The album was originally entitled Troublemaker, but was renamed TY.O after Cruz wished to express his annoyance at people constantly pronuncing his name wrong. Cruz worked with several artists for the album, including collaborations with David Guetta, Ludacris, Flo Rida and Pitbull. The album's lead single was "Hangover", which features vocals from rapper Flo Rida. It was released on October 4, 2011 in the United States and Germany. The video premiered on YouTube on 25 September 2011. The album's second single, "Troublemaker", was pre-released in France on August 15, but will receive a full release on December 9 throughout Europe. The single will be released in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2012 and also will be the first single there.