signed a record deal with Capitol

On October 22, the group signed a record deal with Capitol . Mmhmm was released on November 2, 2004. Lyrically, the album showcases the group’s growth in songwriting, toning down on the silliness presented in their songs, in favor of “more thoughtful lyricism”, focusing on writing songs about failure, forgiveness, redemption and travails of romance. With this decision, they hoped that their fans were “willing to grow up a bit with us”. Thiessen wrote most of the songs from January to April 2004, and at the time, was reflecting on his past mistakes and finding hope, a theme he said “should be a part of everyone’s life”. The album had the band experimenting with its sound a bit more, which included incorporating piano, hardcore punk and some pop music . The album debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 and sold 51,473 copies in its first week. It also topped the Christian Albums chart for five weeks. In July 2005, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for shipping over 500,000 copies. The album has sold 800,000 copies in the United States.