Lykke Li released "Never Learn" on May 6 in North America and May 5 internationally via LL/Atlantic The album was co-produced by Björn Yttling (of Peter Björn and John), Greg Kurstin, and Lykke. It's the final entry in a trilogy, which includes 2008's Youth Novels and 2011's Wounded Rhymes. She says of the album: "Every song on the album is a power ballad. Like one of those old radio stations. This is a slow dance; a slow burner. I wrote ["No Rest for the Wicked"] in Sweden when I was packing up my shit, and I’d just gotten out of a relationship and it was a horrible time. I just had the hurt, shame, sadness, guilt, longing. In the verse, I’m referring to myself pleading guilty but I’m referring to all of us."