The band’s first publicity came when a demo of the song “Nervous in the Alley” was played by a San Jose radio station, KOME . Soon after, Interscope Records signed the band, and the group’s debut album, Fush Yu Mang , was released in 1997, featuring another member: the keyboardist Michael Klooster. Also, upon signing to Interscope Records, the band changed their name from Smashmouth to Smash Mouth. The album saw commercial success peaking at number 19 on the US Billboard 200 and number 23 in Canada . It was led by the band’s first major single ” Walkin’ on the Sun ” which peaked at number 1 on the US Adult Top 40 and Alternative Songs charts and at number 3 in Canada. The singles “The Fonz” and a cover of ” Why Can’t We Be Friends ” from the 1998 Kevin Bacon film Wild Things were also subsequently released. The album has since gone double platinum . During this time the band officially started touring regularly even opening for U2 on their PopMart Tour and got their first television appearance as the musical guest on episode 157 of Oddville, MTV .
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