On October 7, 2011, RCA Music Group announced that it would be disbanding Jive Records, along with Arista Records and J Records. With the shutdown, Pink and all other artists previously signed to the labels, would release any future material through RCA Records. In 2011, Joe Riccitelli, an executive with the label, announced that Pink was preparing to enter the studio to begin work on her sixth studio album, released on September 18th 2012. On February 29, 2012, Pink took to her Twitter account and confirmed that she is currently in the writing process for her new record and gave the official release date of September 18th.

On June 19, 2012, Pink announced via a video on Twitter that the first single from her upcoming album will be called "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)." The single was produced by Greg Kurstin. The single premiered on Pink's official website on July 2, 2012 and was released to iTunes the next day, July 3, 2012. On July 4, 2012, Pink announced that her sixth studio album will be called The Truth About Love and will be released on September 18, 2012 with a World Tour to follow.