Cherry said the group had originally tried writing together in a studio, but later chose to work from a distance "partly because the studio literally disappeared. We also all felt the urge to go to the other room and send each other stuff by email, which means we spend a lot of time getting lost between places." Additional writing was done on "Eros and Apollo" by Chris Smith and "Jenny" by Rob Davis. Mixing was handled by James F. Reynolds, lasting until December 2012, and the songs were later mastered by Dick Beetham at 360 Mastering in New York, with the exception of "Eros and Apollo", which was mastered at Sterling Sound in New York by Ted Jensen. "Studio Killers" spawned five singles. The album's lead single was "Ode to the Bouncer", which was first released in Norway and Sweden on 6 April 2011. The track received positive reviews, and was listed in "Spin"'s "20 Best Songs of the Summer". Its accompanying animated music video, which premiered on 7 April, features Chubby Cherry trying to fight a bouncer to get into a club. In the Netherlands, the song reached number one, and was the anthem of the benefit event Serious Request on the Dutch radio station 3FM in 2011. A version of the song played on the station was released as a separate single, with the subtitle "This One's For Mama Version". It also reached the top 20 in Denmark and Finland, and the Top 30 in the Belgian territory of Flanders. The second single from "Studio Killers", "Eros and Apollo", was released on 14 May 2012, the accompanying music video having been released before on 27 April. While did it not enter the Dutch Top 40 chart, it managed to peak at number 4 on the tip chart. On 14 January 2013, "All Men Are Pigs", the album's third single, was issued, and in Belgium, a radio edit was released separately on 22 February. "Jenny" was chosen as the fourth single off the album, released only in Finland on 3 May. It peaked at number two on the Finnish Singles Chart, and was listed number four on Popmatters' "Ten Best Dance Singles of 2013." "Studio Killers" was released digitally on 14 June 2013 and physically on 15 July. On 16 December, an instrumental version of the album was issued to digital stores. Upon the album's initial release, music critics gave it positive reviews, with praise going towards the often-humorous lyrics and influential musical content.