 On January 7, 2014, Deadmau5 announced on Twitter that his seventh album was completed.He also announced that it was a double album containing a continuous mix for each disc and that the album as a whole, minus the mixes, would contain 25 tracks.On May 10, 2014, "While(1<2)" was officially unveiled by Deadmau5 through his subscription service, and also announced the album's digital release date of June 17, 2014 with a physical release on June 24.