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==Recording and production==
[[File:Mark Hoppus 2004.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Mark Hoppus]] of [[Blink-182]]
The band first began writing songs at their rehearsal space in Minneapolis, which they nicknamed the "Dungeon" due to its ability to "suck the life and energy out of the band."<ref name="theage">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/forward-motion/2005/08/24/1124562925211.html|title=Forward Motion|date=August 26, 2005|newspaper=[[The Age]]|access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref> For Pierre, the album came at the brink of a personal transition in which he began to seek treatment for alcohol abuse.<ref name=pierrepodcast/> He left the band during the writing stages for Los Angeles where he moved in with Epitaph founder [[Brett Gurewitz]] and began attending [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] meetings.<ref name="cb"/> Afterwards, the group rejoined Pierre in L.A. to begin recording demos for a month; the change of scenery brought about a new energy for the quintet.<ref name="theage"/> ''Commit This to Memory'' would be the first album by the band to feature material crafted by each musician in the group, as previous releases had featured songs written in the years prior to each member joining.<ref name="theage"/> "It was also the first time we had a lot more time and money to go in and feel like we were making a real record this time, whereas ''I Am the Movie'' was recorded in little segments here and there and eventually pieced together," said drummer Tony Thaxton.<ref name="wildcat">{{cite news|url=http://wc.arizona.edu/papers/98/208/04_11.html|title=Motion City Soundtrack keeps busy|author= Michael Petitti |date=October 27, 2005|newspaper=[[Arizona Daily Wildcat]]|access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref>
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