''O2'' is the second studio album by American boy band

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. It was released by

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on November 11, 2002 in the United States. ''O2'' was O-Town's last album to feature

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as a member of the group.

Background

The lead single, " These Are the Days", only reached number 64 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and failed to match the success of "Liquid Dreams" or "All or Nothing". The second single, "I Showed Her", failed to chart anywhere. 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.

Critical reception

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editor found that "backed by buoyant beats and haunting melodies old, new, borrowed and blue, flavored with the usual lyrics of love and loss (many penned by members of the band), O-Town transcends the above pitfalls on an album that stands strong amidst the boy-band world."

Commercial Performance

''O2'' debuted and peaked at number 28 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling over 52,000 copies. It eventually sold over 257,000 copies in the United States and over half a million worldwide. Elsewhere, the album entered the top 20 of the

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, reaching number 14.

Track listing

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" as written by George Michael and

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. *"Make Her Say" contains re-sung elements from the composition "

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" as performed by

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along with Fiend,

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and

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Charts

References

2002 albums Albums produced by the Underdogs (production team) J Records albums O-Town albums {{2000s-pop-album-stub