released Relient K on April 25, 2000

All Work & No Play caught the attention of dc Talk ‘s Toby McKeehan (tobyMac), who later signed the band to his label, Gotee Records . Relient K released its debut EP , 2000 A.D.D. , with Gotee Records in 2000, with Stephen Cushman on drums. Soon after, the band released Relient K on April 25, 2000, the group’s first full-length CD, which featured lyrics with a wide range of pop-culture and Christian references. The album spawned two singles: the debut single ” My Girlfriend ” and “Wake Up Call”. In an interview, Matt Thiessen said that when the band started, he was the only one who sang, but he knew Matt Hoopes could sing as well. Hoopes was reluctant, but Thiessen said he “got it out of him”. As a result, Hoopes became the backing vocalist. It was recorded at Townsend’s home studio in Nashville , where he recalled, “It was very disarming for them in a good way. We just worked at it and got it right. I didn’t want to play guitar on the record. I wanted to force them to play. And they rose to the occasion.”