Reception
Singles off the album include "The Wash" and "Bad Intentions", charting in the Billboard Hot 100 (peaking at #1 and #1 on the U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart), while the album itself peaked at #1 in the Billboard 200 with its 785,000 units moved, quickly achieving 2x Platinum status later. The recording won the 2002 Stony Award for Best Soundtrack.
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