June formed in early 2000s, consisting of vocalist/guitarist Tim Brennan, bassist/vocalist AJ Brown, guitarist Mark Palacz, and drummer Mark Sutor. The group self-released The June EP in summer 2004 and toured in August. The band signed to Victory in October. Following the signing, the band immediately started writing songs for their debut album until December. Typically, Sutor and Brennan would figure the structure of the song out before Brennan and Palacz would write their guitar parts. During this, Brown writes the lyrics then help Brennan arrange the melody. Around this time, Sutor had been listening to Jimmy Eat World, Foo Fighters, "a lot of Victory stuff", Gatsbys American Dream, and The Format.

In early March 2005, the band started recording at Salad Days in Baltimore, Maryland with producer Brian McTernan. First week was pre-production which resulted in various changes to the songs. Following this, the band recorded the album in three weeks. Two songs from The June EP, "OK Corral" and "You Had It Coming", were re-recorded during these sessions. McTernan made the band "work hard from the get go and it's paying off", according to Sutor. McTernan "never sugarcoats things, he is very honest with how you're doing and what you're doing wrong/right." The band were originally going to record 14 songs, but cut the number down to 12. By April 11, all of the music was recorded, leaving vocals left to do. The recordings were sent for mastering in May.

On March 31, 2005, If You Speak Any Faster was announced for release. In May, the band went on the Now or Never tour alongside Punchline, This Day and Age and A Thorn for Every Heart. In July, the band supported The Academy Is... and Plain White T's.If You Speak Any Faster was initially planned for release on August 9, before being released on August 23 through Victory. Jac Vanek is featured on the album's artwork. The artwork had been suggested by a friend and by Double J, a graphics artist for Victory. The album's title "reflects the general feel of the album." The group originally wished for images that "looked very sharp" and be representative of the album's songs. From late October to late November, the band toured with The Juliana Theory, JamisonParker,We Are the Fury and For the World. In November and December, the band went on the Too Cold for School tour alongside Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Just Surrender, The Panic Division and For the World.

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