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The album opens with its title track, producer Mike City's only contribution to the album. A piano-dominated up-tempo song, Brandy characterised "Full Moon" as ghetto, explaining that it is "pop and R&B at the same time has a lot of elements to it." Lyrically, the song deals with a love at first sight during a full moon night. "I Thought," a Jerkins-crafted song about female empowerment, features electro bass lines and crunchy drums that "propels away from the traditional R&B sound in to a new arena," according to Christian Hopwood of BBC Music. Jerkins described it as an "anthem a flip off of "The Boy Is Mine."
Fourth track "When You Touch Me," a ballad, revolves around the planning of a rendezvous. On "All in Me," a "futuristically funked-out" record according to MTV News, Brandy pleads with her lover to have faith in her, promising him that she'll provide whatever he needs. Producer Rodney Jerkins decided on the inclusion of a 2-step groove section during the middle of the song, following a gig in London, England months before where he was inspired by artists like Craig David and Artful Dodger.
"It's Not Worth It" finds Brandy trying to hold her relationship together after it has deteriorated to shambles. Initially penned in 1999, Jerkins built the song around Michael Jackson's ad-libbed vocals, resulting from a joint recording sessions for Jackson's 2001 studio album Invincible; the output of which was not released by Jackson, but was also used on a Jerkins' track, 'Ride with Me', from his instrumental album, Versatility.
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