British boy band THE WANTED have pushed back the release of their third album in order to perfect the new material.

The All Time Low hitmakers have collaborated with Rita Ora and rapper Pitbull on the project, but bandmember Siva Kaneswaran reveals that plans for the record to go on sale before Christmas (12) have been shelved.

Instead, the album is expected to hit stores early next year (13).

Kaneswaran tells Britain's Daily Star, "We put the album back because we decided it wasn't ready. I think the record label wanted to release it for Christmas. There were 13 songs which are amazing, but we want to make it a full package."