Background
O-Town was on the verge of obscurity, due to the public's taste in music quickly changing. As a result, O2 became a commercial failure. It peaked at #28 on the Billboard 200, and the lead single, "These Are the Days", only reached #64 and failed to match the success of "Liquid Dreams" or "All or Nothing". The second single, "I Showed Her", failed to chart anywhere. Despite a European tour and promotions for the album, it only reached Gold status and worldwide sales were half a million below sales of the self-titled album. However, the album showed more creative input from the band, as they co-wrote six of the songs. Despite this, they soon disbanded the following year.
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