being made by a friend of Townshend, though this material was never used.
Record producer Jerkins, who had previously collaborated with the group for "Say My Name" (2000), had worked on "Lose My Breath" without informing Destiny's Child.
We had previously collaborated on a shoot for Elle where she and Natalia Bonifacci had dressed up like James Dean and Sal Mineo and we shot them around the pool at the Chateau Marmont.
Director and editor Dave Hughes had previously collaborated with Deacon in 2008 for his song "Okie Dokie" from the album Spiderman of the Rings.
The accompanying music video for the single was directed by Jake Nava, who had previously collaborated with Shakira on the video for "Beautiful Liar".
Ayami Kojima, who had previously collaborated with Igarashi on the designs for the characters of Symphony of the Night and Harmony of Dissonance, was brought into the project.
The accompanying music video for "Don't Bother" was directed by Jaume de Laiguana, who had previously collaborated with Shakira on the video for "No", and was released on November 15 , 2005
On "Gemini," Katz worked with producers Mynette Louie and Sara Murphy, who he had previously collaborated with on "Land-Ho!" and for the first time with producer Adele Romanski, a recent Oscar-winner for "Moonlight". Katz, who also edited the film, also worked with other longtime collaborators, cinematographer Andrew Reed and composer Keegan DeWitt.
The music video for "I Don't Remember" was made by Fifty Fifty Films, who had previously collaborated with the band on the videos for "Like a Dog", "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind", and "Lost and Running", all nominated for ARIA Awards.
The two had previously collaborated when Maroon 5 commissioned West to produce a remix for "This Love" and later developed a friendship while sitting together on a flight to Rome for the 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards.
