The group insisted that despite the LP being their worst, teaming up with US producer Dallas Austin was an "amazing experience".
"We thought we'd try something really drastic and try a completely different producer from a different genre of music," Tom Fletcher told Digital Spy.
"Universal heard a couple of demos and said they were interested in re-signing us. They set us up with Dallas Austin and we recorded the whole album with him.
"It was a great experience and it was fun to shake things up a bit."
Discussing the success of the album, which peaked at number 20 on the charts in 2010, Fletcher admitted: "Things reached that point where it was hard to pick the next single."
Harry Judd added: "If it was up to us we would have released 'If U Seek Kate' as the first single. None of us wanted to release 'Party Girl'. It didn't even cross our minds that it would have been a single.
"It was like a bad version of a Lady GaGa song. Looking back, it really wasn't us."
Fletcher explained that although it is the "least favourite" of their albums, they still have "fond memories" of it, adding: "In fact, when I play it back, I like it more than I remember."
McFly's greatest hits album Memory Lane is out now.
> Read Digital Spy's review of Memory Lane
Watch the video for 'Shine A Light' from Above The Noise below:
