after their return to the united states in support of start from skratch, the band was approached to do a split ep called hybrid with the italian pop punk band melody fall. the ep consisted of 8 songs; 4 from better luck next time, and 4 from melody fall. each band covered 3 songs, as well as performed an original of their own. the ep was released in japan in may 2008 and proved to be very popular amongst japanese fans. in november 2008, world records released hybrid nationwide in a very limited run of only 600 copies.