So Much for the Afterglow

So Much for the Afterglow
The band members are blurred on a background near a wall.
Studio album by
Everclear
ReleasedOctober 7, 1997
RecordedNovember 1996 – March 1997
Genre
Length49:11
LabelCapitol
Producer
Everclear chronology
White Trash Hell
(1997) 		So Much for the Afterglow
(1997) 		Songs from an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile
(2000)
Singles from So Much for the Afterglow
  1. "Everything to Everyone"
    Released: September 9, 1997
  2. "I Will Buy You a New Life"
    Released: 1997
  3. "Father of Mine"
    Released: July 6, 1998[6]
  4. "So Much for the Afterglow"
    Released: 1998
  5. "One Hit Wonder"
    Released: 1999

So Much for the Afterglow is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Everclear, released on October 7, 1997, through Capital Records. It contained the singles "Everything to Everyone", "I Will Buy You a New Life", "Father of Mine", "So Much for the Afterglow", and "One Hit Wonder". "Everything to Everyone", "I Will Buy You A New Life", and "Father of Mine" received heavy rotation on MTV's Total Request Live and launched Everclear into mainstream popularity in the late-90s. So Much for the Afterglow provided Everclear with their only Grammy nomination to date, a Best Rock Instrumental nod in 1998 for "El Distorto de Melodica." The album is considered a departure from the band's earlier punk rock and grunge sound for a more pop-oriented sound.[4]

So Much for the Afterglow debuted at number 33 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 34,000 in its first week of release.[7] It stayed on the chart for 88 weeks, and was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA in 1998.[8][9] It remains Everclear's best selling album, having sold 2.2 million copies in the United States by July 2004.[10]

  1. ^ Courtney, James (June 16, 2017). "20 Years Later, Everclear's 'So Much for the Afterglow' Still Shines". San Antonio Current. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Cook-Wilson, Winston (April 27, 2017). "Remembering So Much for the Afterglow with Everclear's Art Alexakis". Spin. Retrieved November 21, 2020. Afterglow was certainly the more immediately palpable work. Even now it stands as superior: as an undeniably consistent, well-honed pop-rock compendium which saved Everclear from potential one-hit wonder status.
  3. ^ "8 July 2000". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved November 21, 2020. Overall, it still sounds a lot like Everclear's previous alt-rock album, So Much For The Afterglow.
  4. ^ a b c d Prevatt, Mike (October 7, 1997). "Everclear clarifies style with 'Sparkle'". Daily Bruin. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Lars Fox | Credits". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Adds for July 6/7". Gavin Report. No. 2213. July 3, 1998. p. 24.
  7. ^ Reiss, Randy (October 15, 1997). "Janet Jackson Climbs 'The Velvet Rope' To #1". MTV News. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  8. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  9. ^ "Everclear Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  10. ^ Billboard Staff (July 22, 2004). "Everclear Singer Headed To DNC". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2022.