after initially announcing a december 18, 2012, release date for the album, it was revealed the album would be pushed back to february 2013, because it was not ready yet. however, the album's release date was yet again delayed. at the beginning of february, sean stated the album was almost finished, and the second single would be released in the same month. he revealed the expected release date of june 2013. on june 22, he released a video on youtube, where he previewed one of the songs, "nothing is stopping you", and announced a final release date of august 27, 2013, for the album. a little over a month later, sean revealed the standard and deluxe edition album covers via his instagram.