Many of the songs were written between October 2009 and August 2010 and according to Flea around 60–70 songs were written in the ten months prior to entering the studio to record the album.
Många av låtarna skrevs mellan oktober 2009 och augusti 2010 och enligt Flea skrev man på 10 månader drygt 60-70 låtar, innan man äntrade studion.