In late 1997, they teamed with Mark Rubel at Pogo Studios to record their fourth album, Downward Is Heavenward . The biggest promotion for the album came with an appearance on Modern Rock Live on January 25, 1998, and the album was released in February. Singles “Green to Me” and “Comin’ Home” were promotional-only; however, “Comin’ Home” would land Hum another appearance on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at No. 37. On June 14, 1998, while touring near Winnipeg in Canada, the band’s van was broadsided and destroyed, and the rest of the tour was canceled. By the end of the year, the band had only sold 30,000 copies of the album. Around this time, the band missed out on an opportunity to record live favorite the Police ‘s ” Invisible Sun ” for The X-Files film soundtrack. At the last minute, Sting and Aswad decided to record a reggae cover, keeping the band from a large potential fan base. Due to disappointing sales, and large record label mergers, the band was dropped from their contract in 2000. On tour that year, the band was involved in yet another van accident, signaling the last straw. They played their final shows in 2000 on December 29 in St. Louis , Missouri and December 31 in Chicago.
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